What ingredients are in lemon essential oil?
What kind of effects does it have and how can it be used?
What should I be careful about when using it?
This is an introduction to lemon essential oil that will help you understand this.
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Lemon essential oil ingredients
Main uses of lemon essential oil
Contraindications and precautions for lemon essential oil
Lemon essential oil ingredients
Scientific name: Citrus limon
Part to extract essential oil: Pericarp
Main ingredients
Monoterpene hydrocarbons
d-limonene 60~75%
β-Pinene 5~15%
γ-Terpinene 5~10%
Actions and effects that can be expected from lemon essential oil
mentally
·refresh
physical aspect
・Digestion promoting effect
・Blood flow promotion effect
・Stain prevention
Main uses of lemon essential oil
When diluted with absolute ethanol and used as a room spray,
You can feel refreshed with a refreshing scent.
When you want to change your mood, when you are tired,
Recommended for the rainy season and humid summer months.
It can be expected to have the effect of promoting digestion, so dilute it with vegetable oil.
Applying it to your stomach helps with digestion.
It also works to improve blood flow
In winter, you can mix it with vegetable oil or shea butter and use it as a hand cream.
In addition to moisturizing, you can also expect it to warm your fingers.
It can also be expected to prevent stains.
Not only can you use it as a hand cream, but you can also use it on your face as a moisturizer.
Contraindications and precautions for lemon essential oil
Contraindications
It is phototoxic, so if you use it on your skin, avoid exposing it to UV rays for 4 to 5 hours immediately.
please.
There is a risk of skin irritation, redness, and blisters.
Notes
Please dilute thoroughly as it may cause skin irritation.
It is an essential oil that can be expected to have a positive effect on the skin.
Please be careful when using it.
Personally, I recommend using it at night.
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