Lemongrass and Citronella scents

 

Lemongrass is occasionally used as an incense scent, mainly in everyday perfumed-charcoal sticks, or in lower end citronella fly-repellent incense, so it's not an incense that I find fills me with pleasurable anticipation. My encounters with lemongrass incense has been that the scent is fairly simple - some earthy, herby lemon with some lavender and/or sage aspects, and perhaps a musky base (depending on formulation or lemongrass source - Cymbopogon citratus, the West Indian lemon grass, tends to be more lemony, while Cymbopogon flexuosus, the East Indian lemon grass, tends to be more musky), and while generally likeable is not a scent that excites or interests me. 

Lemongrass is an economical plant to convert into essential oil, so it is more likely than not that most lemongrass incense is made with an essential oil; though, to cut costs, it would be blended with a carrier, so would be classed as a fragrance oil rather than a pure essential. 

 

 

 

 Reviews

 

 * = Review over five years old so may not be reliable

 

HEM Lemongrass (P)
 May 2024 - Score: 27

 

 

One Aromatics Lemongrass (P)
June 2017* -Score: 24

 

 

Pan Aroma Incense Sticks - Lemongrass (P)
 May 2013* - Score: 23

 

 

 

Ancient Wisdom Lemongrass (P)
 Dec 2023 - Score: 21

 

Asoka Love in Life Lemongrass (P)
 May 2015* - Score: 20

 

 

 Hari Dashan Citronella Anti-Mosquito Cones (P)

 May 2023    Score: 15

 

 

 Tulasi Citronella Incense Cones (P)

 Oct 2023  Score: 11

 

 

FlyAway Citronella Incense Coil (P)
 March 2017* - Score: 08

 

 

Scents tried: 8
Top: 27

Bottom: 08

Average: 18

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