Citronella Essential Oil | Alabama Essential Oil Company

Name       Citronella Essential Oil Java

Category  Essential Oils

Species    Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt., fam. Poaceae

                 (Graminae)

Part           Grass

Method     Steam distilled

Class        Aldehyde

Country     Indonesia

Code         CymWin2

Cymbopogon winterianus, Citronella Essential Oil Java extracted by steam distillation of fresh plants whose main components  are citronellal, geraniol, geranyl acetate and limonene as the chief constitutents, with geraniol and citronellal higher in concentrations.

Citronella Essential Oil Java odor is fresh and sweet with slightly woody dry notes.  The aroma is attributed to citronellal and geraniol.  Sesquiterpenes and sesquiterpene alcohols like elemol also affect the aroma.  Citronella is used extensively in the soap industry.