Health Benefits:

Neroli's settling and uplifting qualities, make it a soothing balm to both body and mind. For women, it promotes a balanced monthly cycle, when topically applied over the abdomen. Much like the equally precious helichrysum flower, neroli essential oil's distinctive action of supporting cell growth makes it an ideal component of any skin care formulation designed to assist rejuvenation and regeneration of aging or scarred tissue. Employed in direct inhalation, neroli can encourage digestive ease. Similarly, the heart may be soothed, settled and strengthened by the use of neroli oil.  

This same settling effect of neroli renders it useful, especially when combined with citrus oils, to uplift and inspire, reduce stress, calm the heart and spirit, and stabilize feelings of shock and trauma. A tonic and restorative to the brain, neroli is believed to be a mood lifter and to have the ability to bring strength to a grieving heart.  Neroli can support feelings of calm and well being, and promote deep, restful sleep. A well-known oil used to inspire sensual moods, neroli can be used in a bath and diluted in a carrier oil to anoint a loved one.

How to Use:

Neroli essential oil can be applied topically, as a compress, in the bath, through direct inhalation, or diffuser. Neroli should be used sparingly as its effects are significant.

Two drops neroli in direct palm inhalation to settle the heart and promote tranquility.

Blend neroli oil in marula oil (or use our Neroli Infused Marula Oil) to support smooth, even skin tone, tissue regeneration, and to strength capillaries.

Add two drops neroli to bathwater to support feelings of well being, balance digestive function, and to soothe the skin.

Diffuse two drops neroli oil with 5 drops lavender to encourage deep, restful sleep and feelings of calm and tranquility.

Neroli Oil Recipes:

Muscle and ligament formula: 2 drops neroli, 4 drops orange, 8 drops plai, 2 drops black pepper, in 15 ml jojoba oil

Stretch mark formula: 3 drops neroli, 6 drops mandarin, 10 drops helichrysum, 3 drops lavender, in 15ml rosehip seed and tamanu oil

More Information:

Neroli comes from the bitter orange tree, whose blossoms are picked and must immediately be put to distillation to avoid decay due to the delicacy of the flowers. Typically the blossoms are distilled first, producing neroli essential oil. The water soluble component is bottled as orange blossom water. Next follows distillation of the leaves, resulting in petitgrain oil. The rind of the fruit, at maturity, is expeller pressed to produce bitter orange oil. One hundred kilograms of flowers produces a maximum of 1,000 grams (one kilo) of neroli oil, making it a very precious and costly oil. Owing to its high cost, neroli oil is very commonly adulterated, either with petitgrain or synthetics, which compromises both the therapeutic qualities and aromatic profile.

Neroli oil is used in expensive colognes and perfumes, and was given its name after the Countess of Nerola, an Italian Princess from the 17th century who used it to perfume her gloves and bathwater. The history of the tree itself, however, predates this association, as Arab conquerors are known to have been cultivating the plant in the 10th and 11th centuries. One study sites that the inhalation of neroli oil has sedative effects on mice, which is greatest during first 30 min of inhalation.

David Crow on Neroli: "Neroli is the fragrance of orange trees blossoming under the Moroccan and Tunisian sun. It is the fragrance that greets farmers as they begin another spring day of harvesting, gently plucking the tiny golden gems that shine from inside green citrus foliage. Many factors will influence the quality of the neroli oil: each blossom must be plucked when it is just starting to open; the buds must be gathered only on warm sunny days; the flowers cannot be bruised; leaflets and petioles must not be mixed in. By the end of the day, the clothing and weather-aged hands of the dark-skinned harvesters will be saturated with an intoxicating aroma desired by queens and empresses, sheiks and maharajas."

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Safety Guidelines:

Safety Considerations for Neroli Oil:

Non-toxic, non-sensitizing, non-irritant. Do not take neroli essential oil internally.

Aromatic Profile & Blending:

Aromatic Profile and Blending of Neroli Oil:

Perfumery Note: Top
Odor: Powerful, light and refreshing, sweet-terpeney, powdery, citrusy, dried hay aroma
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium to strong
Blends well with: all citrus oils; also benzoin, frankincense, and sandalwood; and florals like geranium, rose, jasmine, lavender, and ylang ylang

Product Details:

Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium
Family: Rutaceae 
Composition: 100% Pure Neroli oil
Origin: Egypt
Method of Extraction: Steam distilled
Cultivation/Harvesting: Certified Organic
Plant Part: Freshly harvested blossoms
Color: Pale yellow to yellowish green
Consistency: Mobile
Yield: very low: ~.001%

Bottle Size: 1 dram (3.75 ml)

Why Buy From Floracopeia:

Floracopeia was established to help preserve and promote the use of botanical medicines as solutions to the widespread ecological destruction taking place in the world, and the loss of medicinal plants on which traditional medical systems depend. We provide our customers with the highest quality essential oils and other botanical aromatic treasures through the promotion of ecological sustainability, organic agriculture, and agro-forestry projects.

Our products are acclaimed for their therapeutic-grade, high quality at affordable prices. We provide artisanal quality oils produced by small family-based distillers. We buy directly from farmers and distillers, thus supporting the local economies in which the plants are grown. We do not buy oils from the world-brokers. Floracopeia is founded with a strong medical orientation and is involved in a number of global eco-projects based in grass roots health care, spirituality, reforestation projects, and the preservation and restoration of ethno-botanical culture.