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Lemongrass Oil

CAS
EC
Material type
natural absolute
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

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Cost
Stock
Compatibility tags
fruity
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
green
Note tendency
Base
Descriptors
fruitysweetfresh

A vibrant, tart lemon-peel character with a distinctly grassy, hay-like undertone driven by high citral content. Sharp and zesty on first sniff, softening into a slightly sweet, herbaceous green facet as it dries down.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
7 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
8 / 10
naturals · No. 245

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 229.

TOPtenacity · moderatesteam distillation
freshgrassylemon-likeherbaceous
Appearance

Yellow or amber-colored, somewhat viscous liquid

Solubility

Able to keep 2-3% of water clearly dissolved at room temperature

Odor

Very strong, fresh-grassy lemon-type, herbaceous or tea-like odor

Uses in perfumery

Not used very extensively in perfumes

Uses in flavor

Used as starting materials in the production of ionones, methylionones, vitamin A

Production

Steam distilled from the fresh or partly dried leaves

Identity
Aliases · 6
Cymbopogon CitratusCymbopogon FlexuosusExpressed Lemon OilLemon Oil, SesquiterpenelessLemon Oil, TerpenelessWest Indian Lemongrass
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