| Company | Ingredient Name | ID | Comments | Naturality | Certifications | MOQ | Latin name | Treated part | Geographical origin |
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Lemongrass Oil | - |
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Essential Oil | - | - | - | - |
General Presentation
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CAS N° :
8007-02-1 -
EINECS number :
295-161-9 -
FEMA number :
2624
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Volatility :
Head/Heart -
Price Range :
€€
Physico-chemical properties
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Appearance :
Yellow to pale yellow liquid -
Density :
Pour la variété flexuosus : 0,885 - 0,905 @20°C -
Refractive Index @20°C :
Pour la variété flexuosus : 1,483 - 1,489 @20°C -
Optical rotation :
Pour la variété flexuosus : -4° // +1° -
Vapor pressure :
0,0495 mmHg @20°C -
Flash Point :
92°C (197,6°F) -
Acid Value :
Botanical informations
Botanical name :
Data not available.
Botanical profile :
Lemongrass is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family and to the Cymbopogon Spreng. genus
Chemotypes :
The genus Cymbopogon Spreng (the latin name is coming from the Greek kymbe, meaning boat, and pogon, meaning beard) includes nearly 75 species. Below is a list of the species used in perfumery.
Citronellas:
- Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle - Citronella Ceylan EO, mainly found in Sri Lanka
- Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt - Citronella Java EO, mainly found in Indonesia
- Cymbopogon pendulus (Nees ex Steud.) W.Watson - Citronella Jammu EO, mainly found in India
Lemongrass:
- Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf - West Indian lemongrass EO
- Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.) W. Watson - East Indian lemongrass EO
Palmarosa:
- Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) J.F. Wats. - Palmarosa EO, mainly found in India, Indonesia, and Brazil. Its scent is more rosy than the other species, notably due to its high concentration of geraniol.
Extractions & Uses
Extraction process :
Hydrodistillation of aerial parts
Uses in perfumery :
Due to its high concentration of Citral, lemongrass is used in perfumery for hesperidic notes, colognes, and fresh accords. It brings herbaceous and soft/citrus-like facets, making it interesting for adding natural Citral or creating verbena notes. This ingredient is also widely used in the detergent industry and for air care applications. It can also be used to enhance the crunchy aspect of a fig note when used sparingly.
Stability :
Cymbopogon citratus is less soluble than C.flexuosus, due to the presence of myrcene in its oil.
Citral (geranial & neral) can form diethylacetals, without modifying the raw material’s smell
D-Limonene tends to convert into L-Carvone through time, and to give a minthy note to the oil
The terpenes identified in this raw material can polymerize when they are oxidized
Major Components :
- For flexuosus species :
- Geranial (35 - 47%)
- Neral (25 - 35%)
- Geraniol (1,5 - 8%)
- Geranyl acetate (0,5 - 6%)
- D-Limonene (0,5 - 3,5%)
- Caryophyllene (0,2 - 3,5%)
- 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one (0,1 - 2%)
Photo credits: ScenTree SAS
Other comments :
Lemongrass is part of the Poaceae family, alongside vetiver (genus Vetiveria). Historically, species from the Cymbopogon genus have been used for the isolation of natural Citral. However, with the development of improved extraction methods from Litsea Cubeba essential oil and synthetic alternatives, this practice is declining in popularity.
Labelling
Allergens :
This ingredient is classified as an allergen under European Regulation 2023/1545, dated August 26, 2023.
Its presence must therefore be declared on product labels when it exceeds 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% in rinse-off products.
IFRA
IFRA 51th :
This ingredient is not restricted for the 51th amendment
