Essential oil Lemongrass
CAS: 91844-92-7
Identifiers
Manufacturer
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CAS number
91844-92-7
CAS (all sources)
91844-92-7
CAS (Perfumiarz)
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CAS (PerfumersWorld)
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CAS (FraterWork)
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CAS (EU Hekserij)
91844-92-7
CAS (TSCA Hekserij)
8007-02-1
INCI name (FraterWork)
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IUPAC name (FraterWork)
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INCI (Hekserij)
CYMBOPOGON FLEXUOSUS HERB OIL
EC number (Hekserij)
295-161-9
FEMA (Hekserij)
2724
UN number
3082
Synonyms (PerfumersWorld)
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Synonyms (FraterWork)
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Usage
Use (Hekserij)
Essential oil Lemongrass has a green citrus scent. Not a very strong smell, but
it can easily dominate in compositions, so using a dilution of, for example, 10%
in DPG can be useful. It combines well with green, citrus and spicy scents, but
also with wood. You usually use between 0,1% and 10% of this oil in the
fragrance composition. It is mainly a heart note in perfumes. Chemically not
very stable in soap, but it is often used in that. If dosed high enough, there
is often enough scent left behind to form an acceptable soap perfume.
Physical properties
Properties (Hekserij)
Essential oil Lemongrass is a pale yellow to orange-yellow liquid at room
temperature. The substance has a fairly long shelf life. The oil is made by
steam distillation from the upper parts of Cymbopogon flexuosus (Nees ex Steud.)
W.Watson, AKA lemongrass. Like any essential oil, this one is a mixture of
various substances. An indication of the composition is the following:
25% - Citral
5-10% - Camphene, Geraniol,Limonene, Myrcene
2-5% - Geranyl Acetate, Linalool, Methylheptenone
1-2% - beta Caryophyllene, Citronellol, Farnesol, alpha Terpineol
Regulatory
ADR (Hekserij)
9/III
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