Tangerine Essential Oil

Citrus reticulata

Other Names : Citrus reticulata Tangerine essential oil has a long history in traditional Chinese culture for its health benefits and practices in herbal medication. It is extracted from the rind, or peel, of the fruit.
See also : Tangerine

Special Precautions of Tangerine Essential Oil

• Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young recommend careful storage and avoiding use of oxidized Tangerine Oil to prevent skin sensitization.
• See precautions aromatherapy

Health Benefits and Uses of Tangerine Essential Oil

• to create clarity and feelings of happiness
• boost the immune system.
• Limonene is a powerful antioxidant that protects your body against cancer cells, tumors, and other radicles.
• Lymphatic stimulation and anti inflammatory properties : promoting lymph circulation (Oils of the citrus family are notable for this.)

References

Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 87,343.