Lemon Pure Essential Oil
 
Latin Name : Citrus Limonum
Part Of Plant Used : Fruit Peel
Source : Italy
Extraction Method : Cold Expression
Colour: Yellow to Green
Fragrance Note: Top
Family: Rutaceae
Chemical Composition: Limonene, Citral, Geranial, Citronellyl Acetate, Pinene
 
Lemon Essential Oil has a sharp, fresh smell and is extracted from the fresh lemon fruit peel by cold expression.
The lemon plant is native to India and maybe China, and was brought to Europe by the Crusaders in the Middle Ages. Since the fruit has a good amount of vitamins A, B and C, an ounce a day was given to sailors to prevent scurvy, eye problems, and other vitamin deficiencies. The first real lemon cultivation in Europe began in Genoa in the mid-fifteenth century. It was later introduced to   America by Christopher Columbus. Spanish conquests helped spread the lemon seeds farther. Lemon was mainly used as an ornament and as medicine. It was only much later that it began to be used in cooking.