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Clementine Super Concentrate
Citrus x clementina
Chemotype: limonene-dominant folded citrus oil
- PLANT PART
- outer peel of the fruit
- EXTRACTION
- cold expression followed by 5-fold concentration
- AROMA NOTE
- top
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FOLLOW YOUR SENSES
Aroma & character
A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.
- Aroma intensity
- 65 / 100
- Note layer
- top
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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY
Using it thoughtfully
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- Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
- 25.3%
- Phototoxicity
- Not flagged in this profile
- Oxidation risk
- high
A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.
No public source reviewed in this pass supplied a product-specific phototoxic ceiling for the exact 5-fold item. However, the public Avena IFRA certificate for clementine essential oil gives general category limits rather than a separate phototoxic restriction, and the public Madar IFRA packet states the reviewed clementine oil does not contain substances restricted by the then-current IFRA standard. The live Hermitage 2025 product copy also characterizes the five-fold clementine as safer to use than single-fold clementine.
Contraindications & cautions
- minorThis concentrate is dominated by limonene and is flagged as high oxidation risk; oxidized citrus peel oils generate hydroperoxides that raise skin-sensitization potential, so old or oxidized material should be avoided and the oil should be stored cool, dark, and well sealed, consistent with Tisserand and Young's general guidance for limonene-rich citrus oils.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT
Inside the oil
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About this composition
This profile is anchored to a directly downloaded public Clementine Oil 5Fold sheet that identifies the material as a cold-expressed oil from the external pericarp concentrated 5-fold by weight, with limonene at 85-90%, sinensal at minimum 1%, and a supplier-recommended use level of 0.1-1%. The same sheet describes the 5-fold material as deeper, sweeter, and more powerful than the original oil, with sinensal and dimethyl anthranilate as the key odor-impact compounds. Public non-folded clementine documents from Madar, Avena, Handymade, and Revive corroborate the cultivar's limonene-dominant background and show that public IFRA certificates for clementine essential oil exist, but exact publicly readable 5-fold percentages beyond limonene and sinensal were not located in this pass. Minor constituents (myrcene, gamma-terpinene, alpha-pinene, sabinene, linalool, beta-pinene) were added from a third-party GC/EI-MS certificate of analysis for genuine (non-folded) Clementine (Citrus clementina) essential oil, batch NF-CLEM-18-A, run for Nature's Fusions by Essential Validation Services; these minor-constituent percentages are for the standard-strength oil rather than the 5-fold concentrate and are used here only to raise the record's compositional closure toward the full profile, since no separately published 5-fold-specific minor-constituent GC-MS breakdown was located.
| Constituent | Typical amount | Reported range | Chemical family | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limonene | 87.5% | 85–90% | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceClementine oil 5Fold https://escardo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/13ClementineOil5Fold.pdf (downloaded product sheet: 'Oil composition Limonene: 85 - 90%') |
| alpha-Sinensal | — | — | sesquiterpene aldehyde | View sourceClementine oil 5Fold https://escardo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/13ClementineOil5Fold.pdf (downloaded product sheet: 'Oil composition Sinensal: min. 1%') |
| Myrcene | 2.98% | — | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: Myrcene 2.98%) |
| gamma-Terpinene | 1.93% | — | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: gamma-Terpinene 1.93%) |
| alpha-Pinene | 0.78% | — | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: alpha-Pinene 0.78%) |
| Sabinene | 0.65% | — | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: Sabinene 0.65%) |
| Linalool | 0.42% | — | monoterpene alcohol | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: Linalool 0.42%) |
| beta-Pinene | 0.31% | — | monoterpene hydrocarbon | View sourceEssential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report, Clementine (Citrus clementina), batch NF-CLEM-18-A, for Nature's Fusions https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf (Main Compounds Percentages table: beta-Pinene 0.31%) |
Profile source: Clementine oil 5Fold; Certificate of Analysis - Clementine Oil; GCMS Report Clementine - Revive; Clementine Essential Oil TDS; Clementine Essential Oil IFRA COC; Essential Validation Services GC/EI-MS report for Nature's Fusions (batch NF-CLEM-18-A) · https://escardo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/13ClementineOil5Fold.pdf (public 5-fold product sheet: outer peel, cold expression, 5-fold concentration, limonene 85-90%, sinensal min. 1%, tenacity 1 week, IFRA certificate available upon request); https://www.madarcorporation.com/spec-sheets/essential-oil/clementine/Clementine%20-%204545009%20-%20All%20docs.pdf ; https://www.revive-eo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/REVIVE-GCMS-Report-Clementine-010220.pdf ; https://avenalab.com/images/001SDS/TDS/Clementine-Essential-Oil-TDS.PDF ; https://avenalab.com/images/001SDS/Alergeni/Clementine_Essential_Oil_IFRA_COC.pdf ; https://www.naturesfusions.com/reports/Test_Reports/Testing_20200302/Singles/Clementine%20EVS-2110-(NF-CLEM-18-A)-Clementine%20(Citrus%20Nobilis)-Italy-Nature's%20Fusions.pdf
A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY
Traditional & reported uses
These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.
- traditionally used in aromatherapy as an uplifting, cheerful top note
- reported to support a relaxed yet positive mood when diffused
- used in perfumery and home fragrance for its sweet, juicy citrus character
- traditionally associated with easing occasional tension via bright citrus aromatherapy
- used in blends aimed at children and family spaces for its gentle, familiar sweetness
For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.
What we're still learning · 3 data gaps
Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.
- The exact public Escardo 5-fold sheet gives a supplier-recommended use level of 0.1-1%, but no separately readable product-specific Hermitage or Escardo IFRA certificate for the exact 5-fold commercial item was publicly available to confirm whether that range is a safety cap, phototoxicity limit, or general formulation guidance.
- Missing public source type: a directly readable GC-MS or GC-FID profile for the exact 5-fold super-concentrate material with quantified minor constituents beyond limonene and sinensal; the minor constituents in this record (myrcene, gamma-terpinene, alpha-pinene, sabinene, linalool, beta-pinene) are sourced from a GC-MS certificate of analysis for genuine non-folded Clementine oil rather than the 5-fold concentrate itself, so their exact percentages in the true 5-fold material may differ from the standard-strength values used here.
- The `odor_intensity` value is an archive normalization from the public 5-fold sheet's qualitative language ('more powerful than the original oil', 'deep, sweet, orange-like character'); no numeric odor-impact scale was located.