Lemon Grass Oil

Storage/ Shelf life:    The essential oil has shelf life of 1 year when kept in cool preferably at about 20-25c dry place and protected from light in their original packaging. Keep containers tightly sealed.Each container that has been opened should be used rapidly or repacked in sterile packaging and conditions.

Caution for use:    This essential oil may cause hypersensitivity of skin. This oil must be added at the end of cold preparations and at 35-40c for emulsions while cooling. The activities of essential oil are best maintained when not heated. 

Application:    Lemongrass oil is widely used in cosmetic industries especially in perfumery, soap, hair care products and deodorant polishes industries

Uses:    0.5-5.0%

Chemical constituents:    Citral, myrcene

Stability:    Not stable to excess heat, acidic and basic pH. Reactive with reducing and oxidizing agent.

Solubility:    Practically insoluble or insoluble in ethanol

Refractive index (20c):    1.4800-1.4900

Specific gravity (20/20 c):   0.8750-0.8850

Odour:    Fresh green sweet lemon fruit odour

Colour/ Appearance:    Yellow, yellow-brown or red dish brown and clear liquid

Production:    This essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the fresh leaves of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steudel) W.Watson or Cymbopogon citrates Stapf

Ethnomedical Uses:    Carminative, antiemitic, promoting sweat,antipyretic, anti-inflamatory

Origin/ Distribution:    This plant is widely cultivated in Thailand and used in Thai cuisine as spice.

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