Petitgrain Essential Oil
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Description
Petitgrain Essential Oil has a fresh green aroma with bitter orange leaf, dry twig, soft herb, pale flower, and a clean woody-citrus trace. It does not behave like orange peel oil or neroli. Petitgrain sits between them: less juicy than orange, less floral than neroli, and more structural than both.
The first impression is green, bitter, and twig-like. As the sharper edge fades, the scent becomes softer and lightly floral, leaving a dry orange-tree residue that works well in soaps, colognes, lotions, body oils, room sprays, diffusers, natural perfumes, and citrus-floral blends.
Petitgrain is useful when a formula needs freshness with shape. Used lightly, it gives green lift and clean structure. Used heavily, it can become bitter, soapy, woody-dry, or too cologne-like.
Essential oils can be applied topically once diluted with a carrier oil. They are widely used in cosmetic goods and handmade crafts.
Details
| Botanical Name | Citrus aurantium var |
| Origin | South American |
| Family | Rutaceae |
| Plant Part | Leaves and Twigs |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Top |
| Colour | Pale yellow to Amber |
| Consistency | Thin |
| Scent | Petitgrain Essential Oil smells like orange blossoms with a bitter, woody and herbaceous undertone. |
| Blends With | Camphoraceous, citrus, floral, herby, minty, spicy and woodsy oils. |
| Group | Citrus |
Cautions
Never use pure oils on the skin without diluting, never use internally, keep away from children and eyes, always check if there are any medical issues which could cause a problem. Seek help if you have any doubts.
