I like this scent better than regular orange
I like this scent better than regular orange. Its wonderful and calming yet energizing.
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Orange (Blood) Essential Oil (Citrus x Sinensis)
- Blood orange peel oil from Italy. The sweet orange Citrus × sinensis, pressed from the rind.
- 94.22% d-Limonene, the one published constituent. The monoterpene that gives orange its fresh, sweet scent, and the mark of genuine blood orange oil. See the chemistry.
- The red is in the fruit, not the oil. The crimson flesh is anthocyanin pigment; the pressed peel oil runs bright yellow.
- Third-party tested, small-batch pressed. Made by small-batch producers and tested by an outside lab, like all of our oils.
- A citrus we use ourselves. We use our products, and this blood orange is one of them.
- The same oil in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start small if blood orange is new to you. Compare sizes.
Botanical name
Citrus x Sinensis
Origin
Italy
Plant part
Peels
Extraction
Cold Pressed
Perfumery note
Top
Aroma
Citrusy, Sugary, Slightly Sour
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GCMS batch report published on this page
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Store information.
Single origin
Blood orange peel, Italy
GCMS published
Batch report on this page
Cold Pressed
Italy
Family owned
Big Island Hawaii since 2011
Product specification
Botanical NameCitrus x Sinensis
Common NameBlood Orange
Plant PartPeels
Method of ExtractionCold Pressed
Country of OriginItaly
Oil Color / ConsistencyBright Yellow Color with Thin Consistency
AromaCitrusy, Sugary, Slightly Sour
Perfumery NoteTop
Main Componentsd-Limonene 94.22%
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Main chemical components
d-Limonene
the monoterpene behind orange's fresh, sweet scent
94.22%
Balance, trace constituents
5.78%
Blood orange, the sweet orange with crimson flesh
6 benefits of Orange
A bright citrus for the diffuser
Blood orange oil is a bright, fresh citrus that fills a room with the smell of ripe oranges. It is one of the friendliest oils to diffuse, easy to like and easy to pair. The scent is cheerful and clean, the fruit itself rather than a perfume.
An easy orange to start with
This is an easy orange for beginners new to essential oils, the familiar smell of fresh fruit with nothing to get used to. It behaves the way you expect a citrus to, bright and simple to blend, so it forgives a heavy hand better than a sharper oil. It makes a good first citrus for a small kit.
The citrus you can wear by day
Blood orange is not phototoxic, so a daytime blend is safe in the sun. Bergamot and bitter orange carry that warning; this sweet orange does not. Worked into a carrier oil, it makes an easy citrus for a roll-on or a body oil you wear by day.
The bright lift over deeper oils
This citrus is the bright opening a blend wants over spice, wood and resin, the first thing the nose meets before the heavier oils come through. Perfumers use a bright orange like this to lift cardamom, cedarwood or vanilla without covering them. A little goes in early and lifts the whole accord.
A fresh scent for the skin
In a carrier oil, blood orange leaves a light, fresh citrus scent on the skin that reads as clean fruit rather than perfume. It sits well in a facial or body oil and pairs easily with warmer oils. We do not put it on neat; it goes on once it is blended into a carrier.
A cleaner-smelling room
A diffuser or a simple spray carries blood orange through a kitchen or a bathroom, a clean, sweet citrus that freshens the air. Limonene-rich oils like this one turn up in natural room sprays and cleaners for that reason. Use it for the smell, not as a household cleaner on its own.
How to use
Diffuser
In the airStart with 3 to 5 drops in a water diffuser for a medium room, then add a drop at a time until the scent is where you want it. Blood orange is light and bright, so it carries without much. Run the diffuser for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a break for the same time with fresh air moving.
On the skin
Diluted, patch-testedDilute blood orange oil to 1 to 2 percent before it goes on the skin, which is 6 to 12 drops in 30 ml of a carrier oil. Keep the face lower, at 3 to 6 drops per 30 ml. Because sweet orange is not one of the phototoxic citrus oils, a daytime blend needs no sun caution; bergamot and bitter orange are the ones that do. Patch test on the inner forearm and wait a day before wider use, and we never use this oil neat. Keep it out of reach of children.
