Tangerine Essential Oil (Citrus Reticulata)
- Cold-pressed tangerine peel oil. Expressed from the mandarin-orange rind, grown in the USA.
- 94.86% limonene. The dominant monoterpene in tangerine and other citrus oils, and the single constituent on this label. See the chemistry.
- Bright, sweet, orange-like scent. The smell of fresh tangerine, bright citrus with a little sweetness, gone soft within minutes.
- An oil we use ourselves. Like everything we sell, we use this tangerine too.
- Third-party tested. Checked by an outside lab for synthetics, pesticides and adulteration, like all our oils.
- The same oil in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start small if tangerine oil is new to you. Compare sizes.
Product specification
Batch transparency
View the full compositionTangerine, the cold-pressed peel oil of the mandarin orange
6 benefits of Tangerine Essential Oil
A bright citrus for the diffuser
Tangerine oil brings a sweet, orange-like citrus to a room diffuser, the scent of the fresh fruit it is pressed from. A few drops carry through a medium room without turning heavy. A simple, everyday citrus for the home.
A fresh scent in a room spray
In a room or linen spray, tangerine leaves a clean, sweet-citrus scent across a space. Mixed with water and a little dispersant, it lightly scents a room or linens. The scent is bright at the start and soft after, so it never sits heavy.
In a body or facial oil
Blended into a carrier oil, tangerine adds a light, bright-citrus scent to a body or facial oil. Keep it low and never use it neat, and the directions give the amount. On skin it reads as fresh fruit rather than perfume.
A bright opening for a blend
For a blend, tangerine oil gives a bright citrus opening over florals, woods and resins. It lifts the heavier oils and reads sweet and fresh before they settle in. Perfumers and blenders use it where a sharper citrus would cut too hard.
An easy citrus to start with
Tangerine is one of the easier citrus oils to start with, an approachable oil that, unlike bergamot or lemon, will not turn skin sun-sensitive. It is fine on skin once blended into a carrier, and never used neat. A bright, sweet scent and a short, honest safety note make it a good first citrus.
A fresh-smelling home
A bright citrus in the air is part of the plain wellbeing of a fresh-smelling home. Tangerine oil reads clean and sweet, fresh fruit rather than anything heavy. Run it in a diffuser or a room spray to keep a space smelling bright.
How to use
Diffuser
In the airAdd 3 to 5 drops of tangerine oil to a water diffuser for a medium room, building a drop at a time until it smells right to you. Run it for 30 to 60 minutes, then rest the diffuser for the same stretch with a little fresh air.
On the skin
TopicalDilute tangerine oil to 1 to 3 percent before it goes on skin. That is 6 to 18 drops in 30 ml of a carrier oil, and 3 to 6 drops per 30 ml on the face. Patch test on the inner forearm and wait a day before using it more widely. We do not use this oil neat, and it is not for internal use. Tangerine does not make skin more sensitive to sunlight, unlike bergamot, lemon, lime and grapefruit, so it asks for no sun-avoidance step. Keep the oil fresh and stored cool and closed, since oxidized citrus oil can sensitize skin.
Bath
In the waterDisperse 4 to 6 drops of tangerine oil in a tablespoon of carrier or unscented bath oil first, then pour it in once the tub is full. Oil and water will not blend on their own, so the carrier is what carries the drops onto skin diluted rather than neat. Swirl the water and step in.
3 recipes using this oil
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Method. The mandarin keeps the citrus bright and the lavender softens the edges. Add the drops to the diffuser, run it for 30 to 60 minutes, then air the room before the next round.
Method. Combine the drops with the jojoba oil in a small bottle and shake to blend. That is about 2 percent, light enough for daily use. Apply to the arms and shoulders, then cap it and keep it out of heat and light.
Method. Combine the tangerine oil and witch hazel in a spray bottle, add the water, and cap it. Shake well before each use, since oil and water separate. Mist a room or lightly over linens, keeping it off polished surfaces.
Technical information for this batch
At 94.86% this batch is dominated by Limonene — the main monoterpene in citrus oils, and the source of the bright, sweet-citrus scent. The oil is bright orange color with thin consistency, and it reads as a top note in a blend.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
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