Industrial packaging of essential oils Cedar wood
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Cedar wood

Pure and natural essential oil

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  • Code: T1229
  • INCI: Juniperus virginiana
  • CAS: 8000-27-9
  • EINECS: 285-370-3
  • Family: Cupressaceae
  • Type: pure essential oil (EO)
  • Chemotype: α-cedrene (about 30%)
  • Food flavoring: No
  • Extraction method: steam distillation
  • Purity: 100%
  • Origin: Morocco

Extraction

Cedarwood essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of wood chips (or sawdust) and appears as an orange-yellow liquid with a typical "pencil wood" odor, dry, slightly balsamic.

Property

The essential oil of this plant, composed mostly of Cedrene, is a valuable source of this active ingredient; non-toxic and non-irritating, it has excellent trichological properties (it combats oiliness in hair) and has also proven effective in treating acne. It is also a well-known insect repellent: well before the invention of DDT, for generations, the most effective preventative remedy against mosquito attacks was an ointment prepared with Cedarwood oil mixed with Geranium essential oil and/or Citronella essential oil. A diffuser is the best way to benefit from this beneficial effect.
It blends well with Benzoin absolute as well as the essential oils of Copaiba, Cypress, Juniper, Patchouli, Rose, and Vetiver.

Uses

Given its insect-repellent nature, cedarwood essential oil is widely used in the production of insecticide and moth-repellent sprays.
It is also occasionally used in cosmetics and perfumery (composition of dry woody notes).
The relevant technical and safety documentation for the product is available upon request.

Botany

Also known as the "Virginia juniper", the cedar is native to North America (Rocky Mountain area). It is found in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, where it grows wild in dense forests. It is an evergreen conifer that can reach thirty-three meters in height, with a sturdy trunk that can reach one and a half meters in diameter. It has a characteristic reddish heartwood and glaucous, needle-like leaves.