Lemon Essential Oil

Lemon Essential Oil (Citrus limon) is cold-pressed from the peel or zest of the fruit. Cold pressed lemon essential oil contains over 47+ unique components. Main components include: limonene (47.45-67.02%), -terpinene (8.81-13.7%), β-pinene (10+%), ⍺-pinene (1.89-3.35%), myrcene (1.44-1.92%), sabinene (1.6+%), geranial (1.09-2.17%), neral (0.68-1.42%), b-bisabolene (0.44-1.6%).

Due to the high limonene content in Lemon Essential Oil, it is critical that the essential oil is stored properly in a dark container and in a cold room away from sunlight and heat.

Lemon Essential Oil is clear to light yellow in color and has a sharp, citrus and refreshing aroma. Honest & Pure Organic Lemon Essential Oil is from Italy and it has the best, brightest aroma I’ve ever tried. It blends well with Grapefruit, Ginger, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus globulus or E. radiata, Lavender, Scots Pine, Cypress, Cedarwood, Black Spruce, Elemi, Frankincense, Myrrh.

Core Indications

Lemon Essential Oil is a great air purifier, infectious disease preventative.

Circulatory system: poor circulation, detoxing, hemorrhoids,capillary fragility, varicose veins (can help to prevent and also to preventthem from getting worse).

Digestive system: poor or sluggish digestion, toxic overload, hemorrhoids.

Lymph and immune system: lymphatic congestion, preventative forcontagious illnesses.

Musculoskeletal system: muscular or joint aches and pains, arthritis,cellulite, rheumatism, joint swelling.

Skin: acne, boils, premature aging skin(preventative), oily complexions, mouth ulcers, cellulite, herpes, capillaryfragility, broken capillaries, ulcers.

Emotion: anxiety, depression, stress, anger/irritability. Lemon can heighten consciousness and is generally activating, stabilizing, and calming during potential emotional outbursts, due to its cooling, clearing, and refreshing effect.

Animal Studies

• Lemon (Citrus limon) essential oil has sedative, anxiolytic and antidepressant activities.
• Lemon (Citrus limon) essential oil has antioxidant activity.
  Data in this study implied that Citrus limon essential oil, when used as an antioxidant, can protect the hippocampus from the oxidative damage that often accompanies neurodegenerative diseases. Another study also found Citrus limon to exhibit antioxidant activity as well as significant antinociceptive activity.

In-vitro Studies

• Lemon (Citrus limon) essential oil is a safe and effective penetration enhancer for vitamins held in both water/oil or oil/water emulsions.
• Lemon (Citrus limon) essential oil exhibits lipolytic (ability to break up fat) activity.

Lemon Essential Oil hasa GRAS status and it is safe for internal use. I always have Lemon Essential Oilin the kitchen and like to put a drop in my glass of water for refreshing tasteand general body detoxification.

Lemon can be applieddirectly onto the skin diluted with carrier vegetable oil and can definitely bediffused into the air!

Written by Lena Isayev,B.A., C.A.