Description

Benefits

• Grounding — Helps ease tension and bring a sense of inner calm and steadiness, especially in stressful or unsettled moments.
• Meditation — Supports focus and a quiet mind; a classic for meditation and yoga.
• Atmosphere — Creates a warm, cosy and intimate mood.
• Skin & hair — Nourishing in skin and hair blends, and helpful for oily or blemish-prone skin care.
• Fixative — Excellent at anchoring blends, which is why it is widely used in perfumes, soaps and home fragrance.

The Story

• Botanical name — Juniperus virginiana
• Also known as — Red cedar, Eastern red cedar, Virginian juniper, Pencil cedar
• Origin — USA (wild-grown in states such as Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri)
• Part / method — Wood; steam distilled
• Note — Base note, fixative

Tips

• Atlas Cedarwood (Cedrus atlantica) — Warm, woody and resinous; deep and reassuring. Our pick for emotional balance, stress and meditation.
• Himalayan Cedarwood (Cedrus deodara) — Clean, earthy and warm with a sweet resin note; very calming and soothing.
• Virginia Cedarwood (Juniperus virginiana) — Deep woody with earthy, resinous notes that soften and sweeten; steady and calming. Best suited to skin care blends.