Around the home
Freshening the airTo freshen a room, run a few drops of blood orange in a diffuser, or mist a simple water-and-witch-hazel room spray. Keep the bottle cool, dark and tightly capped, and away from open flame, so it holds its bright scent. This is for the scent of a room, not a surface cleaner.
3 recipes using this oil
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4 dropsBlood Orange Essential Oil
2 dropsCardamom Essential Oil
2 dropsCedarwood Atlas Essential Oil
Method. Add the drops to a water diffuser and run it for 30 to 60 minutes. The cardamom warms the citrus while the cedarwood settles underneath, so the blood orange leads and the wood follows.
10 dropsBlood Orange Essential Oil
1 teaspoonWitch Hazel
100 mlWater
Method. Add the blood orange to the witch hazel in a 100 ml spray bottle, then top up with water. The witch hazel helps the oil spread through the water instead of floating on it. Shake before each use and mist it into the air.
30 mlKukui Nut Oil
8 dropsBlood Orange Essential Oil
3 dropsVanilla Essential Oil
1 dropCedarwood Atlas Essential Oil
Method. Mix the drops into the carrier oil in a small bottle and roll it between your palms before use. At twelve drops in 30 ml this sits at about 2 percent, low enough for daily use. Smooth it over the wrists and forearms.
Technical information for this batch
ComponentShare of batch
d-Limonene94.22%
Balance of constituentsSee GCMS report
What d-Limonene means for you
At 94.22% this batch is dominated by d-Limonene — the monoterpene behind orange's fresh, sweet scent. The oil is bright yellow 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.
Blood orange essential oil smells of fresh, sweet orange, close to the fruit itself. It reads as a cheerful citrus, a little softer and rounder than a plain sweet orange. The scent lifts the moment you uncap the bottle and fades fairly quickly in the air, the way citrus oils do.
No, the oil is yellow, not red, since blood orange keeps its crimson in the flesh of the fruit rather than the peel oil. The color comes from anthocyanin pigments that are water-soluble, so they stay in the flesh and never reach the pressed oil. What ends up in the bottle is a clear yellow citrus oil.
No, blood orange oil is not phototoxic, and it will not make your skin react in sunlight the way some citrus oils can. Expressed sweet orange carries none of the compounds that cause that reaction, which is why it is listed among the non-phototoxic citrus oils. Expressed bergamot, lemon, lime, grapefruit and bitter orange do carry that caution before sun; blood orange is not among them.
Blood orange and sweet orange are the same species, Citrus × sinensis; the blood orange is the natural mutation whose flesh turns crimson in cool nights. Apart from the color of the fruit, they are close, both taken from the rind of the same tree.
Yes, blood orange oil is safe on skin once it is diluted, and it is never used neat. Keep it to 1 to 2 percent, roughly 6 to 12 drops for each 30 ml of carrier, and patch test a small area first. Because it is not phototoxic, a daytime oil is fine to wear in daylight. If you are pregnant or nursing, or have reactive or sensitive skin, check with your clinician before adding any new essential oil.
Yes, it will slowly go off if it is left warm and open, so keep blood orange oil somewhere cool and dark, with the cap sealed and away from heat and light. Like other limonene-rich citrus oils, it oxidizes over time once air reaches it. Buy a size you will use up in good time, and keep the cap on between uses.
Blood orange blends well with bergamot, cardamom and cedarwood, a range that runs from fresh citrus into warm spice and wood. It works as the lift that opens a blend, coming through first and making room for the heavier oils. Keep it light in the mix and let the deeper oils do the lasting work.
Customer reviews
4.86
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What customers say about this oil.
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Esther Berry
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JJ
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Smells divine and very uplifting
Smells divine and very uplifting!! Amazing in the diffuser or skin care thank you
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Celeste Araiza
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I love using this oil in my diffuser
I love using this oil in my diffuser!
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Joshua Black
★★★★★
A fabulously mild citrus note
A fabulously mild citrus note with a slightly orange aspect yet an overtone of floral. It's meditative just to open the bottle.
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