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Organic Neroli Oil ~ “Orange Flower Blossoms”
I do hope you’re enjoying the series about “key ingredients” in l’huile de grace. The most precious citrus oil is Neroli, extracted from the blossom of the Citrus aurantium (also widely known as orange flower). It takes at least 1,000 pounds of orange flower blossoms to produce a mere one pound of Neroli Oil ~ making it one of the most expensive oils among other citrus trees. Images from Hubpages.com These freshly picked fragrant flower blossoms of the bitter orange tree can be characterized as small, white, waxy flower. Neroli oil is produced using a steam distillation process and is extensively...