Gingergrass Essential Oil
Cymbopogon martinii var. sofia
Gingergrass is steam distilled from the wildcrafted grass of Cymbopogon martini var. sofia, and ours comes from India. It's a cousin of Palmarosa, though the aroma goes its own way: sweet, fresh, lemony, with an exotic edge.
Monoterpenes lead this oil, averaging about 39% across our batches. Camphene is usually the largest single component (typically 6-25% in our batches), with d-limonene at roughly 7-14%. Geraniol and geranyl acetate swing quite a bit from distillation to distillation, with geraniol running anywhere from about 1% to 26%. Gingergrass is valued in aromatherapy for its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties, and it's especially well-suited to supporting emotional balance. D-limonene brings its own cleansing, antibacterial character to the blend.
Every batch we bring in is independently GC-MS tested, and the full report for each one lives right here on this page.
Batch History & Chemistry
| Batch | Distilled | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| GGR-110 | 03/15/2026 | India |
| GGR-109 | 11/15/2023 | India |
| GGR-108 | 01/06/2023 | India |
| GGR-107 | 02/15/2021 | India |
| GGR-106 | 04/15/2019 | India |
- Distillation date
- 03/15/2026
- Extraction
- Steam Distilled
- Cultivation
- Wildcrafted
- Country of origin
- India
Top 5 components
of 128 measured
Batch GGR-110 of Gingergrass (Cymbopogon martinii var. sofia) comes from India, where the grass is wildcrafted and steam distilled. Distilled in March 2026, it carries the bright, peppery-green character that sets gingergrass apart from its palmarosa cousin, with a warm herbaceous base underneath. GC-MS analysis of this batch identified 128 components. Limonene leads at 16.78%, followed by camphene at 11.24% and elemicin at 10.24%, with borneol contributing 8.61%. Monoterpenes dominate the profile at 42.2%, the family associated with fresh, uplifting diffusion and a sense of clarity, while a solid 16.21% monoterpenol content lends the gentle, skin-friendly quality valued in dilute topical blends. This exact batch was independently GC-MS tested, and the full report and certificate of analysis are available to download so you can see the chemistry behind the bottle for yourself.
Chemistry highlights
Batch GGR-110 leans hard monoterpene (42.2% of the profile), and d-limonene leads at 16.78%, above the 6.79-13.78% we have seen across our other Gingergrass batches. Elemicin at 10.24% sits near the top of its historical 0.86-12.59% spread, while borneol at 8.61% nearly touches its 8.73% ceiling. α-Terpineol's 2.11% also edges past the 1.95% high we have on file. The geranyl side is the quiet story here. Geraniol comes in at 0.85% and geranyl acetate at 1.79%, both well under their historical means of 7.41% and 7.56%, so the usual rosy-sweet counterweight is largely absent and the camphoraceous borneol/bornyl acetate pairing (8.61% and 1.07%) carries more of the character. With 128 components resolved and a 15.21% sesquiterpene fraction led by β-caryophyllene at 6.49%, this is a busy, resinous-skewing chromatogram.
