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Blue Cypress Essential Oil

Vial depicting Blue Cypress Essential Oil

Botanical Name: Callitris intratropica Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled Color: Clear to Pale Blue Consistency: Thin Perfumery Note: Top/Middle Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Aromatic Description: Fresh, sweet, with notes of lemon and cedar.

Possible Uses: Arthritis, asthma, fragrance fixative. [Jeanne Rose, 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols (Berkeley, CA: Frog, Ltd, 1999), 51.]

Constituents: Guaiol, guaienes, selinenes, guaiazulene, eudesmols, furanones. [Jeanne Rose, 375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols (Berkeley, CA: Frog, Ltd, 1999), 51.]

Safety Information: Minimal documented information on this oil. No contraindications found.

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