Cedarwood: The Chill Switch from the Atlas Mountains

Cedarwood: The Chill Switch from the Atlas Mountains

Cedarwood: The Chill Switch from the Atlas Mountains

A Deep Dive into Cedrus Atlantica and Why It’s in Our Alaskan TF Ritual

🌿 Introduction

Some plants don’t just soothe the body — they shift the state.
Cedrus Atlantica, or Atlas cedarwood, is one of those plants.

Long revered in ancient traditions and increasingly validated by modern research, cedarwood is a nervous system ally that works on a cellular, chemical, and sensory level.

At Blunt Botanicals, we use Cedrus Atlantica essential oil in our Alaskan TF Zero Waste Bath Bomb for one reason: it helps your body remember how to let go — deeply, safely, and sustainably.

Here’s why this humble tree deserves a permanent place in your wellness ritual.

🏔️ Where It Comes From

Cedrus Atlantica is native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria. These ancient, high-altitude forests are home to some of the oldest cedar trees in the world — often living hundreds of years, standing tall through snow, drought, and heat. That resilience lives in the oil.

The essential oil is distilled from the wood, bark, and sawdust of the tree — producing a rich, grounding aroma that’s earthy, slightly sweet, and unmistakably calming.

🪶 Historical and Spiritual Uses

Cedarwood has been used in medicine, ritual, and ceremony for centuries — especially in North African, Middle Eastern, and Himalayan traditions.

Historically, it’s been burned in temples and homes to:

  • Cleanse stagnant energy

  • Promote clarity during prayer or meditation

  • Protect sacred spaces

  • Encourage sleep, peace, and transition

Ancient Egyptians used cedarwood oil in the embalming process, believing it preserved the spirit. Tibetan practitioners used it to prepare the mind for stillness.

In nearly every culture where it’s been used, cedarwood is associated with calm, purification, and sacred pause.

🔬 The Science of Cedarwood

It’s not just symbolic — Cedrus Atlantica has measurable effects on the body, especially the nervous system.

Its main active compounds include:

  • Alpha-cedrene & beta-cedrene — calming sesquiterpenes with antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties

  • Cedrol — shown in studies to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, helping slow heart rate and promote sleep

  • Thujopsene — linked to antifungal and skin-balancing effects

Clinical research has shown cedarwood oil to be:
→ Antifungal
→ Anti-inflammatory
→ Mildly sedative
→ Skin-soothing and sebum-regulating

In short: it helps both your body and your mind exhale.

🛁 Why We Use It in Alaskan TF

Our Alaskan TF Zero Waste Bath Bomb is designed to transport you — not just with scent, but with real therapeutic plant power.

We include Cedrus Atlantica to help:

  • Ground the body after overstimulation

  • Calm the brain into rest mode

  • Soothe the skin post-sweat, sun, or stress

  • Reinforce a ritual of stillness at the end of heavy days

We pair it with:
→ Patchouli for mood regulation
→ Citrus oils to lift without overstimulating
→ CBD + legacy strain terpenes to bring body-level relief where it’s needed most

✨ What you get is a bath bomb that’s not about bubbles — it’s about regulation. About letting the botanicals work. About releasing the static and coming home to yourself.

♻️ Clean Formulation, Inside + Out

As always, Alaskan TF comes in our Zero Waste format:

  • Fully compostable outer packaging

  • Water-soluble pouch that dissolves in the tub

  • No synthetic fragrances, dyes, or residue

  • Made by women who understand that “me time” is usually borrowed — and deserves to work while you’re in it

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