Getting Started

Experiencing the 5 benefits of Grapefruit Essential Oil can be an easy task. Getting started or trying essential oils doesn’t have to be daunting. If you are not an essential oil collector like me, it is easy to get started. I have well over 70 different essential oils. You do not by any means need to have many oils to experience the amazing effects of essential oils. A couple of oils can give you many options of benefits.  

In my many conversations with people about essential oils the dominant thought from most seems to be they do not have the time or ambition to get many oils and figure out what to do with them. That is where I come in. In my next few posts I will be covering a few essential oils that you can use and that can be staples in your quest to experience the wonders of essential oils.

There are a few things to remember when working with essential oils. Always use a carrier, do not apply essential oils directly to skin/ingest. There are some oils and times when you can but as a rule use a carrier. Keep in the forefront of your mind that essential oils are concentrated, more isn’t always better when working with oils. Dilution of 2% (everyday healthy adult use)would be approximately 2 drops of essential oil to 1 teaspoon of carrier oil. To learn more about dilution rates click here. Always wash your hands thoroughly before and after handling essential oils.

Grapefruit History

It is believed that in ancient times the grapefruit was a forbidden fruit. It came about as somehow someone crossed sweet oranges with pomelo. In the 1800s grapefruit came to the US. We commonly associate grapefruits with breakfast. And in the 80s grapefruit gained popularity for weight loss and it’s fat burning properties. Click here to learn more about the history of grapefruit.

Creating Grapefruit Essential Oil

Just like its citrus relatives Grapefruit is very high in vitamin C. The peel of the grapefruit is where all the goodness of this essential oils comes from. The process of extracting this goodness from the peel is done through cold compression. This process is where key ingredients get extracted to give the essential oil its beneficial properties. Some of these ingredients include limonene, alpha-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, geraniol, linalool, citronellal, decyl acetate, neryl acetate, and terpineol.

1. Improves Skin Health

For those that know me, I will start with two of my favorite things – skin and hair. The skin benefits of Grapefruit Essential Oil are multiple. Grapefruit Essential Oil has antibacterial and antioxidant properties. These properties make it an excellent choice for skin care. It can assist with clearing acne and healing wounds. It can combat the excessive greasiness that some acne sufferers may encounter. The antioxidant properties are perfect for skin in regards to anti-aging. Grapefruit Essential Oil is a good component to healthy, smooth skin.

There are some easy ways to incorporate Grapefruit Essential Oil into your skin care regimen. Inviting Effects has 2 body washes and lotions that contain Grapefruit Essential Oil. AWAKEN Natural Essential Oil Body Wash, AWAKEN Natural Essential Oil Body Lotion, SERENE Natural Essential Oil Body Wash and SERENE Natural Essential Oil Body Lotion. If you are just looking to add the benefits of Grapefruit Essential Oil to your current products it is as easy as adding a few drops of the essential oil to your body wash, lotion or facial lotion.

2. Haircare Use & Benefits

Continuing with the 5 benefits of Grapefruit Essential Oil brings us to haircare. If your body had a business card, it would be your hair and skin. Because of its antibacterial properties Grapefruit Essential Oil is excellent for cleansing hair and scalp. It also will help with the greasiness that some individuals can experience with overactive oil glands.

Grapefruit Essential Oil when added to your shampoo or conditioner can give you healthier, shinier hair with additional volume. If you color your hair it may help add protection for sun damage. If you are already using Inviting Effects AWAKEN or SERENE Natural Essential Oil Body Wash, which contains Grapefruit Essential Oil, it is gentle enough but effective at cleansing hair and scalp.

3. Stress Management & Relief

We all have some sort of stress in our lives, especially these days with everything that is going on. The wonderful fresh citrus scent of Grapefruit Essential Oil can assist with your stress management.

The scent of grapefruit is uplifting yet soothing. The smell can bring on feelings of relaxation, peace yet bring positive feelings forward. Research shows that inhaling grapefruit essential oil can help turn on relaxation responses within the brain. It can even lower your blood pressure naturally.

To use Grapefruit Essential Oil for relaxation you can simply run it in a diffuser. By doing so, you will fill the air with this uplifting scent while relaxing or doing normal activities. If you do not have a diffuser there are a number of different ways to fill the air. You can create an air spray with distilled water, witch hazel. Or use a roller ball with Grapefruit Essential Oil and a carrier oil to create your own travel size, personal stress reliever. Place a few drops in a saucer and inhale when needed. Or easiest of all, place a few drops on a cotton ball. Place the cotton ball in a plastic bag and inhale as needed.

4. Reduce Inflammation, Increase Circulation

Citrus essential oils are known to help lower inflammation and increase circulation. Grapefruit Essential Oil is one of those great citrus oils. The blood vessel-dilating effects of grapefruit oil may be useful as a natural remedy for PMS, cramps, headaches, bloating, fatigue and muscle pains.

One of the key ingredients extracted from the grapefruit is limonene. Limonene interacts with a number of systems in the body. Studies are still being done, but early results suggest limonene may have several health benefits.

Limonene may help reduce chronic inflammation in the body. While more studies must be done, early trials suggest that limonene may help reduce a number of factors connected to chronic inflammation. Since inflammation factors into a number of chronic conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and certain forms of cancer, reducing inflammation may help lower your risk of developing these conditions and improve the health of people living with them.

Simply add your grapefruit essential oil to a carrier oil or lotion and massage into affected areas.

5. Disinfecting Cleaning Products

The 5th benefit I will be talking about is disinfecting cleaning. We should always keep things clean but the COVID-19 outbreak has made us more conscious to do so. We have been conditioned that if we smell bleach and strong cleaning agents we assume it’s clean. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could use something to clean and disinfect that would also have a pleasant scent and a positive feeling? Well, Grapefruit Essential oil is that nice addition to cleaning.

You can use Grapefruit Essential oil to create a disinfecting spray. Remember earlier in this post I mentioned that grapefruit has antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Grapefruit Essential oil will kill bacteria and odors on surfaces.

To make a disinfecting spray you will need a spray bottle(preferable glass when using essential oils), distilled water, vinegar and grapefruit essential oil. Mix equal parts of the water and vinegar. Then add 10-15 drop of essential oil. Now you will be able to enjoy the clean during as well as after.

Conculsion

In conclusion, I think you may agree Grapefruit Essential Oil has some great benefits and uses. There are many more than the ones I have listed. Some additional benefits include assisting with weight loss, boosting your mood, and boosting your metabolism. Add to that igniting your creativity and lifting brain fog.

Nature has so many solutions for our daily problems and issues. Invite essential oil effects into your life for positive environmentally clean results.