Description of limetta essential oil, its beneficial properties and contraindications. How to apply sweet lemon oil for cosmetic purposes? Real reviews.
Limette oil is a popular aromatic ester also known as sweet lemon oil or pursha limeta oil. It has many positive properties and is actively used in skin and hair care. In addition, the remedy has practically no contraindications.
Description and composition of limette oil
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The birthplace of sweet lime limette can be considered South Asia, or rather, the Malacca Peninsula. It grows in tropical and subtropical climates. Also, this tree is actively grown in Cuba, Italy, India, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, West African countries and in some other regions, where the main supplies of oil come from, which is extracted by cold pressing and hydrodistilled peel fruits of the lime tree.
Limette oil is a pale yellow or greenish liquid. With prolonged storage, a crystalline precipitate may appear. Its aroma is characteristic citrus, sharp, memorable, sweetish, tart, frosty, refreshing, with a woody and fruity tint.
If we talk about complementary properties, then because of its sharp distinctive aroma, limette oil is not combined with all citrus esters, with the exception of such representatives of this group as citronella, neroli, petitgrain, and bergamot oils. Sweet lemon limette is ideally combined with spruce and pine ethers, to a lesser extent - with lavender, cinnamon, basil, sage, nutmeg, rose, violet.
The oil contains the following components: octyl and nonyl aldehyde, borneol, decyl aldehyde, limonene, fenchyl alcohol, citral, para-cymene, geranyl acetate, bergamothen, sabinene, alpha-pinene and beta-pinene, cymene, gamma-terpinene, alpha terpineol, geraniol, 1, 8-cineole, linalool, beta-bisabolene, nutcatone, myrcene, beta-caryophyllene, etc. All these substances have properties that have a positive effect on the human body.
