Cedarwood essential oil feels like a walk through a beautiful forest – warm, welcoming and calming to the senses. This oil is great for everything from focus to skincare to sleep and is one we always have on hand.

JUST A DROP OF CEDARWOOD

• Has a grounding, soothing, woodsy aroma
• Creates a tranquil environment when diffused
• Supports a calm, focused mental state
• Wonderful to help wind down at the end of the day
• Helps maintain the appearance of youthful skin and healthy-looking hair
• Can be used to help fend off outdoor annoyances (pairs well with Citronella!)
• Has natural skin-cleansing and deodorizing properties
• High in sesquiterpenes

BACKGROUND

Young Living’s Cedarwood essential oil is steam distilled from the bark of Cedrus atlantica, a close relative to the biblical Cedars of Lebanon, or Cedrus libani. Historically used by the ancient Egyptians in ceremonial rites, this variety of cedarwood is now grown primarily in Morocco.

Cedarwood was traditionally used for cleansing rituals, both physical and emotional. The Chinese, Sumerians and Egyptians used oil of cedarwood for embalming, disinfecting, hygienic, and other purposes more than 5,000 years ago and it was mentioned on a Babylonian tablet dated 1800 B.C. for multiple uses.

KEY CONSTITUENTS

Constituents are naturally occurring compounds in plants (and therefore essential oils) that give them sprecic health-supporting properties. All three of the key constituents found in Cedarwood are sesquiterpenes. In fact, Cedarwood is 98% sesquiterpenes, the oil with the highest amount!

• Alpha-himachalene, Beta-himachalene, Gamma-himachalene: These compounds stimulate the limbic system of the brain, help lower brain waves from overly active to focused or from focused to meditative, help elevate the mood and calm the body.

Sesquiterpenes are a powerful tool! They help with oxygenating the pineal and pituitary glands, which are responsible for producing hormones related to sleep and stress. Sesquiterpenes also stimulate Beta Wave production in the brain, which helps with focus. When we are performing a difficult task or working on a problem, our brain increases the amount of beta waves. Sesquiterpenes stimulate and support that natural production and therefore ability to focus. These compounds also help delete negative information in the cellular memory, making them extremely helpful tools when experiencing or processing trauma of any kind (chemical, medical, physical, emotional, relational).

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