Citronella bottle
Citronella bottle Lemongrass plant

Lemongrass

Essential oil

Confezione: 13.5 ml bottle.
    • 4,50 €

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Our line of fine perfumery fragrances is the result of painstaking research, selection, and composition since 1988. The ongoing selection of raw materials and constant laboratory testing have always allowed us to enrich the olfactory characteristics of our compositions.
  • Code: 11110
  • Note type: fresh, lemony, citrusy
  • Type: stabilized essential oil (ES)
  • Origin: Java
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Description

Stabilized natural essential oil.
PS : Product also available as a pure oil.

Our exclusive 13.5 ml (0.46 fl. oz.) bottle in special transparent neutral glass enhances the chromatic properties of the various oils: each is visible in its natural color, completely unique like the scent it releases. Each bottle is equipped with a special heat-shrinkable transparent polymer seal to guarantee (in compliance with the law) its tamper-proof nature.

Extraction

Citronella essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the fresh (or partially dried) herb; it is a yellowish liquid with a fresh and powerful citrus-lemon fragrance that harmonizes well with the essential oils of Orange, Bergamot, Cedar, Geranium, Lemon, and Pine.

Property

Thanks to their medicinal properties, citronella leaves are used by many populations to treat intestinal fevers and digestive disorders. Citronella
essential oil, non-toxic and non-irritating, is a proven remedy for oily skin. However, it should be used sparingly, as it can cause dermatitis in some individuals. Therefore, it is advisable to dissolve it beforehand in a vegetable oil (almond or sesame).
Its insect-repellent properties are certainly better known. Consider that, well before the invention of DDT, for generations, the most effective preventative remedy against mosquito attacks was an ointment prepared with citronella oil mixed with geranium essential oil and/or cedarwood essential oil: this beneficial action can be optimally exploited using a diffuser.

Uses

Citronella essence is used not only in the formulation of various insect repellents against moths, ants, fleas, etc., but also in industrial perfumery: it is from it, in fact, that both geraniol and natural citronellal are isolated.

Botany

Native to the island of Ceylon (where it is now cultivated in the southern region), lemongrass is a robust, rhizomatous herbaceous plant up to two meters tall, with a tufted habit and ribbon-like, bluish-green leaves. It is grown in tropical areas throughout the world.
The entire plant exudes a seductive citrus scent.