{"id":2815,"date":"2022-02-24T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T12:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.just.swiss\/en\/?post_type=inside-just&p=2815"},"modified":"2024-02-23T13:17:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T13:17:55","slug":"essential-oils-lavender-orange","status":"publish","type":"inside-just","link":"https:\/\/www.just.swiss\/en\/stories\/essential-oils-lavender-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential oils #Lavender & orange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The great diversity of essential oils means they have a broad spectrum of possible applications. This allows us to choose specific oils for our individual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Essentail oil Orange<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

In Europe, fresh oranges grow primarily around the Mediterranean. Other areas of the world where they are cultivated include Israel, South Africa and Florida. However, these citrus plants originate from north-east India and south-west China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cold-pressed orange peel oil, a by-product of orange juice production, is separated directly during centrifugation. The essential oil comes exclusively from the peel and consists mainly of D-limonene. Sustainability: the whole fruit is used in juice production and this valuable essential oil comes from the \u201cwaste\u201d peel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fruit-scented oil has a number of effects in aromatherapy. Research shows the mood-lifting and exhilarating effect of the essential oil; it also helps to soothe the symptoms of depression. In an alternative context, the oil has a calming, in certain circumstances even a sedative effect. Other information sources identify the harmonising effect as a characteristic of orange peel essential oil, which makes it ideal for promoting calm and inner balance.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Essential Oil Lavender<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Originally native to the western Mediterranean, lavender grows on almost every continent and is used as a medicinal plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Its medicinal use in Europe can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. The name laven-der stems from the Latin word lavare (to wash) because the plant was originally added to washing and bathing water. Today, the most important areas of use of lavender essential oil include the psychological field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lavender oil is used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n