Cedarwood Oil
| Botanical Name | : | Cedrus deodara | |
| Common Name | : | Cedar oil, Cedrus deodara oil | |
| CAS # | : | 8000-27-9 | |
| Plant Parts Used | : | Wood | |
| Extraction Method | : | Steam distillation | |
| Color & Odor | : | Light golden yellow viscous transparent liquid with woody, sweet, slight aroma |
Description :
The trees grows upto 30 m, single-stemmed, crown narrowly erect to conical, round or flattened. Bark is brown, exfoliating in thin strips, that of small branchlets (5-10 mm diam.)
Constituents & Specifications :
Cedarwood oil has various chemical compounds that include atlantone, caryophyllene, cedrol, cadinene, a-cedrene, b-cedrene, thujopsene, other sesquiterpenes and widdrol.
Specific Gravity : 0.97200 - 0.98300 @ 25°C
Refractive Index : 1.51400 - 1.52900 @ 20°C
Properties :
Antiseborrhoeic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, fungicide insecticidE and tonic. It has a calming and soothing effect on the mind and is of great help in conditions associated with anxiety and nervous tension
Benefits & Uses :
- Cedarwood oil benefits the skin by its sedating ability which relieves itching. Its astringent action is great for acne, oily skin as well as for hair and dandruff.
- It is useful for chest and urinary infections, arthritis and rheumatism.
- This high graded fragrance oil is excellent to scent candles, freshen potpourri, in soap making, massage oils and bath oil and high class perfumery.
- Cedarwood is excellent repellent used for mothproofing and other insects.