100% Lime 100％青檸 100％青柠

1. Vaporisation: Add 5-10 drops of essential oil into warm water by using diffuser.  

2. Massage: Add 4-5 drops of essential oil into 10ml of carrier oil for facial or body massage or as a home-made body oil after shower. It is very good for muscular and spiritual relaxation.

3. Bathing: Add 8-10 drops for a full bath. It can stimulates blood circulation and is ideal way to relax.

4. Inhalation: Add 3-5 drops of essential oil into a bowl of steaming water. Place a towel over the head, close your eyes and inhale deeply. It can help to relieve physical and mental stress, especially headache and respiratory system problems.

5. Clay mask (Cleansing and Whitening): Add 1-2 drops of essential oils to the mixtures of floral water and clay mask.

6. Personal skin care product (e.g Shampoo，Bath Gel，Facial cream etc.): Add 4-5drops of essential oils to your own skin care products, create the unique personalised skin care products.

7. Perfume: Add 4-5 drops of essential oils and 4-10 drops of solubiliser into 10ml water to create your own personalised perfume.

Contra-indication: Avoid before sunbath

Blending Base Measurement:

1% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (1/2/6/10/20) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

2% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (2/4/12/20/40) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

2.5% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (3/5/15/25/30) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

Eye care = 0.5% Face = 1% - 2% Adult full body = 2% - 2.5%

*Remarks: Thin oil can apply onto skin directly. Thick oil is sticky, diluted with thin oil will be better 

