Cedarwood (Atlas)

Origin: Morocco

Sizes: 15mL, 120mL

Botanical Family: Pinaceae

Latin Name: Cedrus atlantica

Description: Atlas Cedarwood is a true Cedar. Cedarwoods have a smooth, balmy comforting feeling on the skin and are useful for dry or cracked hands or feet. Cedarwoods can assist with tonifying the qi energy of the whole body and are especially strengthening to the kidneys and spleen-pancreas. This essential oil is astringent, anti-mucolytic, anti-inflammatory, mildly diuretic and assists with lymphatic drainage. Atlas Cedarwood can assist with issues such as scalp/skin disharmonies, itchy skin, acne, chronic congestion, cellulite, edema, breaking down fats after weight gain, lethargy, poor concentration, or lower back pain. Energetically and emotionally, Atlas Cedarwood is a useful remedy during times of crisis or uncertainty, in that it helps to steady the mind, support the nervous system and restore willpower and resourcefulness from a centered and grounded place. It can help to sooth anxiety, uplift depression and restore one’s inner drive and passion.

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