Grapefruit essential oil: Video
Fragrant grapefruit is not only a delicious treat, but also a source of essential oils with a variety of beneficial properties. Especially nice is the fact that you can cook it yourself.
Benefits of grapefruit oil
In aromatherapy, grapefruit essential oil is used as a tonic, as well as a substance that helps to overcome depression. But this is not its only advantage. Its volatile substances increase the body’s immunity and resistance to colds, and antiseptic components allow it to be used as a disinfectant.
Also, grapefruit oil has diuretic properties and helps to normalize water metabolism at the cellular level, therefore it is an excellent tool for fighting cellulite
As a choleretic agent, grapefruit oil is drunk drop by drop twice a day, mixed with honey. For diseases of the liver and gallbladder, external compresses are made with it, applying a bandage soaked in vegetable oil to the area of the right hypochondrium, in which 5 drops of an essential substance are dissolved.
To relieve muscle pain and fatigue, take a bath with grapefruit oil, a few drops of which are dissolved in sea salt and added to water. As an antidepressant, grapefruit essential oil is used in aroma lamps, whose work also helps to cope with insomnia.
In the beauty industry, this essential substance is primarily used in anti-cellulite massage. Grapefruit stimulates the removal of excess fluid from cells, making the skin smoother. At the same time, this aromatic oil can be used both in pure form and in combination with other oils.
If you add a drop of oil to the usual nourishing face cream or body milk, then the effectiveness of their use will increase.To make the hair silky and shiny, you can prepare a rinse from a liter of water with the addition of a teaspoon of lemon juice and a drop of grapefruit oil.
When using grapefruit oil, you need to remember that it is quite allergenic, so you should try it with caution, well, and use it inside only after consulting a doctor.
An essential substance can be obtained from citrus fruits by simply pressing the peel. Despite the fact that centrifuges are used for this in factory production, the oil is easily squeezed out by hand, since its very first splashes can be felt by simply peeling the fruit. Squeeze it onto glass, collect it with a sponge and squeeze it into a clean glass dish. But to get a large amount of it, you will need a lot of grapefruits, so it is much easier to squeeze out a few drops from one fruit just before treatment or a cosmetic procedure.