Citronella essential oil is extracted from cymbopogon nardus, which belongs to Grass Citronella. Though it is regarded as inserts repellent essential oil in early times (especially its function against mosquitoes with malaria). It is also useful for fresh mind, cleaning room, and softening skin. It is also used to clean oily skin and sweaty feet. Essential oil are highly volatile, once it contacts with air, it volatilizes. Due to this feature, essential oil must be stored in sealed bottles. Once you open the cap and use the essential oil, you should fix the cap soon after using. Drip several drops of essential oil in the hot foot bath water, it helps to activate blood meridians, and remove the effect of beriberi and foot odor.
Essence
It is distilled from dried grass, and tasted like a combination of fruity and lavender. Its height is around 60 inches, mainly produced in Sri Lanka, Java, Madagascar, and South Africa. Among them, citronella produced from Java has the best quality. Till this century, it is largely used by commercials.In recent years, it has been favored. Although its source is stable, prices have more than doubled since 1996.
Aromatic odor
With very strong lemon scent, the smell is fresh and pleasant.
DIY essential oil
The odor has the same effect, and can be used in combination with other essential oils. It can be applied to essential oil perfumes. Its odor can provide enough herbal aftertaste. It is recommended to blend with sharper odors such as essential oils such as hollywood, eucalyptus leaves and spices.
Spraying insect repellent
It is widely diluted with citronella oil in a ratio of 1 drop to 1 cc of clean water. It can be widely used for environmental cleaning, insect repellent, odor improvement, and can be sprayed on home, clothing, footwear or pets. As a base oil for mosquito repellent, we can add 5 drops and mix with lavender, rose grass and verbena. Dilute the ratio of 1 drop of citronella essential oil in 1 ml of clear water.
Improve hard hair
Drip 3 drops of citronella and 4 drops of lavender, Reconcile with a long hair or two short hair shampoos to soften the hair.
Main functions
Skin curative effect
When mixed with orange and bergamot, it softens the skin.
It regulates the skin and it is effective for large pores. It removes acne and balances oily skin. It is also very beneficial for athlete’s foot and other fungal infections.
Physiological effect
The most important feature of citronella is deworming, which is best used for spraying or incense in the summer. It can also help cats and dogs get rid of fleas.
It can purify the mind and relieve headaches, migraine and neuralgia.
Its features of deodorizing and stimulating properties make the tired and sweaty feet fresh and energetic.
Quite well-known deworming oil, which is harmless to the human body and has a warm smell. It is recommended to be used as a wide-bodied insect repellent indoors. It can also be used for pet flea parasites.
The warm and calm herbal scent is also suitable for assisting the body weakening or the patient’s body nursed back, and providing psychological comfort for infants and young children. For example, infants and young children caused by mosquitoes in the living environment are unstable at night, crying at night, and recommending the fragrance of the perfume.
It can purify and boost emotions and relieve depression. The warm herbal flavor makes people full of simple and natural fragrance environment, as if they are in the hills of Mangga, which can purify and boost the mood and resolve the confusing things.
Tips for usage
1.Incense burners and evaporators: In steam therapy, citronella essential oils can be used as insecticides to treat colds and flu, refreshing brain and patient rooms. In Africa, there is a serious malaria phenomenon, and citronella oil is widely used to drive out mosquitoes carrying this nasty disease.
2.As an adding ingredient of face cream and lotion: When used in the tropics, citronella oil can be worn with confidence because it can get rid of the mosquitoes that carry malaria. In addition, it has a magical refreshing effect on the tired and sweaty feet.
3.It is suitable for essential oils blending with citronella oil: bergamot, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, orange blossom, mint, bitter orange leaf, sage, ylang-ylang, etc.
4.A more irritating essential oil that may irritate sensitive skin, preferably at low doses.