What is Bergamot Essential Oil?

Bergamot (or citrus bergamia) essential oil comes from the peel of the bergamot orange fruit. While this fascinating fruit is believed to have originated in Southeast Asia, approximately 80% of the world's bergamot supply now comes from Calabria in southern Italy. 

Like most essential oils in the citrus family, bergamot is extracted through a cold-press method. During this process, the peel of the bergamot fruit is mechanically pressed to rupture the oil sacs and release the oil. Cold-pressing is considered somewhat gentler than other extraction methods and helps to preserve the compounds responsible for bergamot's powerful therapeutic benefits and unmistakable aroma.

Bright yet mellow, uplifting yet calming, bergamot essential oil has an intriguing and nuanced scent profile. It's fresh and citrusy with a soft floral sweetness and a hint of herbal spice. This oil is a firm favourite in aromatherapy, loved for the way it gently calms the mind while lifting the mood. Bergamot is ideal for use in times of stress or when you’re craving a little emotional balance. In skincare, it offers soothing and antibacterial properties that can help clear and brighten the complexion and bring balance to the skin.

Benefits of Using Bergamot Essential Oil

Supports Emotional Wellbeing

Whether you’re feeling anxious, blue, overwhelmed or emotionally foggy, bergamotoil can help recalibrate your emotional state, bringing balance and clarity. It offers a unique combination of uplifting and calming qualities, making it especially effective during times of stress, anxiety or emotional fatigue. Research suggests that the compounds in bergamot can help lower cortisol levels while having mild stimulating properties that refresh the mind, providing a balancing effect.

To enjoy the supportive benefits of bergamot, you can diffuse the pure essential oil or a calming bergamot blend throughout your space, or apply it topically (diluted in a carrier oil) to your pulse points. 

Helps Maintain Clear, Balanced Skin

Bergamot oil is especially prized in skincare for its potent antibacterial and purifying properties, making it particularly helpful to those with oily or blemish-prone skin. When used in a diluted topical blend, bergamot can help cleanse the skin, reduce surface bacteria and minimise breakouts while offering a soothing effect on inflammation.

As a natural astringent, it helps tighten pores, regulate excess sebum and promote a clearer, more balanced complexion. It can be particularly effective in spot treatments, facial oils and balms designed to calm irritation and support the healing of blemishes.

Safety Note: Bergamot oil can increase the skin’s sensitivity to sunlight. Ensure you protect your skin from the sun after application. Use in low concentrations, and always perform a patch test first.

Boosts Natural Immune Response

Bergamot essential oil supports your immune response, especially during seasonal shifts. When diffused, its antibacterial and antiviral properties can freshen the air and help reduce airborne nasties. Inhaling bergamot can also help keep stress in check, an essential factor in maintaining a strong immune response.

How to Use Bergamot Essential Oil

Diffuser

One of the easiest ways to enjoy the benefits of bergamot is with a diffuser. Diffusers gently disperse essential oils around the room, allowing you to enjoy bergamot benefits through gentle inhalation. Ultrasonic diffusers are especially effective for this, as they don’t use heat, which can degrade the quality of the essential oil.

You can enjoy the calming effects of bergamot in just about any space. Diffuse it in your living room to create a relaxed, feel-good atmosphere, in the bedroom to promote a sense of calm before sleep or in your office to help ease stress and encourage clarity.

Topical use

Mixing bergamot with a carrier oil and applying it topically to your pulse points can help reduce stress and improve mood. To do this, use our DIY Roller and Carrier Oil Pack for easy dilution and application. Using a few drops in your skincare can also help improve conditions like eczema or acne. 

Safety note: Bergamot oil can increase photosensitivity. It is recommended to avoid sun exposure after topical use. Wherever possible, Lively Living opts for non-phototoxic bergamot, which has had the compound furanocoumarin removed (that can cause skin sensitivity).

Blends that Feature Bergamot as a Hero Ingredient

Relax Blend

Diffuse the Relax Blend when you’re unwinding at the end of the day or while you sleep. Bergamot is featured in this nurturing blend with grounding cedarwood. Soft florals like palmarosa and geranium bring balance, while calming notes of lavender and chamomile add a soothing, calming finish.

Stress Release 

Use our Stress Release blend to help calm your mind and ease tension. Formulated to provide comfort during stressful moments, this blend has bergamot at its core, combined with sweet orange, lavender, ylang ylang and patchouli. It offers a balanced, soothing aroma that helps reduce irritability and promote relaxation. Also available in roll-on for on-the-go calm.

Indulge Blend

Enjoy the Indulge Blend for self-care moments. Featuring a vibrant citrus trio of organic bergamot, lemon, and lime, this blend is beautifully balanced with the sweet, earthy richness of geranium and frankincense. Together they create a sophisticated and inviting scent to help restore your mood and revitalise your energy.

Why Choose Certified Organic Bergamot from Lively Living

When it comes to essential oils, quality matters. Our high-grade organic bergamot essential oil is carefully sourced and chosen to support your wellbeing the way nature intended, ensuring purity, potency and maximum therapeutic benefit in every drop.

While valuable on its own, our carefully curated blends do bring out the very best in bergamot, skillfully pairing it with other premium oils to create beautifully balanced aromas. From morning motivation to evening calm, our oils are thoughtfully formulated to support your health and encourage pure essential oils as a nourishing daily ritual. 

Explore our full collection of bergamot essential oils and blends, designed to support your calmness, clarity, and overall wellbeing.

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