doTERRA Lemongrass Essential Oil 15 mL

doTERRA Lemongrass Essential Oil
Lemongrass has a bright, fresh citrus-herbal aroma that makes it an easy oil to use in diffusing, home-aroma, massage, and label-directed topical routines.
Why Customers Choose It
15 mL bottle
Fresh, citrusy, herbaceous aroma
Excellent choice for brightening home and diffuser blends
Useful in massage and personal-care routines when appropriately diluted and used as directed
Ginny's Note
I’ve personally used Lemongrass and love its clean, fresh aroma. If you’re deciding between Lemongrass, Lemon, Bergamot, or another bright oil, call or text me at 619-851-8236 and I’ll help you compare them.
What Research Is Exploring
Lemongrass is especially interesting because researchers are studying both the whole essential oil and citral, one of its major volatile constituents. A doTERRA-affiliated study examined Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil—the botanical species relevant to this product—in pre-inflamed human dermal fibroblasts. Citral was identified as its main component, and researchers measured changes in protein biomarkers and gene expression. Both authors were affiliated with doTERRA. This makes the study particularly relevant to doTERRA's research program, but the affiliation is an important potential conflict and the work was performed in cultured cells, not people.
A separate 2024 study coauthored by Brannick Riggs investigated 20 essential oils against two human breast-cancer cell lines, SKBR3 and MCF7. Lemongrass, Lemon Myrtle, Litsea, and Melissa showed strong effects on breast-cancer-cell growth in this laboratory model, and all four contained high levels of citral. The researchers also tested volatile citral and reported antiproliferative effects as well as inhibition of migration and invasion in the cell experiments. This is intriguing mechanistic research, but it is in-vitro breast-cancer cell research—not a study of women with breast cancer. It does not show that diffusing, applying, or consuming Lemongrass treats, prevents, or changes the course of breast cancer in people.
There is also human research in a different area. In a 2025 randomized clinical trial involving 38 dental patients, participants who inhaled lemongrass aroma during nonsurgical periodontal treatment had greater reductions in anxiety scores, heart rate, and blood pressure than the control group. The publication does not establish that its study oil was chemically equivalent to doTERRA Lemongrass. A 2024 scoping review concluded that clinical evidence for lemongrass essential oil remains limited and that more research is needed. Research is continuing.
Read the doTERRA-affiliated Lemongrass cell study on PubMed
Read the Riggs Lemongrass/citral breast-cancer cell study on PubMed
Read the 2025 Lemongrass clinical trial on PubMed
Read the Lemongrass clinical research review on PubMed
Use: Follow the directions and dilution guidance on the current product label.
Caution: Keep out of reach of children. Avoid eyes, inner ears, and sensitive areas. Lemongrass can be irritating to sensitive skin, so follow label dilution guidance.