Various essential oils found broad application in the different industries, from the food industry to medicine and cosmetology. One of the most used types of essential oils is essential cedar oil. About properties of this substance the speech in this material will also go.
Under the general concept essential cedar oil a number of the products got from various plants having the word cedar in the name disappears: an Atlas and Himalaya Cedar, the Siberian cedar pine, the Texas cedar which actually is a juniper, a folded thuja (it in Canada is called a red cedar), etc.
All these products have various shades and colors, from yellowish to brown. They differ in structure a little, but all at them at significant amounts have sesquiterpenic alcohol (tsedrol), known also under the name cedar camphor and differing in a pleasant smell.
These substances receive from wood or needles by method of steam distillation. From 100 kg of wood receive from 3 kg of a product. The greatest distribution in the world received Virginia cedar, received from wood of a juniper Virginia.
Important! Often confuse radio cedar with the fat cedar oil produced by an extraction of nutlets of the Siberian cedar pine. In fact it is essentially different substances with different properties.
This product possesses a wide range of useful properties. It with success is applied at treatment of catarrhal diseases and also at diseases of the musculoskeletal device and various diseases of skin. The aroma has the calming effect on the person. It is considered also that the product increases immunity of the person and stimulates processes of regeneration of the damaged body tissues. Besides, this substance is actively used in products of household chemicals and in perfumery.
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In cosmetology essential oil of a cedar is often applied as a part of the face skin and hands drug having the rejuvenating and calming effect. Except skin, it has beneficial influence on a condition of hair, strengthens them and adds them natural gloss.
In certain cases, this product is used in perfumery compositions and also as a fragrance for soap. But, generally it serves as raw materials for receiving a tsedrol and a tsedren which, in turn, are applied in various technological processes of the perfumery industry.
There is a number of the simple recipes allowing to apply this product in house conditions for various purposes both medical, and esthetic. In pure form it is practically not used.
Essential oil of a cedar is not unsuccessfully applied to improvement of appearance and the general condition of hair and head skin. It is considered that it not only strengthens hair and adds them gloss, but also interferes with baldness.
Not bad proved the following recipe: mix of essential oils is formed for what about one part of oil of a ylang-ylang and pistachios, on two parts of a cedar, rosemary and a pink tree and also four parts of a lemon undertakes. Three-four drops of mix add to shampoo and every two days wash with it the head.
Whether you know? One hectare of the coniferous forest for day allocates about four kilograms of essential oil.
Good results are yielded by application of this product when stratifying nails. To return to nails a due look, use mix of essential oils of a cedar and lemon in an equal proportion. Rub with such mix nails that not only stops their stratifying, but also strengthens them.
Successfully apply this product and at anti-cellulite massage. For this purpose take a tablespoon of coconut oil and add six drops of cedar there. Mix is used at massage of problem areas. Such massage has also the calming effect.
For this procedure which is carried out at cough or cold fill with boiled water deep ware and add 5-6 drops of a product there. Curative steam is inhaled by several minutes, having thrown over the head a towel. For the best effect it is deeply necessary to breathe.
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In this case it is possible to use a product in pure form. It is rubbed in joints for two weeks. Before the procedure the joints are recommended to be warmed up, imposing on them warm compresses.
Warm compresses with application of this product will help also at a headache. For preparation of a compress five drops of substance add to a small amount of warm water, soak a gauze in this mix and put a compress to a forehead. The compress is maintained before its cooling.
Aromaterapevta consider that essential cedar oil increases immunity and also normalizes work of heart. Besides, the aroma of cedar camphor calms the person, creates the special situation promoting his psychological relaxation. The necessary effect is created by means of the aromalamp.
To relax and remove stress, aromaterapevta recommend hot bathtubs. For obtaining the necessary effect add to such bathtub 8 drops of a product and to steam of spoons of sea salt. Duration of the procedure is no more than twenty minutes. It is necessary to take a bath before going to bed.
Any medical procedures with use of this product need to be begun with its minimum dosages. Further, in the absence of an indisposition, the dose is increased to optimum value. Too high doses often lead to irritation of skin. No more than two weeks of continuous use of a product are allowed.
Important! Some people have an individual intolerance of essential cedar oil that can be shown after use of medicine after a while. In such cases it is necessary to stop immediately use of medicines as a part of which there is this substance.
Essential cedar oil except useful properties has contraindications and restrictions. It, in particular:
- age limits — can be applied only from 12 years;
- it is forbidden to use during pregnancy;
- application is excluded if the chemotherapy is carried out;
- it is not necessary to use to the person who is in excessively excited state;
- it is forbidden to apply at diseases of kidneys.
As we see, this product is not unsuccessfully applied in medicine, cosmetology and also as the relaksant. Recipes of such application are simple, but it is necessary to consider contraindications and restrictions for application, besides, it is necessary to take simple precautionary measures.