Mandarin Red

Botanical Name: Citrus reticulata Bianco

Botany and Origins: Mandarin is a small evergreen tree with a single trunk, and many rather thin drooping branches which may be either spined or spineless. The fruit is a flattened globoid, approximately 5 to 10cm in diameter. The peel colour varies from yellow to deep orange red when ripe. Mandarin is native to China and Indo-China and spread to other countries of the Far East where it is extensively grown for domestic purposes. It was first introduced to Europe in the eighteenth century. It rapidly became popular and was commercially cultivated in southern Europe and North Africa. It was then introduced to the Americas, southern Africa and Australia.

Mandarin Red essential oil is cold pressed from the peel of fully ripened, mature fruits. It is the sweetest as compared to Mandarin Green essential oil. It has a smooth, sweet-tart citrus aroma typical of this fruit with a slight floral undertone.

Method of Extraction: Mandarin Red is expressed from the ripe, mature fruit's rind.

Cultivation: Conventional

Historical and Traditional Uses: Apart from its use in aromatherapy, mandarin oil is extensively used in flavours, where it gives interesting modifications with sweet and bitter orange oils, grapefruit and lime pil in flavour compositions for soft drinks, candy and liqueurs.

Indications:

• Children's Remedy: In France, Mandarin oil is considered the children's remedy, and is used to relieve tummy upsets of babies and children. Mandarin oil is recommended for soothing restlessness, especially in hyperactive children.
• Digestive System: Mandarin oil has a tonic effect on the digestive system, helping to regulate metabolic processes and it aids the secretion of bile and breaking down of fats. It is beneficial for calming the intestines and relieving flatulence.
• Pregnancy: Mandarin oil is recommended in a massage blend to prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. For this purpose, it should be blended with essential oils such as lavender, neroli and wheatgerm, and apricot kernel cold pressed vegetable oil should be used as the carrier. To be effective, the massage oil should be used daily from the fifth month of pregnancy.
• Skin Care: Mandarin oil is often used in combination with lavender, neroli and wheatgerm oil to help prevent stretch marks during pregnancy. It is also recommended for acne, congested and oily skin.
  

Safety: Mandarin Red oil is non-toxic, non-irritating and non-sensitising.

Country of Origin: Italy

Size: 10ml, 30ml, 50ml (for 100ml and above, please contact us)