BACKGROUND
Douglas Fir is an invasive species in New Zealand and was brought here by the early gold miners who came from the west coast mining fields of America. The species found near perfect growing conditions in the Otago Gold fields. There are few diseases here to affect the growth and few insects to attack it. Douglas Fir is grown as a plantation species in the lower half of the South Island where it's used as a building timber. When distilled with steam it is a sweet smelling oil. We source our Douglas Fir oil from North Otago.
FRAGRANCE
Douglas Fir has a clean, fresh aroma. Woody with a hint of citrus, close your eyes and imagine you are in the middle of a Christmas forest.
USES
Douglas fir can be used topically and is very good as a skin cleanser.
Great in a diffuser as its Christmas tree smell will help you get into the festive mood at any time of the year.
MAIN COMPOUNDS
Our Douglas Fir comes from the South Island and contains:
β-Pinene | 29.0% |
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3-Carene | 11.0% | |
Sabinene | 10.8% | |
α-Pinene | 9.7% |
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Terpinolene | 9.0% | |
Geranyl Acetate | 5.7% | |
Citronellyl Acetate | 5.6% | |
Limonene | 2.8% |
