Citronella is included in the spice plant that has many benefits, including to repel insects that carry disease germs, such as cockroaches and flies.
According to dr.Kartika Mayasari, flies and cockroaches could be the intermediary of entry of germs into the house. "Because flies and cockroaches like to be a dirty place like a ditch or a trash can," he said at the launch ceremony of Sereh S.O.S floor cleaner in Jakarta (3/10/2017).
Germs that can be carried by these insects, among other causes of typhoid, cholera, to diarrhea.
Surveys conducted by S.O.S in 2017 to more than 500 mothers revealed, 73 percent of mothers considered mosquitoes and cockroaches as the most disturbing insects, followed by ants and flies.
Kartika added, it is very important to maintain home sanitation to maintain family health. Dirty houses are vulnerable to the development of germs, insects, and diseases.
"The glossy and scented floors are not necessarily clean, the house is considered clean and healthy if the family members are free from disease and disease sources," he said.
He added, natural ingredients such as lemongrass was effective to repel insects. "Mosquitoes and insects rely on their sense of smell to look for their victims, and the lemongrass oil produces an odor that mosquitoes and insects do not like," he said.
Citronella plants produce essential oils, citronellols and geraniols that are highly avoided by insects, including ants, mosquitoes, and cockroaches.
Added by Deputy General Manager of Brand Investment & Consumer Engagement S.O.S, Widhya Paramita, citron oil is selected to be the latest variant of SOO floor cleaning products to repel germs and insects.
"We chose the lemongrass because it proved capable of repelling insects but also harmless to use," said Widhya in the same event.
According to dr.Kartika Mayasari, flies and cockroaches could be the intermediary of entry of germs into the house. "Because flies and cockroaches like to be a dirty place like a ditch or a trash can," he said at the launch ceremony of Sereh S.O.S floor cleaner in Jakarta (3/10/2017).
Germs that can be carried by these insects, among other causes of typhoid, cholera, to diarrhea.
Surveys conducted by S.O.S in 2017 to more than 500 mothers revealed, 73 percent of mothers considered mosquitoes and cockroaches as the most disturbing insects, followed by ants and flies.
Kartika added, it is very important to maintain home sanitation to maintain family health. Dirty houses are vulnerable to the development of germs, insects, and diseases.
"The glossy and scented floors are not necessarily clean, the house is considered clean and healthy if the family members are free from disease and disease sources," he said.
He added, natural ingredients such as lemongrass was effective to repel insects. "Mosquitoes and insects rely on their sense of smell to look for their victims, and the lemongrass oil produces an odor that mosquitoes and insects do not like," he said.
Citronella plants produce essential oils, citronellols and geraniols that are highly avoided by insects, including ants, mosquitoes, and cockroaches.
Added by Deputy General Manager of Brand Investment & Consumer Engagement S.O.S, Widhya Paramita, citron oil is selected to be the latest variant of SOO floor cleaning products to repel germs and insects.
"We chose the lemongrass because it proved capable of repelling insects but also harmless to use," said Widhya in the same event.
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