What it smells like
Sweet, round, immediately recognisable — the friendliest smell in the range and the one nobody objects to. Cold-pressed from the peel, so it smells like the fruit in a bowl rather than like orange squash.
Three things to actually do with it
1. The default diffuser blend
Two drops with two of lavender. If a household has one blend it uses more than any other, it is usually this one. Three drops of wild orange on its own works too, and is the cheapest way to make a room feel aired.
2. A morning body oil at 1 %
Three drops in 10 ml of carrier — for the evening or for covered skin. See the sun note below before it goes anywhere the light reaches.
3. On a cloth in the kitchen bin or the vacuum filter
Two drops. It lasts about a week and costs almost nothing.
What it blends with
Everything. Frankincense gives it depth, peppermint makes it sharp and festive, cinnamon bark in December. It is the oil to reach for when a blend smells good but severe.
Getting the amount right
Flagged as photosensitising in the European range. Keep treated skin out of direct sun and away from sunbeds for twelve hours. This is the reason to use it in an evening oil rather than a morning one. Diffusing is unaffected.
In the European range this bottle is not labelled as a food flavouring — which surprises people, because American recipes use wild orange in baking constantly. The American label and the European one are not the same document, and the one that governs is the one on your bottle.
On skin, 1–2 % on the body, 0.5 % on the face if at all. Full safety notes.
Questions people ask
An American recipe says to put it in a cake. Can I?
Not from this bottle. Food use depends on the labelling of the product you actually own, and in the European range this one is not labelled for it.
Is it the same as sweet orange?
Wild orange is doTERRA’s name for the oil; the botanical name on the label tells you the species. Different producers name the same species differently.
Why does it go off so fast?
All cold-pressed citrus oils oxidise quickly — a year or two after opening. Buy the size you will actually use.