100% Cypress 100％絲柏 100％丝柏

1. Vaporisation: Add 5-10 drops of essential oil into warm water by using diffuser.  

2. Massage: Add 4-5 drops of essential oil into 10ml of carrier oil for facial or body massage or as a home-made body oil after shower. It is very good for muscular and spiritual relaxation.

3. Bathing: Add 8-10 drops for a full bath. It can stimulates blood circulation and is ideal way to relax.

4. Inhalation: Add 3-5 drops of essential oil into a bowl of steaming water. Place a towel over the head, close your eyes and inhale deeply. It can help to relieve physical and mental stress, especially headache and respiratory system problems.

5. Clay mask (Cleansing and Whitening): Add 1-2 drops of essential oils to the mixtures of floral water and clay mask.

6. Personal skin care product (e.g Shampoo，Bath Gel，Facial cream etc.): Add 4-5drops of essential oils to your own skin care products, create the unique personalised skin care products.

7. Perfume: Add 4-5 drops of essential oils and 4-10 drops of solubiliser into 10ml water to create your own personalised perfume.

Contra-indication: Avoid during pregnancy, Not suitable for hypertensive

Blending Base Measurement:

1% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (1/2/6/10/20) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

2% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (2/4/12/20/40) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

2.5% Essential oil in (5/10/30/50/100)mL = (3/5/15/25/30) drops per volume of essential oil respectively

Eye care = 0.5% Face = 1% - 2% Adult full body = 2% - 2.5%

*Remarks: Thin oil can apply onto skin directly. Thick oil is sticky, diluted with thin oil will be better 

Proportion: Thick Oil 10-20％Thin Oil 80-90％

Antibacterial activity Cypress essential oil performs an antibacterial activity against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria with diameter zones of inhibition 4 to 12 mm, with MIC and MBC values ranging from 62.5 to 250 μg/ml. (The tested bacteria is Bacillus cereus , Enterococcus feacalis, Serratia marcescens, Staphlococcus aureus, Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Salmonella indica) Source: Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313742752_Medical_importance_of_Cupressus_sempervirens-A_review Antimicrobial activity Cypress essential oil inhibited the growth of susceptible bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts, with the effective MIC and MCC value. The zone of inhibition of 2 and 4 μl/disc of the cypress essential oil against the tested microorganism ranged from 7-10 and 8-13mm respectively. (The tested microorganism is Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium simegmatis, Pseudomonas pyocyaneus, Yersinia enterolitica, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus megaterium, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus brevis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Klyveromyces fragilis.) Source: Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313742752_Medical_importance_of_Cupressus_sempervirens-A_review Antifungal activity Cypress essential oil significantly inhibited the growth of 8 cultivated crop fungi and 4 agricultural fungi (which are Fusarium culmorum, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium equisiti, Fusarium verticillioides, Fusarium nygamai, Botrytis cinerea, Microdochium nivale var. nivale, Alternaria sp, Gibberella avenacea, Fusarium subglutinans, Rhizoctonia solani, Alternaria alternaten). Source: Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313742752_Medical_importance_of_Cupressus_sempervirens-A_review Antioxidant activity Cypress essential oil shows the antioxidant activity using linoleic acid peroxidation test and peroxyl radical mediated hemolysis of red blood cells (RBC) assay. The essential oils mitigated linoleic acid peroxidation which was peaked 39.5, 35.6 and 53.4% after 4 h at 180, 220 and 260 μg/ml respectively and the RBC hemolysis was inhibited by the essential oil (49.9, 38.5 and 15.0 at 180, 220 and 260 μg/ml respectively. Source: Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313742752_Medical_importance_of_Cupressus_sempervirens-A_review Antiglycation activity Cypress essential oil performs an antiglycation activity using haemoglobin and insulin glycation assays. The cypress essential oil inhibited haemoglobin glycation with the rate of 44.8%, 62.6% and 54.0% at 180, 220 and 260 μg/ml respectively. It also inhibited insulin glycation with the rate of 66.1%, 69.2% and 73.8% at 180, 220 and 260 μg/ml respectively. Source: Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313742752_Medical_importance_of_Cupressus_sempervirens-A_review Remarks Oily skin: 5 drops each of lemongrass oil, lemon oil, cypress oil and camphor oil or clary sage oil with 1 drop of peppermint oil. Source: Rose, J. (2013). The aromatherapy book: applications and inhalations. North Atlantic Books. Reference Al-Snafi, A. E. (2016). Medical importance of Cupressus sempervirens-A review. IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6(6), 66-76. Rose, J. (2013). The aromatherapy book: applications and inhalations. North Atlantic Books.