Cedar oil is extracted from the wood of the plant Juniperus virginiana . Cedar oil is widely used in aromatherapy. It is also used as an insect repellent. Cedar wood oils each have characteristic woody odor which may change somewhat in the course of drying out. The crude oil is yellowish or even darker in colour. It is used as fragrance in soap perfumes, household sprays, floor poli shes and insecticides. It is also used for cleaning microscopes. These important constituents if the cedar oil are cedrol and cedrene, and they contribute to the odor of the oil and are valuable to the chemical industry for conversion to other derivativ es with fragrance applications. The oil is therefore used directly and as sources of chemical isolates.
Technical Details
| Botanical Name | Juniperus virginiana |
| Common Name | Red juniper, spanish cedar |
| Family | Cupressaceae |
| Parts Used | Wood |
| Origin | India |
| Mode Of Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Main Constituents | Cedrene, Cidral |
| Description | Clear Transparent Liquid |
| Appearance | Colorless or slightly yellow, somewhat viscid liquid |
| Organoleptic Properties | Woody, Spicy Odour |
| Refractive Index at 20ºC | 1.495 - 1.510 |
| Specific Gravity at 20ºC | 0.910 - 0.950 |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water; soluble in 10-20 volumes 90% alcohol; soluble in ether |
Storage: Well closed in air tight containers away from sunlight and heat preferably in amber color glass containers.
Uses:In perfumery; as aromatherapy oil; as insect repellent
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