Organic Lemon Essential Oil

Like many other essential oils, lemon (Citrus limonum) has impacted numerous industries, both commercial and medicinal. Lemon is over 3,000 years old, although it is not an original species but is thought to derive from crossing the citron (Citrus medica) and pomelo (Citrus maxima) trees. It was used medicinally by the Indians, Egyptians, and Romans for centuries, and was famously administered in a dose a day to the Royal Navy to prevent scurvy and other vitamin deficiencies. Before this fruit built its healing reputation, it was bred by citrus growers as a decorative tree. Its fame spread quickly, though, and it is now found in the kitchen, cosmetics, cleaning products, homeopathy, and aromatherapy. This beloved oil is sometimes called “liquid sunshine” and ranked as the most anti-microbial oil. It is often used as a sanitizing agent in all-purposes cleaner or diffused to disinfect ambient air. It’s known to the Japanese to impart mental concentration and reduce human error, and sever