Lemongrass Essential Oil
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Product Snapshot
Product Snapshot
Features & Benefits
- Has skin-cleansing properties
- Purifies the air from bad odors
- Reduces musky aromas in moist, damp environments
- Enhances massage after activity
- Includes the naturally occurring constituents neral, geranial, limonene, and beta-caryophyllene
Aromatic Profile
From the bottle: Strong, grassy, lemon aroma
Key Constituents
- Geranial
- Geraniol
- Neral
- Geranyl acetate
Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Cymbopogon flexuosus† (Lemongrass) oil
†100% pure essential oil
Suggested Uses
Suggested Uses
Applications
- Dilute Lemongrass with V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex for massage after workouts, sports, or just a long and busy day.
- Diffuse 8–10 drops in your favorite diffuser or add a few drops to your cleaning formulas to fill your home with the clean and refreshing smell of Lemongrass and to help with musky odors.
- Make your own substitute for chemical-based air fresheners. Add up to 10 drops to a small spray bottle filled with distilled water and spritz it over carpets, furniture, and linens to eliminate stale odors.
- Add Lemongrass to your nightly face regimen for its skin-cleansing benefits.
Where to Diffuse
- Freshen up a damp or musty bathroom with Lemongrass’s bright, sweet fragrance.
- Bring an uplifting note to a yoga or meditation session by filling your workout room with the crisp, grassy aroma.
Experience
Lemongrass has a citrus-herb scent that can be diffused to help purify the air from musky odors or applied topically for skin-cleansing benefits.
Label Directions
Topical: Dilute 1 drop with 4 drops of V-6™ Vegetable Oil Complex or olive oil. Test on a small area of skin on the underside of your arm and apply to desired area as needed.
Aromatic: Diffuse up to 30 minutes 3 times daily.
Aromatic: Diffuse up to 30 minutes 3 times daily.
Cautions
Keep out of reach of children. For external use only. Keep away from eyes and mucous membranes. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult a health professional prior to use.
Get to Know
Get to Know
Product Background
Lemongrass recalls exotic locales and warm winds and adds a subtle scent of citrus to the air. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) belongs to the Poaceae family, the flowering plants known as grasses. The plant is native to Southeast Asia, South America, and other tropical locations where warm, moist climates encourage its growth. One of the primary sources of Young Living’s Lemongrass essential oil is the Finca Botanica Farm in Guayaquil, Ecuador. You can find Lemongrass in some of Young Living’s most popular products, including Ortho Ease® and Ortho Sport® massage oil.
Scientific name:
Cymbopogon flexuosus
Botanical family:
Poaceae
Region(s) grown:
India, Guatemala, Ecuador
Plant part used:
Herb/Grass
Extraction method:
Steam distilled
YL Region:
Most Young Living Lemongrass essential oil comes from Ecuador and India.
Lemongrass essential oil joined the Young Living family in 1994.
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