Rosewood Oil

The wood is used for building, French cabinet making, carving, for the production of chopsticks in Japan and of course, essential oil.

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 rainforest, but now legislation requires distilleries to plant a new tree for each tree cut down.

Although not possessing a wide range of therapeutic qualities, this essential oil is useful for lifting depression, fighting frigidity and impotence and for skin rejuvenation. It has excellent cell stimulant and tissue regeneration properties, making it a valuable ingredient in mature skin care.

Rosewood oil is extracted from Aniba rosaeaodora (also known as Aniba roseaodora var. amazonica) from the Lauraceae family and also known as bios de rose and Brazilian rosewood.

The oil has a slightly spicy, floral and sweet smell.