Cedarwood essential oil feels like a walk through a beautiful forest – warm, welcoming and calming to the senses. This oil is great for everything from focus to skincare to sleep and is one we always have on hand when it comes to sweet, sweet sleep.
Remember when we talked about essential oil science and mentioned constituents? The individual components of an oil? Well Cedarwood is high in constituents called sesquiterpenes.
Why do we care, you may ask? Because sesquiterpenes specifically stimulate the limbic system of the brain, in turn elevating our mood and calming the body. They work with our brains and bodies to actually calm and lower our brain waves from states of excited to focused or focused to meditative/sleep.
Did you catch that?? Cedarwood can literally help us slow down our brain waves to set the stage for rest.
Isn’t that amazing?!
And we have barely scratched the surface of what this versatile oil can do. Skin feeling dry? Grab Cedarwood. Feeling emotionally blocked? Grab Cedarwood. Looking for lush hair and lashes? Grab Cedarwood!
Sweet Sleep Habits with Cedarwood
- Make a Sweet Dreams sleep roller with 20 drops each Lavender, Cedarwood and carrier. Apply over to the big toe, bottom of the feet, neck and behind ears before bed or more frequently as desired.
- Make these Sweet Dreams Bath Salts to use before bedtime: mix 1 cup magnesium flakes, ½ cup epsom salts, 10 drops each Lavender, Cedarwood essential oils. Add to a glass jar and mix well.
- Apply all over the body with Relaxation Massage oil or carrier as a body oil during your wind down routine.
- Diffuse this oil alone or with Lavender to support sleep.