NOW Foods Grapefruit Oil – 1 oz.

Description

NOW Foods Grapefruit Oil is 100% pure, natural, and cold-pressed from Citrus Paradisi. Grapefruit is best known for its sweet, citrus aroma. It imparts a refreshing fragrance that can be both uplifting and stimulating.

• 100% Pure and Natural Citrus
• Paradisi Aromatherapeutic GC/IR Verified.

Suggested Usage: For aromatherapy use. For all other uses, carefully dilute with a carrier oil such as jojoba, grapeseed, olive, or almond oil before use. Please consult an essential oil book or other professional reference source for suggested dilution ratios.

Warning: Always dilute before any use other than aromatherapy. Keep out of reach of children.? Avoid contact with eyes. If pregnant or lactating, consult a practitioner before use. Do not use it on the skin. Reacts strongly to sunlight and other sources of ultraviolet light. Natural essential oils are highly concentrated and should be used with care. Gas Chromatography/Infra-red Spectroscopy verified.

What are essential oils?

Essential Oils are naturally occurring volatile oils obtained by steam distillation or cold pressing (expression), having the characteristic aroma of the plant part from which it was derived. These 100% pure oils are “neat,” meaning they have not been processed, diluted, or manipulated with solvents or other additives. Although a particular species of plant harvested and distilled for its essential oil during a particular growing season in a specific region may produce a fragrance different from the same species grown in a different area, many of the primary chemical markers and physical specifications may be very similar. NOW’s citrus fruit essential oils are 100% cold-pressed. NOW’s other essential oils are typically 100% steam distilled.

Do essential oils have a grading system to tell me which is better?
No official grading system grades essential oils as A, B, C, or Therapeutic. All NOW 100% pure essential oils are accurately labeled as such and have the highest purity and quality.

Are NOW essential oils pure, or do they have anything added to them?
All of NOW’s 100% pure essential oils are labeled as such. NOW also sells clearly labeled oil blends formulated with essential oils or absolute extracts and another oil as a base, usually pure grapeseed oil. Natural Essential Oils, by their very nature, will vary slightly from season to season. NOW allows nature to take its course and not add isolated compounds to the oil to try to standardize the naturally occurring variations of a particular oil. NOW considers the organoleptic (sight, smell, and taste) and chemical properties when selecting and testing NOW essential oils.

Essential Oils are mixtures of aromatic chemicals in plant material such as leaves, buds, flowers, fruit, bark, root, or wood. They are comprised of various terpenes, acids, and fruit. A few essential oils were obtained using chemical solvent extractions. These products are termed concretes and absolutes and are identified as such on the label. This discussion will center on the physical processes of steam distillation and cold pressing.

Steam distillation is a three-step process comprised of the following:
1. The plant material is placed on a screen in a steam still. Steam from a boiler is introduced under the screen where the plant material is held. The steam vaporizes the essential oil in the plant material. Both steam and oil vapor rise to a condenser.
2. The steam and oil are condensed to a liquid and fed to a receiving vessel.
3. The essential oil rises to the top of the liquid in the receiving vessel. It is separated from the condensed steam liquid (water or hydrosols). The water may be returned to the boiler and reboiled into steam.

Cold Pressing is a four-step process comprised of the following:
1. The whole fruit is scarified, which means the peel or rind is mechanically pierced to open the sacs containing the essential oil.
2. The whole fruit is pressed, squeezing the juice and oil.
3. The oil and juice, which contain the peel and other fruit solids, are centrifuged to separate the liquids from the solids.
4. The oil liquid layer is then separated from the juice liquid layer.

Further physical processing of the steam-distilled or cold-pressed essential oils, such as filtering, winterizing, or distillation, may follow to clarify or rectify them by removing debris, waxes, etc. In no instance are chemical solvents permitted for products labeled as 100% pure essential oils, nor are any chemical additives permitted to enhance (adulterate) the oils. All of NOW’s essential oils are produced using only steam distillation or cold pressing with no additional ingredients. NOW also sells a few Essential Oil Blends, clearly labeled as diluted with extra oils.

Brand: NOW Foods
Grapefruit Oil – 1 oz.