News|Articles|July 18, 2025

Lemongrass antiseptic

Fun fact! Citral, the main constituent of lemongrass, is what gives the plant its lemony smell, but citral is also a powerful cleansing antiseptic distilled from the stems of lemongrass to use in soaps, perfume, and cleaning agents.

Citral, the main constituent of lemongrass, is what gives the plant its lemony smell, but citral is also a powerful cleansing antiseptic distilled from the stems of lemongrass to use in soaps, perfume, and cleaning agents.

Source: Wisconsin Horticulture Division of Extension. Lemongrass, Cymbopogon spp. https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/lemongrass/ (accessed 2025-07-17).


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