Cade
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Other Names : Juniperus oxycedrus, Juniper Tar, Prickly Juniper, juniperus oxycedrus wood oil
Rectified Cade Oil is generally obtained by steam distillation of the crude extraction of cade oil through destructive distillation.
Special Precautions of Cade
- According to Tisserand and Young, crude (unrectified) Cade Oil is potentially carcinogenic due to the presence of benzo[a]pyrene and should not be used internally or externally. They precaution that only rectified Cade Oil should be used. Therefore, it's important to ensure that you procure and use only Cade Oil that has been rectified to remove the carcinonenic constituents.
- Only External use !
- Not suitable for use during pregnancy.
- Can cause sensitisation reactions
Benefits and uses of cade
Due to the presence of a carcinogen known as Benzo[a]pyrene in crude (unrectified) Cade Oil, only oil that has been rectified to remove the carcinogenic compound(s) should be used. Tisserand and Young caution that there is a risk of toxicity even with the rectified oil.!!
- Cuts
- dandruff
- dermatitis
- eczema
- spots
Reference
Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 222-223.
