| Oily complexions respond best to basil, eucalyptus, cedar-wood, cypress, lemon, sage, lemongrass, yarrow and ylang-ylang. |
| Remove any tough outer leaves from the lemongrass then slice the tender insides into wafer thin rings. |
| Most essential oils are clear, but some oils such as patchouli, orange and lemongrass are amber or yellow in color. |
| Islands of tender beef brisket float among rice vermicelli in a delicate lemongrass broth flavored with scallion, cilantro and onion. |
| A typical paste will contain lots of chiles, garlic, shallots, lemongrass, galangal, shrimp paste, black pepper, and sea salt. |
| By the time you leave the city dried chilli, coriander and lemongrass have become as familiar to you as salt. |
