Botanical Name: Citrus sinensis

Country of Origin: Italy

Method of Extraction: Cold Pressed Peel

Consistency: Light

Aromatic Description: Blood Orange essential oil has a warm, fresh citrus scent, radiant, fruity and tangy.

Perfumery Note: Middle

Blends well with: Lavender 40/42, Lemon, Clary Sage, Myrrh (India), Nutmeg, Cinnamon Bark, and Clove Bud.Blends well with: Lavender 40/42, Lemon, Clary Sage, Myrrh (India), Nutmeg, Cinnamon Bark, and Clove Bud

Aromatherapy Properties: (Uses) Citrus sinensis is a middle-sized evergreen tree, covered with bark of a greenish-brown color, having auxiliary spines on the branches. The leaves are alternate, ovate-oblong, acute, shining green, the stalk more or less winged. The blood orange has streaks of red in the fruit, and when squeezed the juice is often reddish. 

History: Also known as Maltese Orange, the fruit originated in India (some say Vietnam) and was called na rangi in Sanskrit. The na rangi or naranja was translated as norange, and in English usage a norange was back-formed into the more acceptable an orange. The same thing happened in French and Italian, but in Spanish it is still naranja. 

Silky Scents Essential Oils are used in Aromatherapy applications and recipes! 

Avoid exposure to sunlight after skin application due to possible photo-toxicity.