Tsuga Canadensis steam distilled from the pesticide free needles & twigs in Canada.
Aroma: A top note with a medium aroma, spruce hemlock essential oil has a pleasant balsamic scent that is sweet with light fruity notes.
Description: Commonly referred to as hemlock, this is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 50 meters tall. It produces small brown cones and has an estimated life span of 1,200 years. Spruce hemlock is similar to white spruce. In First Nations tradition, the branches of hemlock are heated in water baths and sweat lodges. A type of beer
is made boiling the twigs and cones in maple syrup.
Main Constituents:
l-Bornyl acetate: 16.4-22.77%
Alpha-pinene: 16 - 24%
Camphene: 15 - 20%
Similar to white spruce which also contains:
B-Pinene
(A)-Limonene
Camphor
See Essential Oil Safety for more complete list of constituents.
[Private Communication: Rondeau, 1999. Source cited in Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 429.]
Description / Colour / Consistency: A thin, clear, pale yellow liquid.
Blends With: Pine, Cedarwood, Galbanum, Benzoin, Lavender and Rosemary.
Cautions: Dilute before use; for external use only. May cause skin irritation in some individuals; a skin test is recommended prior to use. Contact with eyes should be avoided.
Safety Information: Tisserand and Young warn that old and oxidized oils should not be used. Reading Tisserand and Young's full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 429.]
Photo by Keith Kanoti, Maine Forest Service, USA [CC BY 3.0 us (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons