Lemon oil has a variety of beauty effects and has great market potential

Lemon oil is an essential oil extracted from the fresh peel of lemon, with a fresh lemon aroma. According to different preparation methods, lemon oil is mainly divided into two types: cold-pressed lemon oil and distilled lemon oil. Lemon oil mainly contains aromatic oil components such as limonene, linalool, citronellol, and nerol, which have skin care, whitening, improving immunity, and reducing fatigue.

The upstream of the lemon oil industry chain is mainly the supply layer of raw materials such as lemon planting and organic solvent production, the midstream is the lemon oil production and processing layer, and the downstream of the industrial chain is the lemon oil application field. my country is a major lemon growing country. According to data from the World Citrus Association, my country produced 586,000 tons of lemons in the 2021/22 citrus season, ranking sixth in the world in terms of output, accounting for 6% of the world. Abundant raw materials will help the lemon oil industry reduce production costs. However, my country’s lemon planting industry is greatly affected by climate, and the quality of lemons is unstable, which may affect the quality of my country’s lemon oil products.

According to the “2023-2028 China Lemon Oil Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, lemon The oil industry has broad development prospects. Against the backdrop of growing public demand for health products, natural and green lemon oil products are favored by consumers, and the demand for lemon oil in the health care products and food additive industries has increased significantly. In addition, lemon oil has a good whitening effect, its potential in the field of beauty has been tapped, and it is increasingly used in the field of cosmetics.

At present, the methods for producing lemon oil in my country include pressing method, distillation method, organic solvent method, molecular distillation method, microcapsule aqueous two-phase extraction method, supercritical fluid extraction method, etc. Among them, the organic solvent method extracts lemon essential oil with the best quality.

There are few lemon oil companies in my country, the industry is in its infancy, and the market still has a lot of room for development. Tianyancha data shows that there are currently 59 companies producing lemon oil products in my country, and only 17 lemon oil patents have been registered.

my country’s lemon industry is mainly located in Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan and other regions. Anyue, Sichuan, is known as the hometown of lemons. The Sichuan Provincial Government’s policies strongly support the development of the local lemon planting industry and encourage lemon oil companies to settle there. At present, Anyue County has many lemon oil manufacturers including Anyue Andli, Anyue County Ningdu, Anyue County Luyuan, etc., which cooperate with the local lemon planting industry to initially form a lemon oil industry chain.

Industry analysts said that the application value of lemon oil is being continuously developed and the market potential is huge. my country’s lemon oil companies should increase technology research and development efforts to improve product quality and production efficiency; strengthen brand building, increase brand awareness, and create my country’s high-quality lemon oil brand. At the same time, we should also pay attention to changes in market demand and national policy trends, adjust business strategies in a timely manner, and strive to participate in the formulation of policy industry standards. We can also refer to the Sichuan Anyue lemon oil enterprise development model and actively seek cooperation with upstream and downstream enterprises to jointly promote the lemon oil industry. develop.