Base Formula Blog Essential oil of the month - Mandarin

Mandarin essential oil has a sweet, bright, orangey, citrusy scent that we all know well! It’s a great oil to use as we move into Autumn not least because of its association with the colour orange, like our beautiful Autumn leaves, but also because it's a lovely therapeutic oil to support and uplift us through change, which is what this season is all about! With a history dating back to BC, Mandarin as a fruit is thought to have originated from China – where it was given as a gift to the Mandarins and associated with good luck. These days, it is...