DESCRIPTION
This essential oil is prepared from limes. Limes are small, round and bright green color citrus fruits. Lime juice tastes very acid, bitter and have a lot of vitamin C. It is widely used in cooking and also in various drinks.
COMMON NAMES
Mexican and West Indian lime, Sour Lime.
BLENDS WITH:
It blends with neroli, lavender, clary sage and ylang-ylang.
CONSTITUENTS
It contains myrcene, limonene, terpinolene, 1,8-ceneole, linalool, borneol, citral and traces of neral acetate and geranyl acetate.
USES
This essential oil is often used in perfumes, for cleaning and also for aromatherapy purposes.