One can purchase citronella oil in home and garden stores. One could purchase citronella oil in places like Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, and local garden stores.
One can purchase Citronella sprays at places such as Amazon and eBay. One should use caution when purchasing Citronella spray because is being phased out by Health Canada.
== == I had a cricket in my house, and I dropped one drop of citronella essential oil on it. It died within 20 seconds.
Citronella oil contains Citronellal (C10H18O), Citronellol and Geraniol.
No, it's a word used for a variety of plants. Citronella candles are candles scented with citronella oil, oil from from plants in the Cymbopogon genus (lemongrass).
Two or three drops of citronella oil per candle is all that is needed.
The scent of the citronella can repel mosquitoes, depending on concentration. The oil can also be used to smother larvae and eggs.
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Citronella oil is derived from the drying of a grassy plant called Cymbopogon Nardus. It is a natural product as opposed to a chemical repellent such as is used in a bug spray repellent.According to the EPA, citronella oil has been used for over 50 years as an insect repellent. It works to repel insects without harming or killing them. Citronella oil repels varies insects such as mosquitoes, black flies, flies and ticks.It has a distinctive odor which makes it difficult for some insects to locate a host.
To dilute citronella oil, combine it with a liquid base. Try combining it with witch hazel, olive oil, vodka, or rubbing alcohol.
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citronella oil and water. you can buy a bottle of concentrated citronella oil at any pharmacy and mix it with water in a spray bottle. smells lovely
Citronella oil is one of the essential oils obtained from the leaves and stems of different species of lemongrass.