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Citronella oil

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Citronella oil structure

Citronella oil 

structure
  • CAS No:

    8000-29-1

  • Chemical Name:

    Citronella oil

  • Synonyms:

    Citronella oil;Oils,citronella;Oils,essential,citronella;Essential oils,citronella;Citronella oils;Essential citronella oil;Avon Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard;Oil of Citronella;Citronella essential oil;Citronella essential oils

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Fragrance Ingredient

Description

Yellow liquid; relative density: 0.8842-0.8965; refractive index: 1.4650-1.480; with a strong grass aroma.

Citronella oil Basic Attributes

154.253

154.135757

616-771-7

33012920

Characteristics

17.1

3.48

Liquid

0897 g/mL at25 °C(lit)

147 deg C

222°C(lit)

195°F

n20/D 1.471(lit.)

Soluble in ethanol

2-8°C

2.5X10-1 mm Hg at 25 deg C (est)

Specific optical rotation: +11.50 deg at 25 °C/D

Intense lemon-citronella-rose odor

Safety Information

32

UN 1760 8/PG 2

2

34-43-41-37/38-36/37/38

26-36/37/39-45

GE8750000

C,Xi

Stable. Flammable.

P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P342 + P311

H315-H318-H334-H335

Citronella oil Use and Manufacturing

Citronella oil is one of the important natural spices. It can be directly used as soap spices, mainly used for separation and extraction of citronellal and geraniol, and further to synthesize citronellol, hydroxy citronellal, rose alcohol, menthol and other important spices. Soap perfumery, manufacture of hydroxycitronellal, insect repellent.

Drug Function and Efficacy

Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, detumescence

This ingredient has been used in drugs with the following functions (note: it does not mean that the ingredient itself has the following health functions)

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