AROMATHERAPY AND ESSENTIAL OIL (MANDARIN TREE AND MANDARIN OIL)

MANDARIN (Citrus reticulata)

Mandarin is a small citrus tree; it grows to about 20-30 feet and has a very long lifespan. It has slender twigs and leaves with small white flowers, it produces fruits and the peels of its fruits can easily be removed.

Mandarin grows in the tropical regions, bearing fruit in the dry season, from May to October.

The fruits are very popular in Central America and Australia

Mandarin is native to southern Asia, but it’s extensively cultivated in Italy, southern china, India and Japan. But in the United States specifically, in states like Florida, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi and California, mandarin is cultivated for large scale commercial purposes.

A LITTLE HISTORY OF MANDARIN

The name Mandarin comes from ancient China; the Mandarin was educated public official belonging to one of nine ranks, during the centuries of the Chinese Empire. The Mandarin fruit was specifically presented to him as a gift. Many researchers believe that the name Mandarin was given to the fruit in honor of that official title.

MANDARIN ESSENTIAL OIL

 Mandarin oil is extracted from the peels of the Mandarin fruit by cold pressing (cold pressing- the peels are rolled on a trough with a sharp projection, the projection penetrates the mandarin peels, pierces the tiny oil pores. Finally, the peels are squeezed releasing both the essential oil and the some mandarin juice remaining in the peels, which are than separated by a centrifuge).

Then chemical constitutes of mandarin oil are:

1.      Geraniol

2.      Citronelled

3.      Limonene

4.      Methyl-methylanthranilate

5.      Citronellal

USES OF MANDARIN OIL

Mandarin oil is an active ingredient in many cosmetics, body creams, lotions, skin care products, soaps perfumes, soaps, perfumes and colognes.

It’s used in aromatherapy for baths and massages; it’s an antiseptic, sedative, anti-spasmodic oil, a diuretic and a relaxant having a soothing calming effect on the mind and body.

Mandarin essential oil is a very effective essential oil but, has a very short shelf life (6 months to a year). A possible cause of this short shelf life is the extraction method. With that in mind, don’t buy to store, buy small, buy for immediate usage.

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