{"id":1857,"date":"2016-12-28T21:58:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T21:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialoilsanctuary.com\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2018-09-19T21:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:23:50","slug":"5-benefits-uses-of-neroli-essential-oil-plus-5-recipes-application-tips-general-faq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentialoilsanctuary.com\/5-benefits-uses-of-neroli-essential-oil-plus-5-recipes-application-tips-general-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Benefits & Uses of Neroli Essential Oil (Plus 5 Recipes, Application Tips & General FAQ)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Scent of Rome in Spring:\u00a0Neroli Essential Oil Has Been a Favorite for Millennia<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve ever strolled through the Roman Forum in springtime, you were probably enchanted by more than just the ruins. The waxy little white flowers of the orange trees there lend their amazing aroma to the experience, calling to mind luxurious perfumes and skin treatments from ancient times. Read on to learn why neroli essential oil has been a favorite for thousands of years and how you can use this fabulous essential oil to invoke tranquility in your life and treat a host of health concerns.<\/p>\n

Origins of Neroli Essential Oil<\/h2>\n

Neroli essential oil comes from the Seville orange tree (Citrus aurantium subspecies amara or Bigaragia). The Seville orange tree, similar to bergamot orange (Citrus bergamia), is a common native of Asia, Africa, and Mediterranean Europe, and it is now also grown in California and Florida in the US. Most Neroli essential oil on the market today comes from Italy, France, Tunisia, and Egypt.<\/p>\n

The peel of the fruit from this tree is used to make bitter orange oil, a key ingredient in orange blossom water, a popular beverage in Mediterranean nations. Orange blossom essential oil, petitgrain, and neroli essential oil also come from the same tree, with the leaves and twigs used to produce petitgrain, and the flowers to make orange blossom and neroli essential oils. Neroli is spicier and greener than the sweet orange blossom scent and is produced by steam distillation. (Orange blossom essential oil, on the other hand, is created by a process called enfleurage, in which fats that contain no odors are utilized to take up fragrance compounds.) While the oil itself has been in use since at least the old days of Rome, he word \u201cneroli\u201d is thought to have come from Anne Marie Orsini, who was the Princess of Nerola, Italy, in the 17th Century. Nerola was a commune within the metropolitan area of Rome. The princess used neroli oil to scent her bath and her gloves, and this aroma is still used by the perfume industry today.
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