grape fruit OIL

Description:

Grapefruit oil is extracted from Citrus paradisi (also known asCitrus racemosa and C. maxima var. racemosa) from the Rutaceae fOil properties

Grapefruit essential oil has a sharp refreshing smell and iseither a pale yellow or light ruby color with a watery viscosity.Like all citrus oils, grapefruit oil should be used within sixmonth of purchase.

Origin of grapefruitoil

Originally from Asia, it is now cultivated in the USA, Braziland Israel. Grapefruit is picked from a glossy-leaved tree, about10 meters (30 feet) high, with white flowers and large, pale yellowfruit.

The oil glands are imbedded deep within the peel and yield asmall amount of essential oil.

Extraction 

Grapefruit oil is extracted from the fresh peel by coldcompression and yields 0.5 - 1 %.

Chemicalcomposition

The main chemical components are a-pinene, sabinene, myrcene,limonene, geraniol, linalool, citronellal, decyl acetate, nerylacetate and terpinen-4-ol.

grape fruit OIL