Fragrant Lemon Essential Oil

Fragrant lemon (Citrus × limon ‘Rosso’), known as Xiangshui lemon or “Perfume lemon,” is prized for its intensely aromatic peel. Widely cultivated across southern China and partly in Southeast Asia, it has become especially popular in hand-pounded lemon tea, where the fruit is gently crushed to release the fragrant oils held within its peel. areme’s fragrant lemon is grown with minimal intervention in Laos and steam-distilled in Vietnam.

What sets fragrant lemon apart is the unusual complexity of its aroma. Rather than the sharp, straightforward citrus character often associated with lemon, its scent is remarkably smooth and layered. Fresh citrus merges with soft green and delicate floral notes, while a subtle, unexpected sweetness emerges underneath. These nuances seem to flow into one another, creating an aroma that feels almost naturally composed, more like a fragrance than a simple citrus note. It is this exceptionally perfumed character that gives fragrant lemon its evocative name.

Still rarely encountered as an essential oil, fragrant lemon offers a distinctive and refined expression of lemon with intriguing potential as a material for natural perfumery.