Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(1)

Key Documents

W230812

Sigma-Aldrich

Citronella oil, Java

natural, 85/35%

Synonym(s):

Citronella grass oil, Cymbopogon winterianus

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

CAS Number:
FEMA Number:
2308
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
Halal
Kosher
natural
food allergen:
no known allergens

grade

Halal
Kosher
natural

Quality Level

reg. compliance

FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 182.20

origin

origin
Indonesia origin

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

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Preparation Note

Extraction method: steam distillation

Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

190.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

87.8 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Customers Also Viewed

Usawadee Sakulku et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 372(1-2), 105-111 (2009-01-24)
Encapsulated citronella oil nanoemulsion prepared by high pressure homogenization at varying amounts of surfactant and glycerol, was studied in terms of the droplet size, stability, release characteristics and in vivo mosquito protection. Transparent nanoemulsion can be obtained at optimal concentration
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
Rui-De Xue et al.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 28(2), 131-133 (2012-08-17)
The insecticidal activity of 4 mosquito coils containing pyrethroid ester insecticides and 1 mosquito coil containing 15% citronella oil was evaluated against adult female Anopheles albimanus, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Two of the pyrethroid mosquito coils containing 0.08% meperfluthrin
Soon-Il Kim et al.
Pest management science, 60(11), 1125-1130 (2004-11-10)
The repellency of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller)-containing products (5% aerosol and 8% cream) against mosquitoes was compared with those of citronella oil, geranium oil and deet, as well as three commercial repellents, Baby Keeper cream containing IR3535, MeiMei cream containing

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service