Remember the last few blogs where I dug into Frankincence and Myrrh? Well, I got sidetracked since then and have a little bit of free time tonight to get back to the Oils of the Bible. Doug has been using Cedarwood every single day after his shower on his head because of what he has learned about this oil. That to me says that this oil is legit. Doug isn’t one to just start using stuff unless he knows it works.

Here’s the lowdown about Cedarwood…

Cedarwood is from Morocco, USA. For as long as there were any records (you know, when the Bible was written) Cedarwood has existed. Apparently, “the Egyptions used it for embalming the dead… [and] it was used as both a traditional medicine and incense in Tibet” (EO Desk Reference, 2.17).

It’s great for supporting healthy hair growth. Hence the reason why Doug has been rubbing it on his head everyday. I’m pretty sure I am going to need to order a new bottle in a week because he’s going through it like it’s candy. I mean, I guess it is candy, candy for hair (haha yes, lame joke – sorry that is my style…). It’s also great for supporting healthy skin.

When you smell the oil, it does smell like wood (duh right)? Even though it has a unique and earthy smell, it does so many things. Studies have shown that it “stimulates the limbic region of the brain… along with the pineal gland, which [can] release melatonin” (EO Desk Reference, 2.17). This tells me that since it can assist in releasing melatonin, that it can help with relaxation.

You can use the oil so many different ways; you can rub it on your skin, diffuse it or even take it as a dietary supplement. You would think that with this many uses that it would be expensive right? Nope, retail it’s only $14.80.

I mean, all that stuff is pretty cool, but how does it link back to the Bible? Here’s some references straight out of the Bible:

• Leviticus 14:4- “Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.”
• Leviticus 14:6- “As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird [that was] killed over the running water.”

Here’s the deal, I’m not super religious in the sense that I go to church, but I do love the stories of the Bible. There are many good things to be learned from it. The teachings of the Bible are eternal and and the fact that we can still get these oils for ourselves in this day and age is pretty impressive. They allow us to get that much closer to the real feeling of the Bible. If that makes any sense…

 

Works Cited

Essential Oils Desk Reference. 5th ed. U.S.A.: Life Science Pub., 2011. Print.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2004. Print.