BLUE CYPRESS - Sep 10, 2011

A unique Australian essential oil, an essence more ancient than those of Eucalypts or Melaleucas, distilled from the wood of Callitris intratropica - Blue Cypress Oil. Blue Cypress Oil is at present registered as a Cosmetic Excipient, and we will gradually explore its therapeutic possibilities. Callitris Intratropica, or Northern Cypress Pine, is grown on dry areas of the 'top end' of the Northern Territory of Australia

Aromatherapy

Analgesic, insect repellent, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral. A valuable addition to skin products. Used externally the scent is useful in men's products. It treats warts, skin irritations, nappy rash and muscle aches and pains. A superb 'first-aid'oil.

Olfactive

Aromatically speaking, Blue Cypress Oil is in some respects similar to Sandalwood Oil (Santalum album), West Indian Sandalwood Oil (Amyris balsamifera ), Oil of Guaiac Wood (Bulnesia sarmienti), and Vetiver Oil (Vetiveria zizanioides) and perhaps some of the Cedarwood oils, particularly Juniperus virginiana. Long-lasting warm, woody base notes with earthy and smoky tones summarise the organoleptic qualities of the oil.

Top note: Anise, Pine, Conifer

Body note: Sweet Hay, mossy

Base note: Woody, Styrax, Firbalsam, Tonka Bean, Carob

It combines well with lavender, lemon myrtle, the citrus oils, and floral oils.

Click here to download a full monograph for this oil written by Ron Guba. 

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