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Citronella oil, Java

Certified organic (NOP)

Synonym(s):

Citronella grass oil, Cymbopogon winterianus

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CAS Number:
8000-29-1
FEMA Number:
2308
MDL number:
MFCD00146467
UNSPSC Code:
12164502

grade

Certified organic (NOP)
Halal
Kosher

reg. compliance

FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 182.20

optical activity

[α]/D -9 to +18°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.485 (lit.)

bp

222 °C (lit.)

density

0.897 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

lemon

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Legal Information

Certified organic by MOSA

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H315,H318,H334,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

167.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

75 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C Kongkaew et al.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH, 16(7), 802-810 (2011-04-13)
This review aims to examine the effectiveness of citronella preparation used as a mosquito repellent. Multiple computerized databases such as MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, CINAHL, and AMED, were searched for controlled laboratory experiments that compared the effectiveness of citronella products
B Solomon et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 80(1), 61-66 (2011-09-20)
Citronella oil (CO) has been reported to possess a mosquito-repellent action. However, its application in topical preparations is limited due to its rapid volatility. The objective of this study was therefore to reduce the rate of evaporation of the oil
H P Boruah et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 38(12), 1267-1269 (2001-06-20)
Cadmium at 200 mg kg-1 soil and above concentrations was fatal as growth was inhibited ultimately leading to death of Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt.). The surviving plants at 50 and 100 mg kg-1 treatments also exhibited pronounced retardation of
Wen-Chuan Hsieh et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 53(2), 209-214 (2006-10-20)
This research uses modified orifice method to prepare the O/W type Chitosan encapsulated volatile Citronella Oil microcapsules. In this article, we investigated the forming condition of microcapsules and the influence to sustained release effect of volatile Citronella Oil by applying
Günter C Müller et al.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 24(1), 150-153 (2008-04-29)
The repellent effect of 3 essential-oil-based candles was evaluated in a high biting pressure environment in Israel. In human landing assays, the repellency rate of 5% citronella candles against mosquitoes was 29.0%, of 5% linalool candles was 71.1%, and of
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