Cedarwood Essential Oil
Balancing Care for Skin & Scalp
Cedarwood, Cedrus altantica, is steam-distilled from the fragrant wood of the Atlas cedar tree, native to the mountains of Morocco and surrounding regions. Warm, rich, and grounding, its woody aroma has made it a timeless ingredient in natural skin care, traditional grooming, incense, and aromatherapy.
Topically, cedarwood is valued for its soothing, protective, and clarifying action. With natural astringent and antiseptic properties, it helps balance sebum production, calm irritation, and support a clearer complexion.
It may help ease redness, itching, and discomfort from eczema, rashes, and other mild skin conditions. Cedarwood also assists the body’s natural healing process by helping keep minor cuts and abrasions clean while reducing acne-causing bacteria.
In hair care, cedarwood offers noticeable scalp support. It helps normalize dry or oily hair, cleanse buildup, reduce dandruff, and encourage stronger hair growth by promoting circulation to the follicles. Many find it helpful for addressing thinning hair, itchy scalp, and dull or lackluster strands.
Its natural insect-repelling properties make it a useful addition to natural bug-repellent blends for soaps, salves, and sprays. The strong, woodsy scent of cedarwood disrupts insects' ability to find food, mates, and shelter by interfering with their pheromones, essentially disorienting them.
Aromatherapy Properties: This warm, grounding, woodsy, and calming oil is often used to ease tension, quiet an overactive mind, and promote emotional balance. Cedarwood promotes stillness, stability, and a sense of rootedness—ideal for stress, restlessness, or nighttime relaxation.
Pregnancy and Children: We do not provide information on the safety of essential oils during Pregnancy or for use in Children because the available information is very ambiguous and often contradictory. If you’re interested in using essential oils during pregnancy or with young children, please do your own research and consult your doctor, midwife, or health care professional before use.
Precautions: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, have a medical condition, or have any medical concerns regarding yourself or your family, consult a qualified, licensed health professional prior to use. For external use only. Keep away from eyes and mucous membranes. Keep out of reach of children.
