BLUE CYPRESS (Callitris intratropica)

Produced through steam distillation of the leaves. The oil is produced in the Northern Territory of Australia, north of Darwin.

SAFETY: Safe at normal dosage. Avoid during pregnancy, lactation, or with small children. Chemical class:

USAGE HISTORY: Very new oil to the aromatherapy market, the tree has been used medicinally by the Tiwi people of Australian for thousands of years. Voted the fragrance of the new millenium, it was also the official fragrance of the 2000 Olympic games.

PROPERTIES:

• Topical; inhalation
• Gauiazulene gives the oil its blue color-it is the only tree oil with a blue component
• Like other blue oils, it is good for sprains, strains, bruises, swelling, and pain relief (Anti-inflammatory)
• Immune system booster, treats and prevents infection (Antibacterial, antiseptic)
• Good for skin conditions involving inflammation, wounds and cuts, burns, insect bites, sunburn (Vulnerary)
• Treats muscular pain, athletic injuries, nerve pain (Antispasmodic, antineuralgic)
• Systems: Immune, integumentary, muscular-skeletal, nervous

PERFUME NOTE: Base note/fixative (Woody, smoky tones with a licorice undertone)
Blends well with tangy, citrus, minty, or flowery notes

EMOTIONAL/SPIRITUAL:

• Chakra: Solar plexus, third eye, crown
• Soothes emotions, brings awareness out of emotion and back into body
• Brings balance to the mind, stabilizes an overactive mind
• Encourages peaceful acceptance of the present
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