# Cypress Essential Oil

- Link: https://aunaturalorganics.com/shop/cypress-oil-1-7-oz-50-ml/
- Published: 2017-01-19T07:42:00+00:00
- Author: Au Natural Organics Team

## Cypress Essential Oil | Fresh, Woody Aroma

Cypress essential oil offers a fresh, green, woody aroma for diffuser, perfume and
diluted massage blends. This Mediterranean cypress oil is steam-distilled from the
needles and twigs of Cupressus sempervirens. Its resinous scent pairs well with 
juniper, lavender and citrus for a crisp botanical blend.

## Benefits and uses

 * Fresh, green and resinous aroma with a woody finish.
 * Steam-distilled from Mediterranean cypress needles and twigs.
 * Use in aromatic blends or a properly diluted massage oil.

## Details

  |  Botanical name |  _Cupressus sempervirens_ (Mediterranean cypress) |  
 |  Origin |  Mediterranean |  
 |  Part used |  Needles and twigs |  
 |  Extraction |  Steam-distilled |  
 |  Aroma |  Fresh, green, woody |  
 |  Ingredients |  100% _Cupressus sempervirens_ oil |

## How to use cypress essential oil

 1. **Aromatic blends:** use a small amount with complementary oils, following the 
    directions for your equipment or formulation.
 2. **Perfume or body oil:** blend into a suitable carrier or perfume base before applying
    to skin. Follow ingredient-specific dilution guidance.

Essential oils are concentrated. Always dilute before use on skin, patch test first,
keep away from eyes and out of reach of children, and do not take internally. If
you are pregnant or nursing, check with your doctor before use.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does cypress smell like?

Fresh, green and resinous, drying down woody and slightly smoky.

### What blends well with it?

Juniper, cedarwood, lavender and citrus oils.

### Where does it come from?

From trimmings of cypress trees in southern France, Spain and Morocco.

[Read where cypress oil comes from and how it is made](https://aunaturalorganics.com/ingredient/cypress/).

For external use only. Patch test before first use, avoid the eyes and stop use 
if irritation occurs.

### Is this white cypress essential oil?

This product is Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens. Check the botanical
name when comparing cypress oils, because different cypress species are sold under
similar common names.

## Comments

### By: Lucy Lane

- Link: https://aunaturalorganics.com/shop/cypress-oil-1-7-oz-50-ml/#comment-1081
- Published: 2017-12-12T23:11:14+00:00

love the scent