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Essential Oil from Citrus Fruit


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My sensitivity to Fragrance Oil has gone over the top and I pretty much have to quit using them, at least for a while.  I have access to Oranges, Tangerines, Lemons, and Limes.  Anyone ever try to make essential oil from these?  How would you use this sort of product?  My house smells so good when I'm juicing these fruits, it might be nice to be able to capture and preserve that essence.  Any thoughts?

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The best citrus essential oils (IMHO) are from cold pressed peels.  Like Candybee noted, it takes a LOT of peels to make any decent amount of the actual essential oils.

You can infuse the peels into vinegar, for instance, for a nice smelling cleaning liquid :)

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