Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil
Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil (Cedrus atlantica)
Common name | Cedarwood Atlas |
Botanical name | Cedrus Atlantica |
Method of Extraction | Steam distilled |
Plant Part | Wood |
Country of Origin | Morocco |
Note | Base |
Description
Cedarwood Atlas Essential Oil (Cedrus atlantica) distilled wood oil
Common name | Cedarwood Atlas |
Botanical name | Cedrus Atlantica |
Method of Extraction | Steam distilled |
Plant Part | Wood |
Country of Origin | Morocco |
Note | Base |
Appearance | yellow to orange to amber viscous liquid |
Aroma | warm camphoraceous top note with a sweet tenacious woody balsamic undertone |
Major Constituents | α-himachalene, β-himachalene; himachalol, α-atlantone, ƴ-atlantone |
Properties | warming, calming, soothing, astringent |
Traditional Uses | exhaustion, nervous tension, anger and stress, oily skin |
Blends well with | bergamot, clary sage, cypress, rosemary, ylang ylang |
Cautions | Generally considered safe by may be best avoided during pregnancy |
The cedar from which the essential oil is extracted originated from the Lebanon cedars which grow wild in Lebanon and Cyprus. It was widely used by the ancient Egyptians and its wood was prized for building.
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