Saturday, July 11, 2015

Spotlight: Arborvitae Essential Oil

I thought it might be fun to start doing a spotlight on different essential oils.  

Today I am going to focus on Arborvitae.   

Arborvitae is steam distilled from the wood, needles, twigs.  
Country of Origin:  Typically Canada

It is also referred to as Western Red Cedar or the "Tree of Life" . You will see oil companies refer to it as Arborvitae, Thuja, Thuja Plicata, or Western Red Cedar.

Arborvitae has a very woodsy, earthy scent. It is know for repelling insects, so it is a great essential oil to put in your homemade bug sprays.  It is also a wonderful oil to put on bug bites. It helps reduce the itching and swelling.  



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