Name       Cedar Wood Essential Oil, Blood Cedar, Virginia

Category  Essential Oils

Species   Juniperus virginiana L., fam. Cupressaceae

Part          Heartwood

Method     Steam distillation

Class        Sesquiterpene

Country    USA

Code        JunVir3

Cedar Wood Oil, Blood Cedar wood essential oil is the Best American cedar wood oil period!  NEW LOWER PRICES.  It has amazing odor and beautiful red color.  It is a deep, rich cedar wood, smooth yet tenacious.  Should result in a nice color in a final soap product.  It is the preferred heartwood of older trees that gives this rich hue and undeniably superior scent.  The Aroma is oily woody, slightly sweet, mild and pleasant and somewhat balsamic.  A natural constituent, Cedrol, though virtually odorless will crystalize in aging oils.  This lot already has a high Cedrol content but a prominent cinstituent, Cedrene, a sesquiterpene, may slowly convert to Cedrol or Cedrenol during the aging of the oil.  It is used extensively in aromatherapy, soap making and the perfume industry.  Mixed with Ceylon Citronella it can be used as a mosquito repellent.  The dry woody character of the oil permits it to blend well with Patchouli, Sandalwood and Vetiver, however it has been used in the industry as an adulterant for these same oils. Furthermore, when properly applied it tends to act as a fixative.