Bergamot essential oil has a popular light uplifting, refreshing citrus aroma with a light hint of florals, and a perfumery note of top. With this bergamot the essential oil is obtained by expressing, or squeezing the rind of the fruits, the fruits used resemble oval-shaped oranges. This variety that we sell is the bergaptene-free essential oil that is suitable for skin care and also home use, as it has the compounds reduced appropriately and will not cause phototoxicity. Bergamot trees grow up to about 15 feet high and are very much like the bitter orange tree and the lemon tree. The bergamot tree is related to the bitter orange and lemon trees. Bergamot has been used for a long time in perfumery, with its delightful, uplifting fragrance as a top note in perfumes and aftershaves, also gives Earl Grey tea its well known, distinctive aroma.

Latin name: Citrus bergamia.

Family: Rutaceae.

Plant part used: Tree/peel.

Extraction: By cold expression of the tree and peel.

Aroma: Light, delicate and refreshing. Like orange and lemon oil with slight floral overtones.

Oil combinations: Bergamot oil will blend with juniper berry to reinforce its use as an excellent air purifier. Chamomile essential oil enhances its calming effect, and the adding of neroli oil adds depth to the refreshing citrus-like perfume of bergamot oil.

Blends well with: many oils including: Black Pepper, Citrus oils, Lemon, Sandalwood, carrot seed, cedarwood, both Roman and German camomile, basil, mandarin orange, frankincense, pine, marjoram, rosemary, lavender and Ylang Ylang.

Using Bergamot Essential Oil

Please remember that essential oils are for aromatherapy use only and are not for ingesting!

Sleep Burner, Pillow and Massage Blend
For when worries and anxieties are preventing you from sleeping. To calm your troubled mind, blend the essential oils and put 5 drops in the bath or on a tissue and place under your pillow. This blend can also be added to sweet almond or grapeseed oil for a massage. Blend the following oils:

5ml diluted bergamot oil
7 drops pure clary sage essential oil
3 drops pure lavender essential oil
3 drops pure petitgrain essential oil

Uplifting Bath Blend
3 drops pure jasmine essential oil
2 drops pure rose otto essential oil
10 drops pure bergamot essential oil
2ml jojoba oil

Blend the essential oils with the jojoba oil and mix them together well. Put 3 drops in a bathful of warm water. As you relax massage any drops floating on the surface into your skin.

Aromatherapy Uses

Emotional Healing Blends.
Bergamot essential oil is the classic anti-depressant oil. Try the following blend when you need to ease a troubled mind, help to lift the spirits, or simply feel more positive.

5ml diluted bergamot oil
5 drops pure neroli essential oil
5 drops pure rose otto essential oil
20ml grapeseed or sweet almond oil.

Try the above blend by diluting the essential oils in the carrier oil and try the following. Massage half the blend into the skin, especially the abdomen and chest. Then relax in a warm bath. Dilute the blend into 20ml sweet almond oil and then smooth over the body like a body lotion before going to bed. Put the essential oils into a dark amber bottle and sniff when you feel down, or put a drop onto a tissue and inhale when you need to.

Bergamot Body Spritzer
For a confidense-boosting reviver, at any time of the day - or night - try this spritzer. Add the essential oils to vodka and mix well. In a spray bottle or atomizer, add the vodka mixture to the sping water and shake well. Spray over the body, keeping eyes shut. Shake each time before use.

4 drops pure bergamot essential oil
5ml vodka
50ml spring water

Scalp Massage
Bergamot essential oil is excellent for a head and scalp massage as it has antiseptic properties that benefit the skin. It also stimulates the circulation and improves hair health. Use 5ml diluted bergamot oil. Pour into a dish and use the smallest of amounts on the fingertips. The uplifting properties of bergamot will help lessen any feelings of anxiety, gloominess and depression.

Diy Projects
Bergamot essential oil can be used for all your diy projects, make refreshing bath blends, oil burner blends, body washes, hand lotions, make your own refreshing bergamot water there are many uses for bergamot oil.

Please allow an extra 2/3 days delivery for 500ml and 1 litre size essential oils.