Proportion: Thick Oil 10-20％Thin Oil 80-90％

Antispasmodic: Potential Spasmolytic Effects, Helps Muscle Relaxation Essential oil of C. aurantifolia possesses important spasmolytic properties, which are likely to be due to its major constituents, limonene (58.4%), -pinene (15.4%), -terpinene (8.5%), and citral (4.4%). The spasmolytic activity of the oil was evaluated on isolated smooth muscle; this is the first such study on the volatile oil of lime. The essence of “lime” has antispasmodic virtues that are being experienced during spasm of the digestive system (distension, diarrhoea). The essential oil of C. aurantifolia causes inhibition of spontaneous contractions and a slight decrease in muscle tone. The spasmolytic effect of the essential oil is presented in the test of isolated rabbit jejunum, the addition of increasing concentrations of essential oil (2-10 µg/mL), leading to the effect observed on rabbits , causing uterine muscle relaxation. Source: Spadaro F, Costa R, Circosta C, Occhiuto F. Volatile composition and biological activity of key lime Citrus aurantifolia essential oil. Nat Prod Commun. Mosquito Repellent: Reduce Biting Recentage, good and safe for children The essential oil from C. aurantifolia was highly effective as repellent and feeding deterrents, this essential oil exhibited the protection time against two mosquito species more than 1 hour (65.0–71.7 minutes), biting percentage was less than 1.80%. Moreover, they are also good and safe for humans and children. The essential oils from C. aurantifolia and C. microcarpa had the best efficiency against Ae. aegypti ; in which the mean protection times were 65.0±22.9 minutes, 1.5% biting rate and 98.5% protection and 61.7±2.9 minutes, 1.6% biting rate and 98.4% protection, respectively. Source: Soonwera, M. (2015). Efficacy of essential oils from Citrus plants against mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say). Journal of Agricultural Technology, 11(3), 669-681. Antioxidant / Antiradical Activity : Prevention to oxidation, slows aging process It is expected that citrus essential oils and the related flavor components may contribute to the prevention of oxidation as antioxidants and free radical scavengers (free radical is often regarded as the culprit of ageing). Several studies on the chemical composition and bioactivity of different citrus oils reported strong radical scavenging activity. It is suggested that, even at low concentrations, authentic flavor components such as γ-terpinene, terpinolene, geraniol, β-pinene and myrcene have high antioxidant activities. Source: Sarrou, Eirini, Chatzopoulou, Paschalina, Dimassi-Theriou, Kortessa, & Therios, Ioannis. (2013). Volatile constituents and antioxidant activity of peel, flowers and leaf oils of Citrus aurantium L. growing in Greece. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(9), 10639-10647. Antiradical and antioxidant properties of our samples were evaluated by the Diphenyl Picryl Hydrazyl (DPPH) method and the β-carotene decolouration method respectively. Citrus aurantifolia var. “Sans épines” proved to be the better antiradical oil with an SC50 value of 3.4g/l against 7.02 mg/l for the BHT used as reference. As antioxidant, the same extract was more effective with an IC50 of 0.26 mg/l against 0.10 mg/l for the BHT. (Dongmo et al., 2013) Antimicrobial Activity: Against 13 bacteria and 8 fungal strains The antimicrobial activity of the lime essential oil was evaluated against a panel of 13 bacteria and 8 fungal strains (details refer to the reference paper) using agar diffusion and broth microdilution methods. Results have shown that the lime essential oil exhibited moderate to strong antimicrobial activity against the tested species. The investigation of the mode of action of the lime essential oil by the time-kill curve showed a drastic bactericidal effect after 5 min using a concentration of 624 μg/ml. The antioxidant activities of the lime essential oil were assayed by DPPH and beta carotene tests. Results showed that lime essential oil displayed an excellent DPPH scavenging ability with an IC50 of 1.8 μg/ml and a strong Beta-carotene bleaching inhibition after 120 min of incubation with an IC50 of 15.3 μg/ml. The results suggested that the lime essential oil possesses antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, and is therefore a potential source of active ingredients for the food and pharmaceutical industry. Source: Ben Hsouna A, Hamdi N, Ben Halima N, Abdelkafi S. Characterization of essential oil from Citrus aurantium L. flowers: antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. J Oleo Sci. Anti-inflammation Anti-inflammatory activity of the extracts of Citrus aurantifolia var. “Sans épines” were measured by an enzymatic method based on the inhibiting action of the substance to be tested on the oxidation of linoleic acid by 5-lipoxygenase of soya beans. This measurement gave IC50 value of 46.5 ppm and 49.35 ppm respectively for Meyer and “San épines” against 0.7 ppm for NDGA. Source: Pierre Michel Jazet Dongmo & François Tchoumbougnang & Fabrice Fekam Boyom & Eliane Tchinda Sonwa & Paul Henri Amvam Zollo & Chantal Menut, 2013. "Antiradical, Antioxidant Activities and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of the Essential Oils of the Varieties of Citrus Limon and Citrus Aurantifolia Growing in Cameroon," Contra-indication People with allergies to Citrus fruit may use it with caution. Photoallergic reaction: Do not apply to skin directly before exposure to sun Remarks The anticoagulant property, which renders it very valuable for people with cardiovascular risks, requires dietary intake. Reference Rosaria Costa, Carlo Bisignano, Angela Filocamo, Elisa Grasso, Francesco Occhiuto & Federica Spadaro (2014) Antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle essential oil from Italian organic crops, Journal of Essential Oil Research, 26:6, 400-408, DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2014.964428 Ben Hsouna A, Hamdi N, Ben Halima N, Abdelkafi S. Characterization of essential oil from Citrus aurantium L. flowers: antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. J Oleo Sci. 2013;62(10):763-72. doi: 10.5650/jos.62.763. PMID: 24088513. Pierre Michel Jazet Dongmo & François Tchoumbougnang & Fabrice Fekam Boyom & Eliane Tchinda Sonwa & Paul Henri Amvam Zollo & Chantal Menut, 2013. "Antiradical, Antioxidant Activities and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of the Essential Oils of the Varieties of Citrus Limon and Citrus Aurantifolia Growing in Cameroon," Journal of Asian Scientific Research, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(10), pages 1046-1057, October. Sarrou, Eirini, Chatzopoulou, Paschalina, Dimassi-Theriou, Kortessa, & Therios, Ioannis. (2013). Volatile constituents and antioxidant activity of peel, flowers and leaf oils of Citrus aurantium L. growing in Greece. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(9), 10639-10647. Soonwera, M. (2015). Efficacy of essential oils from Citrus plants against mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti (Linn.) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Say). Journal of Agricultural Technology, 11(3), 669-681. Spadaro F, Costa R, Circosta C, Occhiuto F. Volatile composition and biological activity of key lime Citrus aurantifolia essential oil. Nat Prod Commun. 2012 Nov;7(11):1523-6. PMID: 23285822. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23285822/