Aadrea Citronella essential oil is a pale yellow to yellowish brown mobile liquid with a slightly sweet, floral, rosy or lemon- like scent, derived from freshly cut or partially dried grasses, (Cymbopogon nardus (Rendal) and Cymbopogon winterianus (Jowitt). Two varieties of citronella oil exist commercially -- "Ceylon type" (derived from C. nardus) and "Java type" (derived from C. winterianus). The main active component(s) in a typical oil sample are: Citronellal (30 - 40%), Geraniol (20 â?? 25%), Citronellol (9 - 14%), Limonene (2 - 5%), Cytronellyl acetate, Geranium acetate, Elemol, and others . Distilled from raw organic plant stocks by steam distillation. Price quoted for each litre (1000ml) of 100% pure organic essential oil