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.
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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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