Fresh Chinese Tangerine Peel 5ml (Hydrodistilled)

From the southern orchards where the air is heavy with dew and promise, we harvest these food grade tiny green tangerines — no more than an inch across — at the very cusp of ripeness. Their peels, still supple and vibrant, are immediately loaded into the still, unleashing a volatile symphony of bright, sharp citrus.

This is not just zest — it is life-force, long treasured in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its ability to break stagnant qi (破气), to dispel heaviness or negativities, and to cast away malevolent shadows. In Taoist and Chinese metaphysical practices, such peels are used to clear space — not just physical, but spiritual.

Here, captured in a single note, is the exact aroma of Xiao Qing Gan 小青柑 — the small green tangerine often stuffed with black tea and left to mature like a miniature treasure. If you’ve ever steeped one and inhaled that sharp, sweet tang with undertones of deep warmth, this oil is your memory, distilled.

For perfumers: blend with Robertet’s Black Tea absolute and a touch of Yerba Maté essential oil, and you’ll conjure a fragrance that whispers of misty tea rooms, lacquered wood, and the calm strength of still mornings with this tea being brewed.