{"product_id":"urban-sun-citronella-essential-oil","title":"Urban Sun - Citronella - Essential Oil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order, dispatch date to be confirmed.\u003c\/strong\u003e The summer one. Citronella is the oil people have reached for on verandahs for a century, bright and lemony with a grassy edge, and it is also a straightforward way to deodorise a room without a synthetic air freshener. Marked 100% organic and pure on the bottle, 15ml of \u003cem\u003eCymbopogon Nardus\u003c\/em\u003e, bottled in Australia on the Gold Coast. \u003cstrong\u003eOne thing to know before you buy: Urban Sun say to avoid citronella while pregnant or breastfeeding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch date to be confirmed.\u003c\/strong\u003e It depends on the maker's next delivery. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eEmail us\u003c\/a\u003e for the current estimate. Payment is taken at checkout, which is how we hold your bottle against the order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrdering other things too?\u003c\/strong\u003e Tell us and we will split the parcel so the in-stock items leave now at no extra cost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChanged your mind?\u003c\/strong\u003e Email us any time before it ships and we will refund it, no questions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle oil, not a blend.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCymbopogon Nardus\u003c\/em\u003e, marked 100% organic and pure on the carton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15ml amber glass.\u003c\/strong\u003e Roughly 300 drops, with an integrated dropper insert.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAustralian owned, bottled on the Gold Coast.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Sun are a family-run business, certified Australian owned. The oils themselves are sourced rather than grown here.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for outside.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright lemon over cut grass. It is the scent of a summer evening on a deck, and it is also genuinely useful for knocking back a stale room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot during pregnancy.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Sun are explicit about this one, so we are too.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan and cruelty free.\u003c\/strong\u003e Both stated by the brand for this product.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003ePūrē Standard\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy we bought it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Summer is when the most synthetic product enters an otherwise careful home: plug-in repellents, coils, aerosol sprays. Citronella is the oldest alternative, it is one ingredient, and you control where it goes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne ingredient, named properly.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCymbopogon Nardus\u003c\/em\u003e is on the bottle. Worth checking, because citronella is often sold as a blend with lemongrass or eucalyptus without saying so.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmber glass, which matters here.\u003c\/strong\u003e Citrus-type oils are the quickest to degrade in light. Amber glass is not styling, it is what keeps this one usable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn insects, we are going to be careful.\u003c\/strong\u003e Citronella's traditional use outdoors is well known and Urban Sun describe it as an insect repellent. We are not going to tell you how well it works, because we have not seen testing on this bottle and a diffused oil is not a registered repellent. Treat it as the pleasant traditional option, not as protection in a mosquito-heavy spot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere we would like more.\u003c\/strong\u003e The carton says organic but Urban Sun do not name a certifying body, publish a GC\/MS batch report, or state which country the botanical was grown and distilled in before it was bottled here. We have asked. 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That figure is Urban Sun's own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn your skin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dilute first, at 2 to 3% in a carrier oil. That is Urban Sun's own range for this oil. Never apply it neat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutside.\u003c\/strong\u003e In a diffuser on a covered verandah, or a few drops on a terracotta tile or an unglazed pot near where you sit. It needs to be close to you to be noticeable at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTo freshen a room.\u003c\/strong\u003e A few drops in a bowl of hot water will lift a stale or smoky room quickly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eSafety\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvoid while pregnant or breastfeeding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Sun's own wording, and the reason we have not tagged this one kids and pregnancy safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor diffusing and external use only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Do not ingest it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlways dilute before applying to skin.\u003c\/strong\u003e Patch test first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep out of reach of children and animals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePets.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Sun flag no specific pet warning for citronella, but it is closely related to lemongrass, which they do flag. If you have a cat or a dog, take the cautious reading and use the cedarwood instead.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eGood to Know\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe dropper insert is plastic.\u003c\/strong\u003e The bottle and carton are glass and card, but the integrated dripolator is not, so we have not tagged this plastic free.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutdoors, scent disperses fast.\u003c\/strong\u003e Anything diffused in open air works within a small radius at best. Keep it near you and expect to top it up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot gift boxed.\u003c\/strong\u003e It arrives in its own printed carton, which is handsome, but it is not wrapped.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% \u003cem\u003eCymbopogon Nardus\u003c\/em\u003e (citronella) oil. 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