Common name |
Cedarwood Atlas |
Botanical name |
Cedrus Atlantica |
Method of Extraction |
Steam distilled |
Plant Part |
Wood |
Country of Origin |
Morocco |
Note |
Base |
Appearance |
yellow to orange to amber viscous liquid |
Aroma |
warm camphoraceous top note with a sweet tenacious woody balsamic undertone |
Major Constituents |
α-himachalene, β-himachalene; himachalol, α-atlantone, ƴ-atlantone |
Properties |
warming, calming, soothing, astringent |
Traditional Uses |
exhaustion, nervous tension, anger and stress, oily skin |
Blends well with |
bergamot, clary sage, cypress, rosemary, ylang ylang |
Cautions |
Generally considered safe by may be best avoided during pregnancy |