Spruce Hemlock Essential Oil
- Active Ingredient: l-Bornyl acetate: 22.77%
Botanical Name: Tsuga Canadensis
Plant Part: Needles and Twigs
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Origin: Canada
Description: Spruce Hemlock is distilled from the leaves and twigs of the conifer tree commonly referred to as a Hemlock. This is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 50 meters tall. It produces small brown cones and has an estimated life span of 1200 years. Spruce Hemlock is also very similar to White Spruce, with slight subjective differences.
Color: Colorless to pale yellow liquid.
Common Uses: Spruce Hemlock Essential Oil can be used for treatments of asthma, bronchitis, coughs, colds, flu, infection, muscle aches and pains, poor circulation, and respiratory weakness. It is also credited with being a spiritual oil – stabilizing while opening.
Consistency: Thin
Note: Top
Strength of Aroma: Medium
Blends well with: Pine, Cedarwood, Galbanum, Benzoin, Lavender, and Rosemary.
Aromatic Scent: Spruce Hemlock Essential Oil has a pleasant balsamic scent that is sweet with fruity tones.
History: American Indians heated the twigs in steam baths to induce sweating for relief of rheumatism, colds and coughs. They applied the bark and twigs externally to stop bleeding wounds and sore muscles, and by boiling the Spruce Hemlock twigs and cones in maple syrup, made beer.
