The Rosewood tree, which Brazil is famous for, are giant evergreen trees bearing the scientific name Aniba Rosaeaodora. Rosewood is highly prized as a decorative wood and millions of hectares of rosewood forests have been cut down for making furniture, show pieces, and even chopsticks. Rosewood essential oil is extracted from the woody matter of the Rosewood tree with the help of steam distillation.

This Brazilian evergreen tree can grow up to 40 meters (125 feet) high and has a reddish bark and yellow flowers and is extensively felled in the South American rain forest, but now legislation requires distilleries to plant a new tree for each tree cut down. The wood is used for building, French cabinet making and carving for the production of chopsticks in Japan and of course, essential oil.

Rosewood essential oil, like many of the essential oils, is a unique healing agent. Rosewood has a beautifully warm, floral fragrance, with a hint of sweet spice. It is an anti-depressant, and antiseptic, aphrodisiac, anti-bacterial, insecticide, and stimulant. Rosewood is used as an aromatic to balance the body and mind.

For the mind and nerves, rosewood essential oil is an effective therapy for stress and exhaustion. When burned or steamed, the molecules that are released are picked up by the olfactory nerves, which then stimulate brain waves. It has an uplifting, rejuvenating effect, making it a natural way to improve your spirits when you are feeling overwhelmed or worn down. It is also useful to treat PMS or menopausal related mood swings, stress-related headaches and nausea.

Rosewood essential oil is also an aphrodisiac. In aromatherapy it is used to treat impotence and frigidity by stimulating the body to relax, and strengthening the spirit. Either use as a vapor therapy, or make a bath with rosewood oil. All essential oils are highly concentrated, so always dilute them before external use, and never use them internally.

Benefit & Uses: The health benefits of Rosewood Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties as an analgesic, antidepressant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, antibacterial, cephalic, deodorant, insecticide and stimulating substance. It is extracted from the rosewood tree.

Feeling overburdened by the world, this oil will lift your spirits and have a balancing action effect on the mind and body. It is used with good results in reducing headaches, colds, coughs, fever and infections and is a boost for the immune system.

It is an excellent oil to use in skincare, as it sorts out dull, dry and oily skin, while having a cell stimulant and tissue regenerating action on the skin which promotes rejuvenation of the skin.

Although not strong, this oil serves as a mild analgesic and can give you relief from slight headaches, toothaches and pain in the muscles and joints, particularly those resulting from infections that lead to colds, influenza, mumps, and measles.

This essential oil can take away your depression and leave you smiling within minutes. The mild, sweet, spicy and floral aroma of this oil does the trick and is thus favored by aromatherapy specialists. It drives away sadness and disappointment and prepares you to take on life with a new and positive perspective. It can be very good for those who recently failed or are feeling down, whether it is in terms of academics, professional situations, or relationships. This oil can keep your brain cool, active, sharp and alert and can take away headaches as well. This will also improve your memory and help protect you from neurotic disorders.

The mild spicy, floral and sweet smell of this oil can serve as an ideal natural deodorant, driving away the bad odor, making you feel refreshed, and keeping you safe from bacterial infections.

This oil has insecticidal properties and can kill small insects like mosquitoes, lice, bed bugs, fleas and ants. You can also use it in vaporizers, sprays, room fresheners, and floor washes. If rubbed on the skin, it keeps away mosquitoes as well.

 

This essential oil stimulates the body and various organ systems and metabolic functions. It stimulates feelings, the secretion of hormones, enzymes, acids and bile, circulation, digestion and other essential functions. It rejuvenates the skin and keeps it looking healthy and young. It can be useful in the treatment of nausea, vomiting, cough and cold, stress, wrinkles, skin diseases, and acne.