Citronella Essential Oil

Citronella Essential Oil

Citronella Essential Oil (Cymbopogon winterianus) from Indonesia is Therapeutic Quality Essential Oil steam distilled from the leaves.

Citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus) is the one most commonly used. This Citronella Essential Oil contains citronellal, geraniol, geranyl acetate and limonene as its chief constituents. The main producers of this essential oil are China and Indonesia. Citronella oil is also produced by certain other Asian, South & Latin American and African countries in smaller amounts.

Citronella is a grass that mainly grows in some Asian countries and some islands of the South Pacific. It has a rich, crisp lemony aroma. Citronella Essential Oil is extracted from two varieties of citronella. The first one is the Ceylon variety, whose scientific name is Cymbopogon nardus and the second one is Java variety, called Cymbopogon winterianus. In both cases, the essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the fresh plant.

CAUTION

Although this essential oil is quite common and used in many, many products, it can be extremely irritating to skin and lungs. MUST be diluted more that other essential oil. NOT recommended for topical use.

All our Artisan Aromatics pure essential oils, aromatherapy blends and oil products are therapeutic quality. Using our 20+ years of experience, we’ve gathered the finest quality oils from around the world. To ensure that our pure oils are as fresh and potent as possible, our oils are bottled by hand here in the USA only after we receive each order.

IMPORTANT: All issues that pertain to your physical or mental health should be discussed with and supervised by a licensed health care professional. Keep all essential oils away from and out of reach of children. We recommend you consult a trained aromatherapist before using essential oils with children under 16 years of age. Always follow the general safety guidelines for using essential oils; these can be accessed by clicking the link below.

Disclaimer: Information provided in this description is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be used in/for the treatment, cure, mitigation or diagnosis of any mental or physical disease or illness or as a substitute for consulting with a physician or other appropriately trained and licensed health care professional. Artisan Aromatics is not responsible for any adverse effects resulting from the improper use of any suggestions, products, preparations, or procedures mentioned or from attempts to follow historical reports of a plant’s uses.  Please note that essential oils do not necessarily have the same properties as other types of herbal preparations of the same plant and since essential oils are the most highly concentrated type of preparation made from plants, they can have toxicity issues not arising from use of other types of herbal preparations of a given plant.