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Cedarleaf
CEDAR LEAF EO gives lift to herbal, aromatic and woody notes.
Its profile is sharp, fresh, camphoraceous, woody and green.
CEDAR LEAF EO is widely used in fine fragrance and brings a fresh herbaceous note to men's perfumes. It is also used in cosmetics, room sprays and talcum powder.
Each year in Canada, no waste is tolerated during the cutting of cedar trees. Every leaf is collected for distillation instead of being thrown away. Gardeners cooperate in the recycling process by gathering their cuttings for the pick-up and in return can get the residues from the extraction process for free. The waste is a good organic fertilizer and insect repellent for the soil, but also a good heat shield to keep the soil fresh.
The white cedar, Thuya occidentalis, is found in Canada in the Great Lakes region and in the northern USA. This tree has scale-like leaves, distinguishing it from the Atlas and Lebanese cedars which have needle-like leaves.
Canada
dsm-firmenich sources Cedar leaves from Quebec, in eastern Canada. The Canadian white cedar is a native evergreen species that grows wild across broad areas of North America where you find a continental climate with harsh winters. In Canada, cedar leaf oil is produced by steam distillation of cedar leaves and twigs, using predominantly cedar hedge trimmings and leaves collected from the forest. Cedar garden clippings give a better yield than forest harvesting where the cedars compete with other species and the leaves are not as rich in oil.