Common Name: Douglas-fir
Latin Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Aroma: This is a very purifying, protective and uplifting essential oil. The aroma is fresh, green, and amazingly sweet. It has the most beautiful hints of pine needles in the aroma which is fascinating! For a masculine oil, this is one that energetically flows like water and is quite lovely for even the most feminine blends. It works well as a top to middle note.
Blends with: Allspice, Basil, Black Pepper, Black Spruce, Citrus oils, Cinnamon Bark, Clove Bud, Copaiba, Cypress, Eucalyptus Ironbark, Ginger, Ho Wood, Kunzea, Sweet Marjoram, Numeg, Patchouli, Petitgrain Bigarade, Rhododendron, Scotch Pine, Spearmint and others.
Energetic qualities: Breathe of life, promotes healing, is protective, and purifying.
Recommended applications: Diffuse, topical application using safe dilution ratios, steam inhalation, inhaler.
Recipe idea:Create a fresh and warming holiday blend using
Aromatherapist notes: I fell in love with this oil many moons ago and find it be a wonderful oil for supporting healthy respiratory conditions as well as in purification blends. It has a lot to offer and is very energetic compared to other Douglas Firs. During the holiday it definitely can be diffused on its own to smell like a real Christmas tree if you are using a plastic one.
Extraction Method: Steam distilled needles
Shelf Life: About 3-4 years
Country of Origin:USA, Wildcrafted
GC/MS Batch:
DF1120 Nov 2017
DF1-15 June 2015
Safety Data:There are no known safety issues from research with this essential oil.
Other considerations:
California Prop 65 Statement: This product contains essential oil constituents on the CA Prop 65 list of toxic chemicals. This product conforms to the reporting requirements of California Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986). We are conforming to the regulation by reporting the existence, or lack thereof, of ingredients deemed reportable by the above mentioned regulations via a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), in Section 15 "Regulatory Information." Ingredients from Natural Food Sources (NFS) are exempt from reporting in accordance with Title 27, § 25501(a).