Snapshot
- Overview
- A lemongrass oil used for scent that may irritate sensitive skin.
- Category
- Fragrance
- Type
- Essential Oil
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil
This essential oil, steam-distilled from Cymbopogon schoenanthus, has a sharp, citrus aroma. It's used to give perfumes and cosmetics a fresh scent, though it can be sensitizing for some and direct skincare performance data remain limited.
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Our take
Is Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil a Good Ingredient?
Fair rating: it delivers a fresh scent but offers limited skin benefits, and its volatile fragrance components can provoke sensitivity. Risk: higher likelihood of irritation or allergic reactions, especially on reactive or compromised skin.
What it does
Skin Benefits
Elevates the sensory experience with a lemony aroma and can help mask unwanted odors. Evidence for direct skin-improving effects is limited, and it may bother sensitive skin.
Where you'll find it
Uses in Skincare & Cosmetics
Common in perfumes, body mists, deodorizing body washes, and scented lotions to impart a lively scent profile.
Before you use it
Safety
This essential oil contains known fragrance allergens and may cause irritation or sensitization. Use at low concentrations and discontinue if stinging, redness, or itching occurs. In perfumery it is typically used under IFRA concentration guidelines.
Products with Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil
