Updated 31 January 2024
Botanical characteristics
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Sapindales
- Family: Rutaceae
- Genus: Citrus
- Distilled part: Flowers
- Country of origin: Morocco, Italy
Authorised users
Children under 6 years
Routes of administration
- Oral route: +++
- Skin: +++
Scientific properties
- Antidepressant, relaxes, calms, soothes
- Sedative, promotes sleep
- Baby care
- Balances heart rhythm
Energy Properties
- Nervous breakdown, hysteria, stress, stage fright
- Lack of joy and creativity
- Sense of shame
- Inability to let go
- Emotional dependency
- Anger and frustration from childhood
- Excess of Vata
Indications
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Burn out
- Emotional shock
- Mild depression
- Agitation, Hyperactivity (children)
- Insomnia
- Abstinence (tobacco, alcohol, drugs, etc.)
- Nausea (pregnant women)
- Dry skin, Sensitive skin
- Palpitations
Directions for use/usual dosage
- For burn-out, depression or chronic fatigue, mix with other appropriate hydrosols and repeat as needed.
- For people suffering from insomnia, 1 teaspoon of this hydrosol in a glass of water before bedtime.
- To get rid of emotional dependency and anger or frustration from childhood, as a 40-day course taken internally.
Precautions for use/contraindications
- None known
Cosmetic
- Regenerating
- All skin types
- Suitable for dry and sensitive skin
Cooking
- This is one of the most popular hydrosols used in cooking. It's the perfect flavour for all your desserts, from pancake batter to yoghurt, cakes and more!
Interior use
- This hydrosol can be used in combination with the demineralised water used in the iron to subtly perfume the linen.
Additional information
Habitat and botanical description
The bitter orange tree is a shrub native to southern Europe and subtropical regions that can grow 5 to 10 metres high. It has thorny branches and evergreen leaves. The pure white flowers (neroli) open in early spring.
Mythology / History / Anecdotes and traditional virtues
A symbol of purity and virginity, it takes its name from the Princess Neroli, for whom the first distillation was made, and who in the 17th century became a fashion icon.