Orange oil is an essential oil produced by cells within the rind of an orange fruit. In contrast to most essential oils, it is extracted as a y-product of orange juice production by centrifugation, producing cold-pressed oil. 

Orange Sweet essential oil has sweet, fresh, fruity top notes and radiant, sensuous undertones. Orange is cheerful, soothing and refreshing oil that is good for lifting the spirits and helping with digestive problems.

The sweet orange tree (Citrus sinensis) is smaller than the bitter orange. Orange Sweet essential oil is expressed (or sometimes steam-distilled) from the peel of the nearly ripe fruit. Approximately 50 oranges produce 1 oz of orange essential oil.

Sweet Orange was first used for therapeutic purposes in the first century AD. When oranges were first introduced to Britain they were known as Golden Apples and greatly treasured along with their oil. Sweet Orange is known as the 'smiley oil' that is used to create feelings of happiness and warmth. It is mentally and physically uplifting oil that is helpful for overwork and lifestyle pressure.  Orange essential oil is beneficial for the immune system, for settling digestive upsets and also has an affinity with the respiratory system.

The sweet Orange is native to China but is extensively grown in California, Florida and Mediterranean countries (such as Spain, France and Italy).

Sweet Orange Oil is a favorite with everyone. The scent creates balance and pleasure. Sweet Orange refreshes and relaxes and is used in massage formulas to de-stress. The sweet in Sweet orange refers to the juice of the orange which is the one we make into orange juice while the bitter orange juice is too bitter to drink, but it is made into marmalade. It is said that sweet orange increases bronchial secretion while bitter orange promotes expectoration.

Benefit & Uses:

Cold-pressed from fresh orange peel, Sweet Orange refreshes the mind and regulates the body. Also is pleasant to use in cleaning products and to remove stains, such as in coffee pots. Bitter orange, has a dry bitter citrus scent, with woody undertones, and is used to flavor many types of liquor. 

Sweet orange is a fruit. The peel and juice are used to make medicine. The peel of sweet orange is used to increase appetite; reduce phlegm; and treat coughs, colds, intestinal gas (flatulence), acid indigestion (dyspepsia), and cancerous breast sores.It is also used as a tonic. Sweet orange juice is used for treating kidney stones and high cholesterol; and preventing high blood pressure and stroke, as well as prostate cancer.

Drinking sweet orange juice seems to help lower the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows makers of sweet orange products that provide at least 350 mg of potassium per serving and are low in sodium, saturated fat, and cholesterol to make label claims that their product might reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure and stroke.

Drinking sweet orange juice helps improve cholesterol levels. In large amounts (750 ml, or about three 8-oz glasses, per day for four weeks), orange juice seems to increase “good” high-density lipoprotein and reduce the ratio of “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to HDL cholesterol in people with high cholesterol.

There is some evidence that sweet orange and other fruits that are rich in vitamin C might improve lung function in people with asthma. But not all studies agree. For Colds some research shows that drinking 180 ml (about 6 ounces) of sweet orange juice daily might help prevent symptoms of the common cold.

Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis). Some research reports that drinking 400 ml of sweet orange juice (about 13 ounces) increases the amount of citrate in the urine. This might help to prevent kidney stones that are made of calcium.