10ml Citronella Essential Oil

Citronella oil is often used as an insect repellent, although research has indicated it may also have antifungal properties and help with wound healing. You can use citronella oil in a diffuser or spray bottle, or you can dilute it in an oil or lotion before applying it to your skin.

10ml Citronella Essential Oil
Botanical Name: Cymbopogon nardus
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Part Typically Used: Grass
Colour: Clear
Consistency: Thin
Perfumery Note: Top
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium
Aromatic Description: Citrusy, slightly fruity, fresh, sweet
Citronella Oil Uses: Excessive perspiration, fatigue, headache, insect repellent, oily skin. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: 1995), 58-67.
Major Constituents: Citronellal Geranoil (-)-Citronellol (-)-Limonene (E)-Methyl isoeugenol Champhene Citronellyl acetate

Safety Information: Tisserand and Young indicate that there is a risk of drug interaction when using Citronella Oil. They recommend a deramal maximum of 18.2%. Reading Tisserand and Young’s full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 251.]

10ml Citronella Essential Oil

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