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Rosewood’s fragrance can be empowering and emotional stabilizing and may help to uplift feelings of despair. Once known as bois de rose and was a popular choice for purfume usually being mixed with other scents. It was also believed to be an aphrodisiac that would cure impotence.

Rosewood is believed to be calming and balancing to the emotions and known to help ease menstrual cramps.  Because it is considered antibacterial Rosewood is invaluable for skin and face irritations and blemishes.

Try Rosewood:

• With massage oil for headaches
•  In baths for irritability especially during PMS
•  Mixed with Sweet Almond oil for face issues
•  A few drops on a pillow to enhance sleep
•  Diffused with Grapefruit to lift blue moods.
• Diffused with lavender for soothing relaxation.

Rosewood can also be found in the Young Living blends of: Acceptance, Awaken, Believe, Clarity, Forgiveness, Gentle baby, Gratitude, Harmony, Humility, Inspiration, Joy, Magnify your Purpose, Sensation, Valor and White Angelica.

Filed under: Aromatherapy, LIbrary Of Oils on February 4th, 2010