Cade Essential Oil

Description

Botanical Name: Juniperus Oxycedrus

Plant Part: Wood

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

Origin: France

Description: A large evergreen shrub up to 13 feet high, with long dark needles and brownish-black berries about the size of hazelnuts. The essential oil is obtained by destructive distillation from the branches and heartwood.

Color: Clear orange-brown to dark brown oily liquid.

Common Uses: Cade Essential Oil is often used as an ingredient of liniments and ointments for chronic skin diseases of the scaly and moist types, as eczema, psoriasis, and prurigo, and in parasitic disorders and various types of ringworm. Properties of Cade Oil include being analgesic, anti-microbial, anti-pruritic, antiseptic, disinfectant, parasiticide and vermifuge.

Consistency: Medium

Note: Base

Strength of Aroma: Medium Blends well with: Cedarwood, Clove Bud, Labdanum, Origanum, Rosemary and Thyme. Aromatic Scent: Cade has an intense, tar-like, woody, dry, smoky phenolic odor. History: Native to southern France, Cade is now common throughout Europe and North Africa.

Cautions: Non-toxic and possible sensitizing. Use well diluted. Avoid during pregnancy.