Néroli

The oil of Néroli' is an essential oil of plant whose odor is similar to the Bergamote produced starting from the flower of Bigaradier Citrus aurantium VAr. or Bigaradia will amara.

The flowers are gathered, generally with the hand, at the end of April at the beginning of May. Oil is produced by Distillation with water because the flower is too fragile to support a distillation with the vapor.

At the end of the 17th century, Anne Marie Orsini, duchess of Bracciano and princess of Nerola, put at the mode the gasoline Bitter orange like perfume by using it to scent her gloves and her bath. Since then, the name of Néroli is used to describe this gasoline. The néroli has a refreshing and recognizable flavor, spiced with sweetened and flowered notes. It is one of the floral oils most used in Parfumerie. The oil of néroli is edible, and is one of the supposed ingredients of the formula of the Coca-Cola. It is used in the OpenCola.

As an essential oil, used in Aromathérapie and for the Massage S, the néroli is regarded as having an effect alleviating for the nervous system.