Extracted from the rind of the fruit grown in italy lemon is a light refreshing and cheering oil with a sharp citrus aroma ideal for vaporisation to freshen a room and invigorate the mind and senses blends well with ginger lavender and lemon tea tree organic also known as citrus x limon if you want its scientific name before using essential oils please read the essential oil safety information you will find this on the leaflet inside the oil carton