What is bergamot oil?

Bergamot (Citrus bergamia) is a type of citrus fruit native to Italy. Essential oils from the peel and the extract from the juice are used to make medicine. Bergamot oil has several active chemicals and is commonly used as aromatherapy . When applied to the skin, the chemicals in bergamot oil can make the skin sensitive to sunlight.

One way to think about this is bergamot oil is extracted from the rinds of citrus fruit ( Citrus bergamia) that grow on bergamot orange trees . If you’re a fan of Earl Grey tea, you’re already enjoying the distinctive taste of bergamot, which is used to flavor it. The earliest roots of the bergamot tree can be traced to Southeast Asia.

What is bergamot extract used for?

Bergamot is a plant that produces a type of citrus fruit . Oil from the peel of the fruit, and extract from the fruit juice, are used to make medicine. Bergamot oil is most commonly used in aromatherapy for anxiety, nausea and vomiting, pain, and other conditions. Bergamot extract is used for schizophrenia ,.

Here is what I found. by more modern methods, the oil is extracted mechanically with machines called peelers, which scrape the outside of the fruit under running water to get an emulsion channeled into centrifuges for separating the essence from the water. The rinds of 100 bergamot oranges yield about 3 ounces (85 g) of bergamot oil.

Are bergamot essential oils adulterated?

The bergamot essential oil is particularly subject to adulteration being an essential oil produced in relatively small quantities.

This is what my research found. it is a common flavoring and top note in perfumes. The scent of bergamot essential oil is similar to a sweet light orange peel oil with a floral note. The sfumatura or slow-folding process was the traditional technique for manually extracting the bergamot oil.

What are the benefits of bergamot essential oil?

Similarly, a 2013 article published in the journal Current Drug Targets reported that aromatherapy with bergamot (among other essential oils) can relieve depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders by signaling the brain to release dopamine and serotonin.

What is the difference between bergamia and bergamot?

The Citrus bergamia tree is indigenous to South East Asia, introduced to Europe, and cultivated in Italy. The name Bergamia comes from the Italian City of Bergamo in Lombardy. The oil is extracted from its rind, skin or the outer peel of the bergamot orange , while the orange, itself, has lesser amounts of the oil.

A frequent question we ran across in our research was “Where does bergamot grow in Italy?”.

The answer is that citrus bergamot is commercially grown in southern Calabria (province of Reggio), southern Italy. It is also grown in southern France and in Côte d’Ivoire for the essential oil and in Antalya in southern Turkey for its marmalade.