MAKRUT LIME ESSENTIAL OIL
A bright citrus peel oil with fresh, green, zesty and softly sweet notes.
Botanical Information
Botanical Name: Citrus hystrix DC.
Older Trade Name: Kaffir Lime
Family: Rutaceae
Native Range: Tropical and subtropical Asia to the western Pacific
Country of Production: Thailand
Method of Extraction: Cold expressed from the fruit peel
Note: Top
Colour: Colourless to pale yellow
Aroma: Fresh, green, zesty citrus with soft sweet and woody nuances
About This Essential Oil
Makrut Lime Essential Oil is cold expressed from the textured peel of Citrus hystrix fruit. Its distinctive fragrance combines bright citrus zest with green, softly sweet and lightly woody notes. It is used in diffuser blends, natural perfumery, soaps, washes, household fragrance and carefully formulated body-care products.
Key Benefits
• Provides a bright, fresh and zesty citrus aroma
• Adds green citrus character to diffuser blends
• Useful as a lively top note in natural perfumery
• Complements citrus, herbal, floral and woody oils
• Popular in soaps, washes and household fragrance
• Creates a clean and refreshing aromatic impression
History
Citrus hystrix has a long cultural and culinary history across Southeast Asia and neighbouring regions. The aromatic leaves and textured fruit peel are used in Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian, Cambodian and other regional cuisines and household traditions. The Thai name makrut is now increasingly used in English because the older trade name can be offensive in some communities. The peel oil is valued for its distinctive fresh, green citrus fragrance.
Main Chemical Components
70% Monoterpenes
Aromatic Characteristics
• Bright and zesty
• Fresh and green
• Softly sweet
• Lively citrus top note
Aromatic Uses
• Brightens diffuser and room-fragrance blends
• Provides a fresh green top note in natural perfumery
• Complements soaps, washes and household products
• Suitable for carefully formulated body-care products
Aromatic Profile
• Often described as fresh, lively and distinctive
• Opens with bright green citrus zest
• Develops softly sweet and woody nuances
• Useful for lifting dense or resinous aromatic blends
• Individual responses to aromas vary
Blends Well With
Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Orange, Bergamot, Lavender, Rosemary, Juniper, Cypress, Tea Tree, Cedarwood and other fresh citrus oils.
Health & Safety
• For external use only; do not ingest and always dilute before topical use.
• Cold-expressed peel oil may be phototoxic; follow current supplier and IFRA guidance.
• Avoid sunlight and UV on treated skin.
• Patch test before first use and discontinue if irritation occurs.
• Avoid eyes, mucous membranes and broken or irritated skin.
• Oxidised citrus oil may increase sensitisation risk; keep tightly closed and use fresh oil.
• Keep away from children and animals; store below 25°C away from sunlight and heat.
