Grapefruit essential oil is a potent extract derived from the Citrus paradisi grapefruit plant.

Grapefruit essential oil benefits include:

• Disinfecting surfaces
• Cleansing the body
• Reducing depression
• Stimulating the immune system
• Decreasing fluid retention
• Curbing sugar cravings
• Helping with weight loss

Health Benefits of Grapefruit Essential Oil

What are the health benefits of grapefruit essential oil? Grapefruit essential oil is known for its stimulant, tonic, lymphatic, disinfectant, diuretic, astringent, antiseptic, and antidepressant properties.

Research suggests that inhaling grapefruit essential oil can help activate relaxation responses in the brain, while also reducing blood pressure. Grapefruit essential oil inhibits the enzyme acetylcholinesterase activity, which could increase neurotransmitter action and improve a person’s mood. The effect may help fight brain fog, depression, fatigue, and stress.

The vapours from grapefruit oil may also directly and quickly send messages to the brain region linked with controlling emotional responses. A study published in the Journal of Japanese Pharmacology in 2002 found that grapefruit oil significantly affected relaxation and brain activity in healthy adults. Inhalation of the oil led to a 1.5- to 2.5-fold increase in relative sympathetic activity that reduced stress and improved mood. They also experienced a reduction in systolic blood pressure.

The following are six other purported health benefits of grapefruit essential oil:

1. Promotes Weight Loss
Research has found that the smell of grapefruit oil is associated with fat-burning responses within the brain. A study published in the journal Experimental Biology and Medicine in 2003 found that grapefruit oil can help control body weight through the activation of sympathetic nerve activity. The activation of sympathetic nerve activity has a positive effect on white adipose tissue, which is responsible for lipolysis. Grapefruit oil may also help you shed excess water weight because it can help boost a sluggish lymphatic system.

2. Fights Fungal Infections
The antifungal abilities of grapefruit oil can also help reduce yeast and bacteria overgrowth responsible for candida symptoms, such as sugar cravings, persistent fatigue, rectal itching, and abdominal pain. Research shows that grapefruit can fight other infections, including lung infections, nasal infections, and urinary tract infections.

3. Natural Antibacterial
The antibacterial and antimicrobial effects of grapefruit oil could help decrease or eliminate harmful bacteria strains. Studies have found that grapefruit essential oil can fight bacterial strains responsible for food-borne illnesses like salmonella and E. coli.

4. Boosts Digestion
Grapefruit essential oil may also help with detoxification through increasing blood in the digestive organs—the kidneys, liver, bladder, and stomach. These positive effects on digestion could be useful for fluid retention, and fighting the harmful bacteria within the gut and intestines.

5. Improves Circulation
Grapefruit oil is among the essential oils said to increase blood flow and lower inflammation. In turn, circulation will improve, and the reported blood vessel-dilating effects of grapefruit oil could potentially help treat headaches, bloating, muscle pain, fatigue, and PMS cramps.

6. Benefits Skin/Fights Acne
Grapefruit oil’s antibacterial properties may also have a positive effect on the skin, which could help fight bacteria that cause acne. Grapefruit oil could also benefit skin by reducing cellulite; healing wounds, bites, and cuts; and preventing negative effects of indoor and outdoor air pollution and UV light damage.

Grapefruit essential oil is an orange-tinted, citrus-scented oil frequently used in aromatherapy. Through a method known as cold-pressing, the oil is extracted from glands located in the peel of the grapefruit

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