For many centuries, the exotic rosewood tree (Aniba Rosaeodora) has delighted not only the aboriginal people of the Amazon basin - the people of Brazil, Peru and nearby French Guiana, with their unique beauty, unique fragrant wood and exquisite essential oil.
In the old days, the trunks of these giant 40-meter
evergreen trees were sawn and transported by ships to Europe from the French colony.
Skilled craftsmen made carved cabinets, caskets, musical instruments, knife handles and cutlery handles, as well as various art objects from expensive wood.
The core of the trees turned into shavings, from which by distillation (distillation with water vapor) received persistent perfume and essential oil with saturated pink amber.
The rosewood is twice as hard as oak wood, its pattern is replete with exquisite patterns, which has created a very high demand for it, despite the high cost of products.
At the end of the 30s of the last century, due to the catastrophically reduced number of these trees in the wild, it was decided to develop local production of aromatic essential oil in Peru and Brazil.
There, a law was passed on the need for compensatory planting of exactly the same number of trees that was intended to be felled in tropical forests.
Today, there are two main types of laurel family trees from which natural rosewood essential oil is obtained: A. Rosaeodora, native to Brazil, and Ocotea caudate, in French Guinea.
Moreover, special connoisseurs of this unique product prefer Cayenne aromatic oil, produced in limited quantities, in contrast to the mass Brazilian production.
Less valuable is the aromatic product from the leaves of Convolvulus scoparius of the family of Convolvulus, with a very similar aroma. It is also added to geranium or palmarosa oil, enhancing its action with a small amount of sandalwood oil.
Real rosewood essential oil exudes a smell with a resinous, bitter-spicy, tart floral amber with a woody tint. It is a pale yellow or colorless liquid with a gradually opening aroma. It is highly regarded as a component in the manufacture of perfumes and hygiene products for men.
Rosewood has a wide range of effects on humans. Its oil is effectively used for medicinal purposes, in the beauty industry: cosmetics and perfumes. It is also included in the list of ingredients for the food industry - the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
In medicine, rosewood essential oil is used to achieve analgesic, antiseptic, exciting, bactericidal, deodorizing, stimulating, antidepressant and anticonvulsant effects. It strengthens and stimulates the immune system, helps to cope with colds, infections, fevers, nervous diseases, fatigue and exhaustion. Rosewood oil is not only an excellent natural antidepressant, but also a powerful aphrodisiac that creates a romantic mood for any person.
The healing properties of this oil in the care of the health of our skin have long been known. Hypoallergenic action makes it possible to use it for both sensitive and age-related dermis.
Essential oils in cosmetology are used to soften the skin, increase firmness and elasticity. Rosewood also enhances the protective properties of the epidermis, moisturizes, saturates with nutrients.
In addition, it contributes to the normalization of intradermal metabolism, smoothes wrinkles, eliminates redness, irritation, swelling, fissures and peeling.
Its magical effect, as an attribute of Native American magic, is described in the writings of Castaneda. Rosewood is under the auspices of Venus and the Moon. In the East, it is often used for meditation.