Clementine Peel Essential Oil

Besides the fruit itself being highly nutritious, the oil extracted from the clementine peel may have healing potential. The aroma of clementine essential oil is fresh and citrusy sweet. Traditionally used for its sedating quality, inhaling this essential oil through the nose can help calm a rapid heart beat and relieve anxiety.

History

This particular essential oil has a more recent history than many of its counterparts, such as the oils from Chinese mandarin oranges and tangerines. Since clementines, which are a mix between a citrus deliciosa–also known as the Mediterranean mandarin–and a sweet orange, were not introduced into commercial agriculture in the US. until the early 1900s, clementine essential oil did not come until later.

How Clementine Essential Oil Is Extracted

While the clementine is a nutritious fruit, a high concentration of vitamins is found in the peel. Cold pressing the peel yields essential oil, which many people use for its therapeutic benefits. The process is similar to the method used to extract essential oils from the peels of sweet oranges. However, the skins of clementines are easy to peel, which makes the process of extracting the oil less difficult than expressing essential oils from the peels of other, similar citrus fruits.

Skin Benefits

Not only can the refreshing, citrus scent produce a revitalizing effect,  Clementine oil has vitamin C and other nutrients that promote better skin health.

Studies show that vitamin C plays a role in collagen production. Collagen is the protein that provides the skin with structure. Vitamin C also has antioxidant properties that help protect the skin from damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which can lead to fewer wrinkles.

You can use the essential oil from the Clementine peel as a moisturizer to help tone and tighten skin, contributing to healthier and younger-looking skin. The oil may also help fade stretch marks and heal allergic skin rashes by decreasing inflammatory responses.

Clementine essential oil is also considered photo-toxic, which means that using while sunbathing could result in a sunburn.  While completely safe ot use under normal conditions, avoid extended sun exposure when using Clementine oil.

Our company prides itself on our knowledge of these oils and our ability to create safe and effective oils that you don’t have to worry about using. By bringing in a  chemist to help us create our oil blends, our customers can feel confident that they will not buy any essential oils that are not safe for their skin.  Although clementine oil itself may be photo-toxic, we use it ina manner that make sit completely safe to use.

Additional Healthful Benefits

Essential oil from the Clementine peel has a calming effect, which may make your mind sharper once you fee; more relaxed. The essential oil gives off a fragrant aroma that helps to relax the body, especially if you use the oil as a component of aromatherapy or massage therapy. Individuals who suffer anxiety and high levels of stress often find that breathing in the oil’s aroma, applying it topically, or adding a few drops to a cold compress, massage oil, or bath water helps to elevate mood and promote deeper, more restful sleep.

While the oil in the peel of a Clementine contains many vital nutrients, eating the fruit is good for the body as well. Clementine contain folates, which improve brain function; vitamin C, which helps prevent colds and flu; the B vitamin choline, which contributes to healthy liver function; and potassium, which reduces high blood pressure and prevents tooth loss.

The vitamins and nutrients in clementines also help promote healthy circulatory, cardiovascular, and digestive systems. Antioxidants in the peel may contribute to a healthier immune system and even help reduce the risk of cancer.

The results of a recent study suggest that limonoids–the phytonutrients that give clementines and other citrus fruits their tangy taste–slow the growth of colon cancer cells in humans. Although research is only in the early stages, the pectin–a water-soluble fiber–in citrus fruits, including clementines, may help protect against cancer as well.

To get the antioxidant benefit, you can juice the peels along with the fruit. Another way to consume clementine peel is to zest or grate it and then add it to smoothies or home baked goods.