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Guide To Rosewood Essential Oil and Its Benefits and Uses

Rosewood essential oil (Aniba rosaeodora) is also called bois de rose or Brazilian rosewood. The fragrant evergreen tree grows in parts of the tropical rain forests of South America.

The tree is a threatened species. Make sure any essential oil you buy comes from a sustainable source. For example, Brazil has sustainable rosewood farms. If a company is not fully transparent about the source of the oil, shop elsewhere. You may also want to use the oil sparingly. If you prefer not to use rosewood because of the sustainability issues, a number of sources recommend ho wood essential oil as a substitute.

Basic Rosewood Facts

Plant family: Lauraceae

Production: Steam distilled from wood chippings.

Aroma: Sweet, woody, fruity, floral.

Perfume/Aromatic note: Middle

Is rosewood safe to use during pregnancy? Yes, according to Prenatal Massage: A Textbook of Pregnancy, Labor, and Postpartum Bodywork. Maggie Tisserand, in Aromatherapy For Women, describes rosewood baths during the summer as "delightfully refreshing" for pregnant women.

Is rosewood essential oil safe for children? Yes.

Main components: Linalool (82.3–90.3%) and alpha-terpineol (0.5–5.4%). Source: Essential Oil Safety, 2nd Edition

Rosewood Aromatherapy Benefits

Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art: Rosewood helps relieve headaches, colds, fever, and nausea. In skin care, the essential oil is beneficial for all skin types. The oil encourages tranquility and constructive emotional work.

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Rosewood may help relieve coughs, stress headaches, acne, eczema, psoriasis, scarring, insect bites and stings, nervousness, depression, anxiety, and stress-related conditions.

The Complete Aromatherapy & Essential Oils Handbook for Everyday Wellness: Rosewood oil supports cell stimulation and regeneration, making the oil useful for acne, cuts, dermatitis, eczema, scars, and wounds and for skin care, especially for dry, sensitive, and wrinkled skin. The oil also supports the immune system, calms the nerves, and soothes a tired, stressed mind.

The Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (updated edition): Rosewood is useful in skin care, to support the immune system, and to relieve headaches, nervous tension, and stress-related conditions.

375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols: Rosewood can help relieve depression, physical weakness after an illness, and the effects of overwork. The oil is also useful for healing pimples and sores.

Subtle Aromatherapy: Rosewood is strongly associated with the crown (seventh) chakra and is useful for meditation.

The Essential Guide to Aromatherapy and Vibrational Healing: Spiritually, rosewood supports your intention to connect with the divine and improve your intuitive skills. The essential oil increases joy and self-esteem.

Aromatherapy and Subtle Energy Techniques: Rosewood grounds and brings in calm, positive energy. The oil is especially useful for the seventh chakra to gently open you to spirituality.

Rosewood Essential Oil Uses and Blends

Because of the subtle benefits, the essential oil is great to diffuse while meditating or doing other spiritual practices.

While not specific to meditation, here's one possible diffuser blend from Aromaweb:

5 drops lavender essential oil
4 drops rosewood essential oil
1 drop ylang ylang essential oil

Dance Party Diffuser Blend

8 drops rosewood
7 drops mandarin essential oil
6 drops geranium essential oil
4 drops patchouli essential oil

Source: 10 Recipes with Patchouli Essential Oil — Suzanne Banks

Hair Conditioner

Add the following essential oils to 8 ounces of unscented hair conditioner and shake well.

6 drops rosewood
5 drops cedarwood essential oil
8 drops rosemary essential oil

Shake well before every use. Apply to your hair after you shampoo. Wait for five minutes and then rinse.

Anti-Wrinkle Serum

Blend these ingredients in a small dark-colored bottle.

2 tablespoons jojoba oil
4 drops rosewood
4 drops frankincense essential oil
3 drops myrrh essential oil
3 drop rose essential oil
2 drops carrot seed essential oil

Apply the oil to fine lines and wrinkles twice a day.
Source: JennScents

General Skin Care Blend

Blend ingredients in a small dark-colored bottle.

10 drops rosewood
10 drops sandalwood essential oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
2 tablespoons carrier oil of choice

Use on skin as desired.
Adapted from Birch Hill Happenings

Uplifting Bath Oil Blend

This blend beats the blues and encourages contentment and serenity.