Characteristics
- INCI
- Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
- Ru.
- Mandarin Orange Oil, Tangor Oil
- CAS
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8008-31-9, 84929-38-4
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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284-521-0
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- Functions
- masking, skin conditioning, tonic
Who it's for
Description
The essential oil coming from the peel of the mandarin orange or tangor. In general, the main component of citrus peel oils is limonene (77-86% for mandarin peel), a super common fragrant ingredient that makes everything smell nice (but counts as a frequent skin sensitizer). Apart from smelling nice (and thus being a popular natural fragrance alternative), Mandarin Orange Oil also has significant antioxidant properties that's comparable to synthetic antioxidant BHT or oil-soluble antioxidant big shot vitamin E.
On the con side, the fragrant components of citrus peels might irritate sensitive skin and citrus peels also contain the problematic compound called furanocoumarin that makes them (mildly) phototoxic. Orange mandarin peel contains less from it than some other citruses (like bergamot or lime), but still, be careful with it especially if it's in a product for daytime use.
Evidence & Research on Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
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1
Gursoy, Nevcihan, Bektas Tepe, and Munevver Sokmen. "Evaluation of the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the peel oil of Citrus nobilis." International Journal of Food Properties 13.5 (2010): 983-991.Find in PubMed
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2
Dugrand, Audray, et al. "Coumarin and furanocoumarin quantitation in citrus peel via ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS)." Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 61.45 (2013): 10677-10684.Find in PubMed
Products with Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil (965 total)
Most often found in Sukin products (40 items)
