Camphor Essential Oil

Camphor encourages full breathing through its clean, bright aroma. Perhaps not surprisingly, Camphor is a primary ingredient in many commercial OTC products including - balms, massage oils and crèmes to soothe the body. The trees produce an abundance of branches and small clusters of white flowers and bright red berries. Extracted by steam from the chipped wood, root stumps and branches, and is then vacuum rectified. White camphor oil is the first distillation's fraction. In China and Japan, Cinnamomum camphora must be at least 50 years old to produce oil, and can often grow as old as a thousand years. extraction: steam distillation and vacuum rectifiedchemotype / variety: whiteplant part: wood origin: Indonesiabotanical name: cinnamomum camphora Camphor has a strong, penetrating peppery odor, with a strong top aromatic note. Blends well with: basil, cajeput, chamomile, eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary. Aromatherapy is known as blending both science and art, using naturally extracted