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Add to your potpourri, tea and bath blends, soaps and candles. Also used in mulling spices and ciders! Also called Orange Bigarade and Bitter Orange Peel oil. The bitter orange tree is a classic example of a tree from which four different essential oils are produced: neroli from the flowers, petitgrain from the leaves, bitter orange from the rind, and an oil from the juice of the fruit used in food flavoring only. Bitter orange essential oil has a zesty, refreshing, sharp citrus fragrance, is a preferred aroma in men’s toiletries, and is used as a calming component in fresh aroma mixtures. Like all citrus essential oils, this essential oil should last 9 to 12 months when stored in a cool place or even under refrigeration. It is a calming oil and is indicated for nervousness and stress. As with all cold pressed citrus essential oils, there’s a chance of phototoxicity on skin exposed to the sun. Blends well with cinnamon, coriander, clove, frankincense, jasmine, and lavender.
Bitter orange peel is used to make orange marmalade. The bitterness makes it an ideal appetite stimulant, helpful in deficiency states such as anaemia. Best avoided in acid reflux, peptic ulcers and citrus allergies/sensitivities. May cause photosensitivity with regular long-term usage. Strongly bitter herbs are best avoided in therapeutic doses during pregnancy.
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ORANGE PEEL 