Bergamot Oil Uses and Benefits

Bergamot Oil Product Description

Originally cultivated in the coasts of southern Italy, Bergamot is a bitter citrus fruit that is best enjoyed as an essential oil. The aroma of Bergamot essential oil is mild and sweet, unlike the acidic rinds from which it’s extracted, and its slightly floral, citrusy, spiced notes contribute to a soothing environment when diffused. Used topically, Bergamot essential oil has surface cleansing properties and can easily remove sticky residue. Bergamot essential oil also makes an excellent addition to a massage thanks to its enhanced skin cleansing benefits and relaxing aroma. Bergamot oil gives desserts a lovely citrus flavor and makes a great companion to your favourite teas, especially herbal and Earl Grey. Bergamot oil is an essential oil of all trades that has powerful applications within your essential oil collection.

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How do I use Bergamot Oil?

1. Tea: Bergamot is the ingredient that gives Earl Grey tea its delightful, citrus flavour. Don’t have a bag of Earl Grey tea on hand? Just add a drop of Bergamot oil to your favourite tea to create a distinct, floral flavour that mirrors Earl Grey.
2. Desserts and Baking: The bright flavour of Bergamot essential oil can turn an ordinary dessert into something extraordinary. Simply add one or two drops of Bergamot oil to cookies, muffins, and cakes for a slightly sweet and floral spin to your favourite baked goods, or try an all-new recipe like these Bergamot Tea Cookies. ​​​​​​​
3. Cleaning: Because of its high levels of limonene, Bergamot essential oil is great for cleaning. Combine distilled water, three to four drops of Bergamot oil, and white vinegar into a glass spray bottle and wipe down commonly used surfaces around your home while enjoying the relaxing, citrus aroma of Bergamot oil.
4. Residue Remover: Bergamot oil helps easily remove stubborn, sticky residues from labels and adhesives. Add one to two drops of Bergamot oil on a rag and use on stickers, price tags, labels, and other stuck-on messes and savour the floral, citrus aroma as those sticky residues disappear.
5. Massage: Create moments of tranquility by using Bergamot essential oil during your next massage. Simply combine one to two drops of Bergamot oil with Fractionated Coconut oil and experience the bright, relaxing aroma and pleasant, soothing sensation of Bergamot oil during your much-needed massage.
6. Skincare: Bergamot essential oil can do wonders to your skin. Add one drop of Bergamot oil to your everyday facial cleanser during your evening skincare routine for an enhanced skin-cleansing boost, and relish in the invigorating, energizing effects that Bergamot oil has on your skin. You should avoid sunlight or UV rays for up to 12 hours after applying Bergamot essential oil, so its best included in a nighttime skincare routine.
7. Diffusion: Bergamot offers a relaxing and citrusy aroma when diffused throughout your home, office, or living space. Add three to four drops of Bergamot to your diffuser for a calming aroma to uplift any environment.

Fun Fact

Bergamot fruit gets its name from the northern Italian city of Bergamot. The fragrant rind of the bergamot fruit is also one of the main ingredients in Earl Grey tea.

What is Bergamot Oil?

The Bergamot fruit Citrus Bergamia is grown primarily in Italy because it thrives in the fresh-sea air and acidic soil. The small, bushy trees produce a wrinkly, pear-shaped green fruit with yellowish-green flesh. The bergamot fruit is a hybrid of a lemon or lime and bitter orange and is too acidic to eat by itself, which is why it’s best enjoyed and used when in essential oil form. The rind is where the aromatic magic happens. After being cold-pressed, the once bitter fruit is collected as a sweet essential oil.

What Essential Oils blend well with Bergamot?

Like most citrus oils, Bergamot essential oil has a versatile aromatic profile that complements a variety of different essential oils. Blend Bergamot oil with Lavender oil, Patchouli oil, Lime oil, or Arborvitae oil for different takes on an uplifting and calming aroma.

Cautions 

Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, or under a doctor’s care, consult your physician. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas. Avoid sunlight or UV rays for up to 12 hours after applying product.