It’s possible that you, like me, first heard about citronella in the context of a bug-repelling candle. The name sure sounded beautiful, and decidedly not synthetic; but I didn’t give it muchmore thought until I met dōTERRA® Citronella essential oil. Here was that same inviting name, and I had to find out what it was all about. Here are the results of my learning!Citronella comes to us from the thin, bright green blades of a tall grass native to Asia. Three-and-a-half pounds of plant material give their essence to fill each dōTERRA bottle, which emits a clean and fresh scent similar to Lemongrass at that delightful moment when the cap is twisted off. The reason we associate Citronella with bug-repelling candles is that citronella is actually a registered insect repellent, in the United States at least. Naturally, it’s a component of candles created to burn outdoors and facilitate a comfortable visiting envir