May 15 2009
Spruce Essential Oil
Name: Spruce Essential Oil.
Botanical Name: Picea mariana.
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled.
Color: Clear.
Consistency: Thin.
Perfumery Note: Middle.
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium.
Aromatic Description: Fresh, woody, earthy, sweet, with a hint of a fruity note.
Possible Uses: Coughing, depression. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 62-66.].
Constituents: Pinenes, limonene, bornyl acetate, tricyclene, phellandrene, myrcrene, thujone, dipentene, cadinene. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 231.].
Safety Information: Essential Oil Safety by Robert Tisserand does not indicate any special precautions when using this oil. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 210.].
All Essential oils or highly concentrated, do not ingests or add directly to the skin. Always ask your trained massage aroma therapist on how to use any essential oils. These oils are used as a guide only.


