Geranium, Lemon Essential Oil

Lovely Lemon Geranium Essential Oil is gathered from the aromatic culinary plant native to the Western Cape of South Africa.
A rare distillation, this ever-blooming perennial, a gardener’s treasure, has orchid-like pink flowers and fan shaped lemon scented leaves.
Endless are uses for this exquisite oil, including in skin care, cuisine, perfumes, bathing, as a pest deterrent, and all-purpose home freshener.

Botanical Name: Pelargonium citronellum
Botanical Family: Geraniaceae
Extraction Method: Steam
Part of Plant Distilled: Leaves
Country of Origin: South Africa
Cultivation Method: Organic
Composition: 100% Pelargonium citronellum
Consistency: Thin

Scent Description

Friendly floral with a bright, lemony disposition

Blends well with

Frankincense, Rose Otto, Ylang, Myrrh, Hyssop, Spikenard, Clementine, Myrtle, Fragonia, Cilantro, Cardamom, Chamomile, Cape Chamomile, Leleshwa, Marjoram, Peppermint, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Vetiver, Patchouli, Inula, Silver Fir, Lemon Tea Tree, Lavender, Geranium, Jasmine, Vanilla, and Neroli.

Use

One drop makes culinary treats and teas extra lemony. Supreme serum for toning skin and an excellent addition to cleansers. A bathing beauty. Balancing in diffusers. A wonderful companion for walks in the woods to deter flying pests.

Key Constituents

Neral, geranial, and chrysin.

Our lovely Living Libations distillation of Lemon Geranium Essential Oil is from the lemony leaves of the perennial Pelargonium citronellum plant. The aromatic herb is traditionally used in culinary treats and teas for a zingy lemon flavor, and a drop or two of this essence can be used to flavor your favorite cuisine.

As will all geranium oils, Lemon Geranium Essential Oil makes a wonderfully conditioning and astringent skin toner and serum.

Size: 5 ml

Organic Ingredients

100% lemon geranium (Pelargonium citronellum) essential oil.

“The brambled cares of everyday,
The tiny humdrum things,
May bind my feet when they would stray,
But still my heart has wings…
While red geraniums are bloomed against my window glass,
And low above my green-sweet hill the gypsy wind-clouds pass.”
~Martha Haskell Clark