When I think of Neroli, images of Cleopatra lounging in her private bath immediately come to mind. And indeed the flower and oil was highly regarded by ancient Egyptians for its mind, body and spirit benefits.
Extracting the oil is a laborious process, and thus, it's typically not inexpensive. It takes about 1000 pounds of orange blossom flower to make 1 pound of Neroli oil. The regenerative benefits of Neroli are the reason people have successfully used it to treat acne, stretch marks and broken capillaries. The overall therapeutic properties are: Antibacterial, antidepressant, anti-infectious, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiviral, aphrodisiac, deodorant, hypertensive (lowers blood pressure).
I can't wait to work this into my beauty routine! On my fall wish list is H. Gillerman's blend which contains a couple other ingredients I'm very interested in these days in terms of how they can help calm my rosacea - rose otto, helichrysum and rosehip.
The full ingredient list is as follows: 100% organic neroli, petitgrain, rose otto, helichrysum, carrot seed essential oils; jojoba oil, avocado oil, meadow foam seed, rosehip seed, evening primrose oils; non-GMO vitamin E.
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