Cedarwood is a very gentle yet powerful oil and has been used since biblical times. Its soft woodsy smell is pleasant and subtle. Cedarwood oil is a thick oil. It is best added to lotions and carrier oils and used as an all over moisturiser. Try using it on your face for those occasional blemishes1.
Cedarwood essential oil is extracted through steam distillation from wood pieces. It’s the perfect warm tone to use in blends of perfumes or colognes. Some of its many benefits include calming, skin support, and digestive support.
Cedarwood Essential Oil Benefits
Acne Prone Skin: Mix with Fractionated Coconut Oil & massage on face and spots. It will clean and moisturise skin.
Itchy Scaly Skin: Mix with Lavender & Fractionated Coconut Oil in roller bottle and rub onto problem area of skin on hands, fingers, toes, & skin folds.
Inflammatory Support: Mix with Cypress, Rosemary, Bergamot and rub onto problem areas.
Immunity Booster: Mix with your favourite oils, warm Epsom salt bath, scrubs, lotions and creams.
Gut Health: Rub on the bottom of feet to assist in calming the gut.
Brain Balancing & Sleep: Massage Cedarwood oil on the spine, back of the neck and on your big toes before bed. There are many health problems when the brain cells have trouble communicating. Cedarwood assist the brain in making more connections.
Hair & Scalp: Mix with Rosemary, Lavender & Fractionated Coconut Oil and rub on scalp regularly to help with keeping the scalp moisturised and assist with hair growth.
Natural Moth Repellant Ball: Put a few drops in a cotton ball and placed in your closet. Air Cleanser: Diffuse a few drops to neutralise household odours.
Bug Repellant: Cedarwood oil is one of the ingredients in Repellant Blend. You can also make your own by mixing with Arborvitae, Melaleuca & Fractionated Coconut Oil. Add Cedarwood, Arborvitae & Tea Tree to water in a spray bottle to repel lice.
In the past, people stored their valuables in Cedarwood chests for safe keeping. Studies show that Cedarwood kills bed bugs and their eggs. Studies also shows that Cedarwood and other essential oils work great to eliminate cattle ticks.2
Cedarwood works on a cellular level to protect us from environmental threats. It assists in our body’s inflammatory response especially to environmental threats.
Can I use Cedarwood Oil for Sleep?
Diffusing Cedarwood in the evening before bed is a fabulous choice for your home. It can relax and soothe the nervous system, this facilitates a good nights rest. Cedarwood has a sedative action on the mind and body, making it perfect for bedtime blends and sleepy dreams. Its woody scent is calming and grounding. It also wards of negative thoughts and worries.
It has benefits for the respiratory system as well, soothing congestion and assisting against infections. Cedarwood makes a great substitution oil for other strong respiratory oils, like eucalyptus.
With hope, blessings and in abundance
Tracey
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