Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

USES

Medicinal, Pharmaceutical, and Cosmetic.
All three types of cedarwood oils (Virginia,
Texas, and Atlas) are primarily used as fra-
grance components or fixatives in cosmetic
and household products, particularly soaps
and detergents; others include creams, lotions,
and perfumes. The maximum use level re-
ported is 0.8% for all three in perfumes.6,9,12

Traditional Medicine. Cedarwood oil Vir-
ginia has been used as an insect repellent.
Decoctions of the leaves, bark, twigs, and
seeds ofJ.virginianaare used to treat various
illnesses including coughs, bronchitis, rheu-
matism, venereal warts, and skin rash, among

others.^20 Cedar wood oils (J.ashei,J.virgini-

ana, andCedrus atlantica) are also used in

aromatherapy in the treatment of stress-relat-

ed disorders (EVANS) and topically (Cedrus

altantica) in treating alopecia areata.^21

Others. Cedarwood oil Virginia is used in

microscopy as a clearing agent and, thickened

together with resins, as an immersion oil. It

can also serve as source of cedrene, a starting

material for fragrance chemicals.

COMMERCIAL PREPARATIONS

The essential oils.

REFERENCES

See the General References forARCTANDER;BAILEY1;FERNALD;GUENTHER;KROCHMAL AND KROCHMAL;
MARTINDALE;POUCHER;SAX.

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19. H. Franz et al.,Contact Dermatitis, 38 ,
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21. I. C. Hay et al.,Arch. Dermatol., 134 ,
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