Aroma Profile
✦ Botanical ID
Botanical Name
Juniperus virginiana
Family
Cupressaceae / Cupressaceae
Origin
USA
United States
Cultivation
wild harvest
Extraction
distillation
Note
base note (fixative)
Key Constituents
Chemotype (CT): Cedrol/Cedrene
*Main role: quiet / steady
*Main role: clear / balance
*Main role: gentle, quieter surface
Safety Guide
Safe for adults. Avoid during pregnancy. Safe for adult use. Avoid during pregnancy.
✦Benefits
Deep Grounding · steady body and mind
A woody aroma full of quiet strength. When you feel restless or uneasy, it offers the steadiness of a tree taking root, helps settle thoughts, and brings back inner quiet and firmness.
Respiratory Comfort · an easy breath
Cedarwood’s scent is deep and long. At the change of season, inhaled with steam, it helps ease dryness and discomfort in the airways and brings a deep sense of openness.
Scalp Care · stronger roots
A classic scalp-care constituent. It helps balance scalp oil, ease excess grease, and give the roots a fresh, healthy setting, so hair looks fuller and stronger.
✦Daily Rituals
Meditation Time · quiet sitting
diffuse before meditation or yoga3 dropsCedarwood oil. A deep wood scent can help you come quickly into a focused, quiet state.
Scalp Massage · scalp pause
before washing the hair,2 dropsDrop the oil into a carrier oil and massage the scalp for 5 minutes, then wash as usual. The scalp stays fresh all day.
✦Aromatherapy Applications
Grounding · earth in the room
3 drops cedarwood + 2 drops sweet orange + a wooden diffuser
Cedarwood’s steadiness with sweet orange’s warmth makes a home that feels safe and settled, like winter sun.
Oily Skin · balance oily skin
1 drop cedarwood + 1 drop lavender + 10ml grapeseed oil
For oily skin. Cedarwood can quiet the pores, lavender balances water and oil, and the skin stays fresh and clean.
Hair Strength · stronger hair
2 drops cedarwood + 2 drops rosemary + 10ml jojoba oil
Massage the scalp. It helps the scalp, makes the roots more tenacious, and leaves the hair looking fuller and healthier.