Cedar oil was used in ancient Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Greece and Turkey, not only for medical and cosmetic purposes, but also for calming the soul in stress and psychological disorders. Today the essential oil of pine nuts is quite common in aromatherapy and is used both for treating various diseases and skin care, and for general relaxation and ordering of thoughts.
Cedar nut oil - useful properties
Cedar oil has a fairly wide range of useful properties, namely:
- It is an excellent expectorant and allows you to quickly get rid of nasal congestion;
- significantly improves skin condition in diseases requiring normalization of sebaceous gland activity;
- is a natural repellent;
- when used in aromatherapy, it normalizes the menstrual cycle in women and acts as a light aphrodisiac;
- It has a calming effect on the nervous system and improves sleep quality.
Cedar nut oil - application
To ease asthma attacks and further prevent them, as well as improve the condition of bronchitis, dry cough and rhinitis, you can use pine nut oil, adding it to various inhalation mixtures, applying it in the aroma lamp to aromatize the room, and also adding to a special professional inhaler, intended for finely dispersed sprays of various medicinal substances.
You can also make a compress on the area of bronchi based on baked potatoes and 2-3 drops of cedar oil. Such a compress has an excellent warming effect and promotes softening and spitting of the sputum with a dry cough.
To protect against moths, apply 5-7 drops of cedar oil not a small piece of natural linen or cotton cloth and put in a closet. If you need to use the oil as a repellent, you can add it to the aromatic oil, and on the street simply apply on the ankles, wrists and ears.
Cedar nut oil in cosmetology
Modern cosmetology does not like oil of pine nuts, but the traditional beauty secrets and many recipes of traditional medicine proved by years confirm the positive effect of this oil on the skin with acne, high fat content, acne of varying severity, clogged pores and all kinds of eczema. It is best to add cedar oil to ready-made creams, clay and other natural masks, and also used in nutritional packs based on decoctions of herbs and fatty oils. The optimum amount of cedar nut oil for use in cosmetic purposes is from 1 to 3 drops.
It is quite effective to use cedar nut oil for hair in the presence of problems such as hair loss, hereditary allotherapy, seborrhea and oily scalp. Today, you can buy a lot of therapeutic shampoos, which include cedar oil, but it is much more effective to use it, mixing with jojoba oil, coconut oil or any other fatty oil in an amount of 2-3 drops per 10 g of base and applied directly to the scalp on a 2- 3 hours, or even better - for the whole night.
Cedar nut oil - contraindications
Despite its obvious benefits, cedar oil is contraindicated:
- pregnant women and nursing mothers;
- to small children under the age of 12;
- with epilepsy and serious mental disorders;
- with a tendency to allergic reactions;
- people with sensitive and dry skin.
Even if you do not have any of the above contraindications, never forget that any essential oils, including cedar nut oil, should be used with great care.
Ideally, you should test the inner bend of the elbow, applying 1-2 drops of oil. If no allergic reactions occur on the skin in a day, you can safely apply cedar oil as a medical and cosmetic.