Talk:Citronella oil

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Why is Citonella oil effective as an insect repelent? --SAUNDERS 04:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the reference to Pelargonium citrosum in regards to insect repellent efficacy, because it lacks direct application to "citronella oil" which is from Cymbopogon's, not P.citrosum. It's not factually correct to apply P.citrosum to citronella oil, although I have included a link to the wiki article on Pelargonium citrosum. The oils from different plants may have some isolates in common, but that doesn't mean that what applies to one oil automatically applies to another oil. The reality is that citronella oil is a mixture of isolates, including citronellal, which is apparently in very low concentrations in P.citrosum. It's also important not to confuse isolates with the total plant oil, which seems to have also been happening a bit on this wiki page i.e. confusion between "citronellal" (the isolate) and "citronella" (the oil type). And by all means, let's include any references or research that shows that citronella oil is specifically not effective as an insect repellent, if such research exists, but let's not do shakey extrapolations from research that applies to other oils from other species. What we do need, is to define the differences in insect repellent efficacy between the two types of plant-based citronella oil (i.e. Java and Ceylon types), and also the synthetic oil marketed as citronella oil. Apologies for the slightly confusing comment which turns-up in article history re. citronellal and citronellol not occurring in Citronella. I was trying to explain the above and it didn't come-up well. Cheers. --user:John Moss August 2007.

Maha Pangeri
what is that? serching with Google the only references were the clones of Wikipedia.... --192.33.238.6 15:41, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

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if you want above mentioned oil..... pls contact us......0094777581098 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.43.160.87 (talk) 16:38, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Formulations in insect repellant
more needs to be said apart form topical use, ie, candles, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.97.164.124 (talk) 22:56, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Not allowed to use as "insect repellant" in the EU
Since Citronella oil has not been supported as a plant protection product or insecticide (or even insect repellant), it cannot be marketed as such within the EU anymore.

This information is lacking in the article, and I'm not sure if it warrants an entire section or not. For now, I'll edit to mention it in the intro.

I cannot find what I would consider a reliable source for this ban, and since it is not on a "banned" list (it is merely not approved for use and there is no real "approved" list), but a quick google-search will show that the law changed in Sep 2006.Adderkleet (talk) 17:11, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Heath questions section citations
Hi, I was trying to trace the source of info regarding health effects such as heart rate. While the authority is reputable, the CBC link is an FAQ with no further traceability to published literature. My guess is that indicated cause may olfactory stimulation, but I think another citation would be helpful. There are some potential references here:


 * Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals, 2008, ISBN 9780471727613
 * ... which cites Temple, WA, Smith, NA, Beasley, M. Management of oil of citronella poisoning. Clin Toxicol 1991; 29: 257-262.
 * and Mant, AK. Association proceeding VI. A case of poisoning by oil of citronella. Med Sci Law 1961; 1: 170-171.

but this is more than I have time to read right now. Nfette (talk) 09:46, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Adverse health and environmental effects (to-do list)
Just to post a to-do list on the above-mentioned issues.
 * Adverse effects on the lungs and respiratory system.
 * Adverse environmental effects on aquatic organisms.
 * Skin and eye irritant. Photoactive, makes skin lightsensitive and can lead to easy sunburns and rashes.

These potential effects are limited to the use of the essential oil (high concentrations of chemoactive substances), not the plant itself.

RhinoMind (talk) 00:07, 13 August 2015 (UTC)


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