12 Healing Ways To Use Cedarwood Essential Oil (Love #4)

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5. Eczema and Psoriasis Relief

Add two drops of cedarwood oil to a tablespoon of coconut oil and massage the affected area twice a day. Do this for relief from the redness and itching that comes with many skin problems, including psoriasis and eczema.

6. Pain Relief

This aromatic essential oil is known to alleviate muscle pain and stiffness from overuse or arthritis. You can add 10 drops of cedarwood oil to one ounce of carrier oil, such as grape seed oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, or coconut oil. Massage this mixture into the affected areas to relive pain and inflammation. Alternately, you can add four to six drops of this oil into a warm bath and soak away your soreness. You can even add some Epsom salts to enhance your bath experience even more.

7. Natural Air Freshener

Don’t bother using those synthetic oils that cause all sorts of health problems — try cedarwood oil instead. If you love the earthy smell of cedarwood, you can have that natural smell all day by adding cedarwood oil to your diffuser. Cedarwood oil has a strong base note, which means that it will naturally eliminate and neutralize all types of scents including smoke, mildew, pet, and food odors.

8. Mosquito Repellent

Add two or three drops of cedarwood oil to your diffuser or put two drops on a cotton ball or fabric strip and place them in areas where you typically see mosquitoes. This oil does a knockout job of repelling mosquitoes and other troublesome insects. You can even mix some cedarwood oil with coconut oil and rub it over your exposed skin to naturally repel many different types of insects.

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