Bergamot Essential Oil

Common Name: Bergamot Essential Oil

Botanical Name: Citrus bergamia Risso & Poit

Rectified bergamot, furanocoumarin-free bergamot

Synonyms:  Citrus aurantium subsp. bergamia 

Family: Rutaceae

Aromatic Note:  Top Note / Blend enhancer

Oil & Aromatic Description:  Green to olive-green color with a warm, fruity-sweet aroma, fresh citrus note / oily-herbaceous / balsamic body and dry out.  Color fades as it ages

Method of Extraction:  Cold expressed

Parts Used:  Only the peels of slightly unripe fruit are used to cold express.  Pulp & juice are not edible.  Leaves and twigs may be distilled to produce a bergamot-petitgrain oil.  

Country of Origin:  Italy

Precautions / Contraindications

As a citrus oil, Bergamot can be phototoxic; can cause burns on skin when applied up to 12 hours before exposure the sun or UV rays / tanning beds.

Robson Valley Aromatherapy offers FCF Bergamot in which the furanocoumarin has been removed rendering the oil non phototoxic.

FCF Bergamot has no known hazards / GRAS

Old or oxidized oils should be avoided.  FCF Bergamot is more prone to oxidation. 

As with all essential oils, taking internally, ingesting or adding to food / beverages is not recommended and can cause harm. 

Keep all essential oils out of the reach of children, lids secured in a cool dark location. 

Chakra: Solar Plexus & Heart 

Myers Briggs Personality Profile: ENFP

Chemical Composition includes

Italian grown species in addition to more than 50 other chemical compounds contain:

Limonene - 30-50%

Linalyl acetate – 23 – 35 %

Linalool – 6-15%

Certificate of Analysis available upon request

References:

Salvatore Battaglia – The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy – Volume 1 – Third edition

Robert Tisserand, Rodney Young – Essential Oil Safety – Second Edition