| Red cedarwood
oil actually comes from a type of juniper known as Juniperus virginiana, whose
common name is eastern red cedar. The tree grows prolifically throughout the eastern
United States in untilled fields, clearings, ditches and along fences. Red cedars owe
their widespread distribution to birds, like the cedar waxwing, who relish the tree's
fruits and drop the seeds wherever they go. The
70 or so species of junipers are all members of the cupressaceae family. This family
includes the cypress tree of France, Italy and Spain, which yields cypress oil, and thuja
which yields cedar leaf oil. True cedars such as the atlas cedar of Morocco and the famous
cedar of Lebanon are not members of the cupressaceae family but the pinaceae family which
also contains the pines, spruces and firs. Like these, J. virginiana is an
evergreen, its dark olive green foliage turns rusty brown and sports fleshy purple,
berry-like cones in the winter. The fresh foliage has a peculiar aroma that some compare
to a cat's litterbox! The aroma of the wood however, is richly sweet and balsamic.
Red cedarwood gets its name from its beautiful,
fragrant heartwood. It's an important timber product, cedar lumber is used to make
aromatic chests, cabinets and pencils. The essential oil is distilled from the sawdust and
other by-products of the milling and furniture making processes.
Red cedarwood essential oil can vary in
appearance and aroma depending on the degree of processing. Oftentimes producers will
distill the oil a second time to remove some of the natural constituents (or fractions)
such as cedrol, which can precipitate out of solution and form hard crystalline masses in
the oil. Although the crystalline deposits affect the appearance and pourability of
cedarwood oil, their presence is completely natural. Aromatherapists often prefer the
complete, non-redistilled oil because it contains the full complement of therapeutic
constituents. If crystals do form they can usually be dissolved back into solution by
gently warming the bottle of oil in a warm water bath or the palm of the hand.
Red cedarwood oil is relatively viscous, and can
range in color from light yellow to amber. It has a fresh-woody, slightly bland fragrance
like sandalwood, but lacks sandalwood's rich, animal-balsamic aroma. Red cedarwood oil, or
fractions of cedarwood oil, are sometimes used to adulterate sandalwood because of this
similarity in aroma. Though somewhat tenacious in aroma, red cedarwood oil's dryout note
is unremarkable: woody and slightly balsamic. By itself the oil has an unremarkable
fragrance, but its ability to fix (slow the dissipation) of oils it is blended with -- and
the fact that it doesn't drastically interfere with the aromas of the other oils it is
blended with -- makes cedarwood an especially valuable oil. Blends containing
cedarwood oil show up as fragrances that scent room sprays, cleaners, cosmetics and
perfume.
Cedarwood can impart a subtle, woody balance and
longer life to the powerful floral aroma of rose otto and rose absolute. Dilute 5 drops of
this richly scented blend in one teaspoon of vegetable oil, and use as a perfume:
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