Neroli Essential Oil For Sensuality and Heart Healing
Neroli is one of those essential oils that is associated with sweetness, love, and sensuality due to its sweet floral aroma.This special oil is extracted from the fresh flowers of the bitter oranges grown most often in France, Egypt, and Italy.
The flowers are so delicate and fragile that they have to be hand picked in the early morning hours and distilled almost immediately or they lose their potency. In addition, the orange blossoms only grow during the months of April and May. The distillation of the essential oil requires equally delicate handling as it takes 100 kilos of flowers for only 1 kilo of oil, which is why it is so precious.
A good quality Neroli, meaning it’s not adulterated, can open with a very etheric, even angelic, uplifting, fresh, sweet, intense and voluptuous note. It is at the same time enchanting and bittersweet which has the ability to transport us to worlds beyond time and space.
Physical Benefits
Many skin products use Neroli because of its ability to help regenerate skin cells and to tone and regulate moisture. Any type of skin can benefit from Neroli essential oil, although it is particularly good for mature, dry, irritated or sensitive skin. It can help to regulate skin moisture and reduce pore size. Its ability to increase circulation in the skin helps stimulate new cell growth and reduces inflammation.
Cautions: Generally non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing, to the skin although Neroli - Citrus aurantium can be photosensitizing if used undiluted.
Studies have shown that farnesol, which naturally occurs in Neroli essential oil (aprox. 9 % of the complete oil) inhibits tumor growth, and promotes death of cancer cells.
The ability for Neroli to regulate the autonomic nervous system, helps with digestive disorders, menopausal hot flashes, PMS and hyperthyroid. Neroli is used successfully to treat menopausal symptoms simply by inhalation. It decreases blood pressure and cortisol levels supporting the cardiovascular system and acts as a natural antimicrobial.
Mental and Emotional Benefits
Neroli’s ability to soothe the mind and emotions can be applied to promoting emotional stability where there has been internal conflict and turmoil. It helps reduce irritability, moodiness, and irrationality.
Neroli can enhance optimism and insight and change discouragement and despair to hope and possibilities for a brighter future. With that, one can begin to open to possible solutions to challenges and basically get off the merry go round of thoughts that lead to poor judgement and bad decisions.
When we are in a state of anxiety, we all express it differently based on our element type. If you are one who has anxiety and tend to go to depression or feelings of sadness or insomnia and anxiety, Neroli can help your emotional heart and bring back optimism and hope.
Another amazing way in which Neroli supports us is in its ability to help in acute situations where sudden fear, anger or sorrow come into play. Neroli helps release the grip of worry and obsession and promotes euphoria. When there is acute shock from trauma, mental, emotional or physical, Neroli can calm the system and regulate the autonomic nervous system.
For this alone Neroli is an ally that you want keep in your collection.
The Sensual Aspect
Integrating body and soul, Neroli expresses potential for unrefined sensuality and unified, non dual love for yourself and others.
It’s especially wonderful with Rose and sandalwood essential oils and can make a long day disappear into the distance to bring you present to the sweetness and beauty of the moment.
As such it is an excellent aphrodisiac.
An easy way to integrate Neroli into your daily routine is to use it on Shen men 2-3 times per day. Place the oil on the points (both ears) and breathe. Relax, Renew and Restore with Neroli!
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