What it is
In the register’s words: “"Cedar Wood Oil Virginian". Juniperus Virginiana Wood Oil is an essential oil obtained from the wood and twigs of the Red Cedar, Juniperus virginiana L., Cupressaceae. It contains chiefly cedrene and cedral (cedar camphor).”
- EU register name (INCI)
- JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA WOOD OIL
- CAS number
- 85085-41-2
- EC number
- 285-370-3
Labels often add a second name in brackets, so a label may say Juniperus Virginiana (Cedarwood) Wood Oil where the register says JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA WOOD OIL. Both are the same ingredient.
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Juniperus Virginiana (Cedarwood) Wood Oil in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Perfuming
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Used as a perfume or scent material. Essential oils and their scent compounds, such as linalool and limonene, carry this role.
Register definition: “Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (2)
- Bouclème Intensive Moisture Treatment Deep conditioner · listed as *Juniperus Virginiana (Cedarwood) Wood Oil 20th of 50 names
- Bouclème Super Volumising Foam Styler · listed as *Juniperus Virginiana (Cedarwood) Wood Oil 15th of 36 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
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Other perfuming ingredients on these labels
- Linalool 63 labels
- Citronellol 24 labels
- Geraniol 24 labels
- Hexyl Cinnamal 21 labels
- Coumarin 15 labels
- Benzyl Salicylate 12 labels
- Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil 11 labels
- Amyl Cinnamal 9 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.