CYPRESS

Aroma:

Fresh and woodsy aroma.

How To Use:

 

Diffuse, directly inhale or dilute with V-6 Vegetable Oil Complex to apply topically.

Common Uses:

  • Muscle Aches and Joint Pains
  • Stress Relief
  • Promotes Healthy Skin  
  • Cough/Cold Support
  • Evens Oil Production on Hair and Skin
  • Homeostatic Properties Can Help Clot Blood on a Small Cut
  • Menstrual Support
  • Promotes feelings of security and grounding.
  • Can Reduce the Appearance to Varicose Veins

Interesting Facts:

  • Cypress trees are the only trees with knees. The knees are actually woody growths that sprout around the tree at a distance of several feet. The phenomenon occurs where cypress tree are standing in swampy conditions. 
  • In classical antiquity, the cypress was a symbol of mourning – diffuse during times of loss or transition. 
  • In 2012 scuba divers discovered an underwater cypress forest several miles off the coast of Mobile, Alabama, in 60 feet of water. The forest contains trees that could not be dated with radiocarbon methods, indicating that they are more than 50,000 years old and thus most likely lived in the early glacial interval of the last ice age. The cypress forest is well preserved, and when samples are cut they still smell like fresh cypress. A team, which has not yet published its results in a peer-reviewed journal, is studying the site. One possibility is that hurricane Katrina exposed the grove of bald cypress, which had been protected under ocean floor sediments. (source)

Recipes

Energizing Diffuser Blend Recipe

  • 2 drops Cypress essential oil
  • 2 drops Lavender essential oil
  • 2 drops Peppermint essential oil

Respiratory Support

  • 4 drops Cypress essential oil
  • 4 drops Lime essential oil

Skin Refresh 

  • Cypress essential oil
  • Grapefruit essential oil

Mix these into a massage oil or balm and apply daily. 

 

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