Item Description
Item : Cypress red Essential Oil
Deriviative plant : Cupressus Sempervirens
Quantity : 5ml - 10ml
Country of Origin : Australia (flown in)
Botanical Name: Cupressus sempervirens
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Colour: Pale Yellow
Consistency: Thin
Perfumery Note: Middle
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium
Aromatic Description: Fresh, herbaceous, slightly woody, evergreen aroma.
Cypress Oil Uses: Excessive perspiration, hemorrhoids, menorrhagia, oily skin, rheumatism, vericse veins. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 57-65.]
Constituents:Cedrol, Sabinol, Terpenyl Acetate, Camphene, Limonene, Myrcene, Pinene, Sabinene [Shirley Price, The Aromatherapy Workbook (Hammersmith, London: Thorsons, 1993), 54-5.]
Safety Information:Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using Cypress Oil. But it is best to avoid during pregnancy.
Can we apply directly on skin?
1) Not recommended for direct application. It is recommended that you add this to cream base or lotion base.
Is it suitable for diffusers/humifiers?
1) It depends, as we have not added any solubilisers, your humifier/diffuser may get blocked.