Citronella Oil

Storage/Shelf life:    The essential oil has shelf life of 1 year when kept in cool preferably at about 20-25'c 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:     Non-toxic, non-irritant. This oil may cause dermatitis in some individuals. Avid during pregnancy

Application:   This essential oil is added in skin care product for oily skin due to its control of perspiration. Extensively used in soaps, detergents, household goods and industrial perfumes. Employed in insect repellent formulations against moths, ants, fleas, etc, for use in the home and in the garden. Also well known for Flavouring agent in food products.

Solubility:    Soluble in 2 part of 80% ethyl alcohol

Toxicological information:     -15%

Stability:   oral mam LD 50 = 1,000 mg

Use:   Stable, Flammable

Refractive index (20 c):    1.4660 - 1.4800

Specific gravity (20/20 c):    0.8780 - 0.9140

Odour:   Sweet and green-grass odour

Colour/Appearance:     Pale yellow to yellow and clear liquid

Ingredient:   Citronella, Citronellol, Geraniol

Production:   This essential oil is obtained by steam distillation from the fresh,part-dried or dried grass of Cymbopogon winterianus (Andropogon nardus) Family of Gramineae.

Ethnomedical Uses:    Carminative, flavouring agent for food and use as medicine

Origin/Distribution:    Its origin is from Sri Lanka, now extensively cultivated on the southernmost tip of the country.

Common Name:    Citronella oil

Scientific Name:    Cymbopogon nardus

Name:    Citronella oil

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