Botanical Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Botanical Family: Pinaceae
Plant Part Distilled: Needles, Twigs & Branches
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Origin: Washington
Cultivation: Cultivated, Certified Organic
Aroma: Noticeable Lemony, Coniferous, Cool, Sweet Fruity-Resinous, Earthy, Fresh and Woody.
Chemistry: Monoterpene
Contraindication: If oxidized it can be skin-sensitizing, Therefore, old or oxidized oils should be avoided.
Therapeutic: Anti-infectious, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-microbial, Anti-septic, Anti-spasmodic, Cooking, Decongestaqnt, Deodorant, Expectorant, Immuno-situmulant, Warming
Douglas Fir essential oil is one of the most lemon-scented of the ‘Firs’, with a powerful sweet, fresh, refreshing odor, well-liked as a room refresher, scent in soap blends and respiratory breathing tonic. It is strongly antiseptic and indicated for respiratory infections. Use with massage oil for sore muscles. It can be used as a local disinfectant when used in lotions for the skin. Respiratory inhalant to ease breathing and in a home diffuser to purify the air. For emotional use it is Refreshing and even slightly stimulating by inhalation. Effective for removal of negative energy.