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cedaroilwasusedasthebaseforpaintsbytheancientsumerians.theywouldgrindcobaltcompoundsinamortarandpestletoproduceabluepigment.theycouldobtaingreenfromcopper,yellowfromleadantimoniate,blackfromcharcoal,andwhitefromgypsum.

today,cedaroilisoftenusedforitsaromaticproperties,especiallyinaromatherapy.

itisalsousedasaninsectrepellent.

cedaroilcanalsobeusedtorenewthesmellofnaturalcedarfurniture.

althoughtermedcedarwoodoils,themostimportantoilsofthisgroupareproducedfromdistillingwoodofanumberofdifferentjunipers/cypresses(juniperusandcupressusspp.),ratherthantruecedars(cedrusspp.).acedarleafoilisdistilledfromthujaoccidentalisbutisnotdiscussedhere.[1]

cedarwoodoilseachhavecharacteristicwoodyodourswhichmaychangesomewhatinthecourseofdryingout.thecrudeoilsareoftenyellowishorevendarkerincolourandsome,suchastexascedarwoodoil,arequiteviscousanddepositcrystalsonstanding.theyfinduse(sometimesafterrectification)inarangeoffragranceapplicationssuchassoapperfumes,householdsprays,floorpolishesandinsecticides.smallquantitiesareusedinmicroscopeworkasaclearingoil.

allthecedarwoodoilsofcommercecontainagroupofchemicallyrelatedcompounds,therelativeproportionsofthesedependingontheplantspeciesfromwhichtheoilisobtained.thesecompoundsincludecedrolandcedrene,andwhiletheycontributesomethingtotheodourofthewholeoiltheyarealsovaluabletothechemicalindustryforconversiontootherderivativeswithfragranceapplications.theoilsarethereforeusedbothdirectlyandassourcesofchemicalisolates.

inindia,cedrusdeodaraoilhasbeenshowntopossessinsecticidalandantifungalpropertiesandtohavesomepotentialforcontroloffungaldeteriorationofspicesduringstorage.however,itscommercialuseforthispurposeremains,atpresent,speculation.

cedarwoodoilisusedfortheoilimmersionobjectiveinlightmicroscopy.

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