CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL
"Lemon Grass Oil; Indian Verbena Oil; Indian Melissa Oil". Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon citratus, Poaceae. It contains citral (75-85%), methylh…
CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL is linked to 1 EU annex record on this page.
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| Market | Evidence status | Records | Source language |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Evidence linked Restricted entry found Open this evidence | 1 | English and EU languages |
| Great Britain | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Canada | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and French |
| New Zealand | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| ASEAN | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and national languages |
| China | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Chinese with selected English material |
| Japan | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Japanese; official English translation available |
| South Korea | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Korean with some English names |
| United States | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Australia | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Brazil | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Portuguese with INCI crosswalks |
| India | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and Hindi |
| Saudi Arabia | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Arabic and English |
What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- OIL
- Stated biological parts
- LEAF
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Cymbopogon citratus
accepted(DC.) Stapf
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL
INCI name
CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL
Description
"Lemon Grass Oil; Indian Verbena Oil; Indian Melissa Oil". Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil is an essential oil obtained from the leaves of the Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon citratus, Poaceae. It contains citral (75-85%), methylheptenone, citronellal, geraniol, limonene
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 39457
- Imported identity
- CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL
Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil; Cymbopogon Flexuosus Oil; Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil
Key data
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Cymbopogon citratus
West Indian lemongrassLemon Grass
9 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
- ASPERGILLUS/TURNIP ROOT/EUTERPE Oleracea FRUIT/PHASEOLUS Angularis SEED/ACEROLA FRUIT/ANISE FRUIT/AVOCADO FRUIT/GYNOSTEMMA Pentaphyllum LEAF/PANICUM Italicum SEED/CICER Arietinum SEED/PEA SEED/OAT SEED/HORDEUM Vulgare SEED/ORANGE FRUIT/EQUISETUM ARVENSE/CASHEW/CURCUMA Zedoaria ROOT/ERYTHROXYLUM Catuaba WOOD/PUMPKIN FRUIT/MYRCIARIA Dubia FRUIT/PAULLINIA Cupana FRUIT/BACCHARIS GENISTELLOIDES/KIWI FRUIT/MILLET SEED/UNCARIA Tomentosa WOOD/PSIDIUM Guajava FRUIT/CLOVE BUD/PHASEOLUS Vulgaris SEED/ORYZA Sativa SEED/ARCTIUM Lappa ROOT/SESAME SEED/LAMINARIA Japonica LEAF/CINNAMOMUM Cassia BARK/POTATO ROOT/ECHINODORUS Macrophyllus LEAF/GINGER ROOT/WATERMELON FRUIT/AVERRHOA Carambola FRUIT/STEVIA Rebaudiana LEAF/SOYBEAN SEED/SORGHUM Bicolor SEED/CORN SEED/TOMATO FRUIT/PRUNUS Domestica FRUIT/CARROT ROOT/PORPHYRA YEZOENSIS/PINEAPPLE FRUIT/PASSIFLORA INCARNATA/COIX LACRYMA-JOBI MA-YUEN SEED/BANANA FRUIT/PAPAYA FRUIT/PFAFFIA Paniculata ROOT/LECYTHIS Ollaria SEED/CAPSICUM Annuum FRUIT/ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI SEED/MYRCIA AMAZONICA/LEPIDIUM Meyenii ROOT/ Ilex Paraguariensis LEAF/WHEAT SEED/MANGO FRUIT/MANIHOT Esculenta ROOT/TABEBUIA Avellanedae BARK/ORYZA Japonica SEED/PHASEOLUS Vulgaris SEED/MELON FRUIT/SMALLANTHUS Sonchifolius ROOT/PYRUS Communis FRUIT/RYE SEED/APPLE FRUIT/GRAPEFRUIT LEAF/LEMON FRUIT/CYMBOPOGON Citratus LEAF/NELUMBO Nucifera RHIZOME/LENTIL SEED/ROSEMARY LEAF/UNDARIA Pinnatifida LEAF/ALOE Arborescens LEAF/PANAX Ginseng ROOT/SPARASSIS Crispa Fruiting BODY/CHLORELLA VULGARIS/PLEUROTUS Eryngii Fruiting BODY/PLEUROTUS SAJOR-CAJU Fruiting BODY/OLIVE LEAF/CAMELLIA Sinensis LEAF/LAMINARIA Japonica ROOT/FUCUS VESICULOSUS/CLADOSIPHON OKAMURANUS/HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA/CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA/ANTHEMIS Nobilis FLOWER/ARTEMISIA Princeps LEAF/SASA Veitchii LEAF/CHAENOMELES Sinensis FRUIT/CORDYCEPS SINENSIS/AMPELOPSIS BREVIPEDUNCULATA/ALPINIA Speciosa LEAF/TURMERIC Root Ferment Extract
- Cymbopogon Citratus Extract
- Cymbopogon Citratus Flower Water
- Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf
- Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Extract Oxidized
- Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Powder
- Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Water
- Cymbopogon Citratus LEAF/STEM Oil
- LACTOBACILLUS/RHODOPSEUDOMONAS/SACCHAROMYCES/MOLASSES/LAVENDER/THYMUS SERPYLLUM/CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS/PEPPERMINT/MELISSA OFFICINALIS/CHAMOMILLA Recutita FLOWER/BERGAMOT LEAF/SPEARMINT/ROSEMARY Ferment Filtrate
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How CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 1 annex record. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex record shows where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL is also tagged with 2 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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This page combines the CosIng inventory entry for CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS LEAF OIL with 1 linked Annex II–VI record from the local dataset built from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials.
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