Description

Citronella Essential Oil

Citronella Essential Oil

Latin Name : Cymbopogon Nardus.
Part Of Plant Used : Dried Grass
Source : Java.
Extraction Method : Steam Distillation.

This Oil is steam distilled from the leaves and stems of the Cymbopogon species of plants, especially Cymbopogon nardus. Citronella oil is famous as a plant-based insect repellent, a bio-pesticide with a non-toxic mode of action, and registered for this use in USA since 1948. Main countries to produce this oil are Indonesia and China, who together make about 40% of the world’s citronella essential oil.

All our Essential Oils (10 ml) studiously selected, bought more often than not from primary sources. Tested for purity and subject to rigorous quality control standards.

Above all, we have been sourcing and bottling wholesale essential oils for over 15 years. Gradually weeding out unreliable supply lines and always striving to improve quality and value.

As a result we believe our essential oils offer the best quality and value available on the market.

Essential oils often use for aromatherapy, therefore it´s a form of alternative medicine in which healing effects ascribe to aromatic compounds.

Aromatherapy may be useful to induce relaxation, after that there is not sufficient evidence that essential oils can effectively treat any condition. Improper use of essential oils may cause harm including allergic reactions and skin irritation.

Essential oils generally extracted by distillation, in other words by using steam. In addition, other processes include expression, solvent extraction, sfumatura, absolute oil extraction, resin tapping, wax embedding, and cold pressing.

They use in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products.

Take a look also to our Clary Sage Essential Oil.

Properties

Other than being useful as an insect repellent for the skin, this oil is good for excessive perspiration, oily skin and hair, and works as a deodorant. It, said to soothe pain due to rheumatism and arthritis, and resist flu, colds and minor infections. The oil is good for the digestive system to heal colitis, intestinal infections, and get rid of intestinal parasites. It eases menstrual cramps and pain, and speeds up the heartbeat. Used in a vaporiser, known to dispel fatigue, headaches, and neuralgia, and create a mood of cheer and optimism. Avoid use during pregnancy, and in children under 3. Do not consume internally.

Ancient cultures in India, Egypt, and elsewhere, where the Cymbopogon species of grasses. It grew used them to repel insects, especially mosquitoes. In those times, people settled near rivers, and water bodies. While this was a good thing in many ways, it also meant an abundance of insects, mosquitoes, which brought disease and killed people. So, the use of this grass as repellent was a matter of life and death at that time.

An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants, for instance ecological.

Children may be particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of improper use.