Our lemon essential oil is cold-pressed straight from the peel of zingy Italian lemons. Loved for its irresistibly uplifting, zesty fragrance, Freshskin lemon oil is widely used in homemade skincare products.
Also a popular ingredient in recipes and fragrances around the world, lemon essential oil has been used as an alternative treatment for many health problems for thousands of years.
Freshskin Beauty lemon essential oil is available in seven sizes, ranging from 10ml to 5000ml.
Harvested from lemon trees during the winter, lemon oil is thought to help with all kinds of conditions, treating everything from the hair on our head right down to our toenails. Everyone loves the invigorating scent of lemon essential oil, and it has hundreds of different uses in everyday life.
When mixed with peppermint essential oils, many women in their first trimester of pregnancy find the fragrance helps to reduce feelings of nausea. The oils can also be combined in a diffuser to help combat morning sickness.
Lemon oil is often added to ordinary water to help cleanse the digestive system. To benefit from lemon oil’s naturally relaxing scent, add a few drops into a warm bath and soak your cares away for a while. Research suggests that lemon oil even has the power to nourish and hydrate our skin, with many people using lemon-infused water topically to harness its anti-ageing effects.
If you do plan to use our lemon essential oil on your skin, please remember to always dilute it with a carrier oil first.
Uses
Botanical name | Citrus limonum |
Plant part | Peel of the fruit |
Extraction method | Cold pressed |
Note | Top |
Colour | Light yellow |
Origin | Italy |
Consistency | Light |
Non-toxic, but can cause skin irritation and sensitizing in some individuals. Since it is a photo-toxic oil, it should not be used (even in low dilution) before being exposed to the sun.