Cypress is fresh without being over powering, it is an air cleanser and tonic without the medicinal like scent of pine. Beautiful balsamic, smoky undertones makes this oil suitable for winter or summer.

Cypress is a vigorous, evergreen tree with a flaking or scaly bark, often with columnar, narrowly ovoid crowns. It has aromatic leaves and spherical female cones.

Cupressus sempervirens (Cypress) is a medium sized tree that naturally lives long and reaches up to 45m in height. It tends to grow with narrow columns. The dark-green scale - like leaves (2 - 5mm long) are held in dense sprays on the rounded shoots of ascended branches.

The Cypress tree mainly grows in the Mediterranean and West Asia.

Cypress essential oil is energizing and mind clearing. It promotes a positive feel good vibe and helps stimulate positive thoughts.

The high levels of camphene help making Cypress oil a cleansing oil with natural antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. Cypress is is excellent at clearing an environment of unwanted scents and replace with energising positivity.

A 2014 a study that was published by Complementary & Alternative medicine found Cypress essential had enough antimicrobial properties to inhibit the growth of bacteria. The test concluded that using Cypress in cosmetic formulations can help inhibit the growth of bacteria as part of a preservative solution.

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Avoid high concentrations. As with all essential oils we would recommended avoiding during pregnancy