Cedarwood oil, Virginia

A) American cedarwood oils Virginia C. is a somewhat viscous, yellowish oil with a soft, woody, sweet and balsamy odor of pencils. Texas C. is a viscous, reddish to brownish oil with an odor similar to that of the Virginia oil. Part of the content of cedrol often crystallizes from the oil. 

Common/vernacular names Cedar oil, cedarwood oil, red cedarwood oil (cedarwood oil Virginia) cedarwood oil Moroccan (cedarwood oil Atlas). 

There are several cedarwood oils with different physical and chemical properties. They are often referred to in the literatnre simply as cedarwood oil. The most common ones, cedarwood oil Virginia, cedarwood oil Texas, and cedarwood oil Atlas, are derived from J. virginiana, J. mexicana, and C. atlantica, respectively. Others such as cedarwood oil Himalaya, cedarwood oil East Africa, and cedarwood oil Japanese are obtained from other conifers (arctander). Juniperus ashei Buchh. is also used as a source of cedarwood oil other species (e.g., J. erythrocarpa Cory and J. scopulorum Sarg.) containing high oil content are potential sources. ... 

Cedarwood oil Virginia is obtained by steam distillation of the wood (sawdust, shavings, and other lumber wastes) of/, virginiana, commonly known as red cedar, eastern red cedar, and savin, which is a tree up to about 33 m high growing in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The tree has many cultivated varieties. This oil is primarily produced in the United States and is most commonly referred to as cedarwood oil or cedar oil it has a sweet pencil wood and balsamic odor. 

Cedarwood oil Virginia contains mainly a-and 3-cedrene (ca. 80%), cedrol (3-14%),... 

Cedarwood oil Texas contains similar major constitnents as cedarwood oil Virginia (arctander karrer). ... 

All three types of cedarwood oils (Virginia, Texas, and Atlas) are primarily used as fragrance components or fixatives in cosmetic and household products, particularly soaps and detergents others include creams, lotions, and perfumes. The maximum use level reported is 0.8% for all three in perfumes. ... 

Traditional Medicine. Cedarwood oil Virginia has been used as an insect repellent. Decoctions of the leaves, hark, twigs, and seeds of J. virginiana are used to treat various illnesses including coughs, bronchitis, rheumatism, venereal warts, and skin rash, among... 

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. 

Virginia cedarwood oil is produced by steam distillation of sawdust, finely chipped waste wood from the manufacture of cedarwood products, or from stumps and logs of the red cedar Juniperus virginiana L. (Cupressaceae). It is a light yellow to pale brown, viscous liquid with a characteristic cedarwood odor. The oil sometimes solidifies at room temperature. 

The price of Cedarwood oil from Texas in 1995 was 7.70/kg and the price of the oil from Virginia was 15.18/kg (69). Distillation of the oil gives two main fractions, the cedrene or hydrocarbon fraction, and the alcohol fraction consisting of impure cedrol, which when purified by crystallization can be used direcdy in perfumery. Cedrenol is a product comprising a mixture of cedrol and its isomers widdrol and some ketone components. 

ISO standard 3525 shows character and data for this oil. Blending (professional term within dealers and perfumers for adulterating) is done by Virginia cedarwood oil, a-terpineol, and copaiba balm. Also, elemol distilled from elemi resin is used. Detection is done by GC-MS. 

Source Cedarwood oU Virginia Juniperus virginiana L. (Family Cupressaceae) cedarwood oil Texas. Juniperus mexicana Spreng. (Family Cupressaceae) cedar-... 

Cedarwood oil Texas is prepared by steam distillation of the wood (shavings, etc.) of J. mexicana, which is a small tree up to about 6 m high growing in mountains of southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. The oil is produced in Texas it has an odor similar to that of Virginia cedarwood oil. 

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