True Cedarwood Oil

True Cedar, Truly

True cedarwood oil comes from the Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica, one of the only cedarwood oils distilled from a genuine cedar rather than a juniper or cypress relative. Deep, dry, and quietly sweet, it is the woodworking shop and the mountain forest in one bottle.

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⚗ Small-batch distillation
🌳 Cedrus atlantica from Morocco
📄 Lab-verified purity (COA)
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Cedarwood, Project by Project

Beard & Hair Oils

Warm a few drops of cedarwood into jojoba or argan oil for a woody beard treatment that lasts through the day.

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Closet & Drawer Sachets

Tuck cedarwood-soaked wood blocks or fabric sachets into drawers and closets for a warm, dry woody scent that lingers for weeks.

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Grounding Diffuser Blends

Pair cedarwood with citrus or fir in a diffuser blend for a warm, grounded room scent through cooler months.

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Bulk & Wholesale Cedarwood

Order cedarwood oil by the pound for soap, candle, and fragrance production with batch documentation included.

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A Drop, Then a Pound

Cedarwood Essential Oil 0.5 oz Evaluation Bottle
0.5 oz
$8.75

A small bottle to test cedarwood's dry, woody aroma before committing to a larger blend.

 Cedarwood Essential Oil 16 oz Pilot Batch
16 oz
$37.89

Enough cedarwood to test a full beard oil or candle run before scaling to production.

 Cedarwood Essential Oil 5 lbs First Production Size
5 lbs
$107.32

Our first bulk size, priced per ounce below the bottles, for soap houses and candle studios scaling production.
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About True Cedarwood Oil

Our cedarwood essential oil is steam-distilled from the wood of Cedrus atlantica, the great Atlas cedar of Morocco's mountains and a botanical sibling of the biblical cedar of Lebanon. Much of the market's cedarwood actually comes from junipers and cypresses, so the distinction is worth naming.

Atlas cedar smells woody and balsamic with a distinctive sweet, slightly animalic warmth that Virginia cedarwood lacks. It works as a tenacious base note and fixative, deepening blends of bergamot, lavender, vetiver, and rose.

Cedarwood earns daily use in beard and hair oils, closet and drawer sachets, masculine-leaning DIY colognes, grounding diffuser blends, and handmade soaps where a dry woody base should linger long after the top notes fade.

Sorted, Stilled, Sealed

Harvest

Cedarwood pieces from Atlas cedar trees in Morocco are collected as the raw material for distillation.

Sorting

Wood is sorted and prepared to remove bark and debris before it goes into the still.

Distillation

Steam passes through the prepared wood, carrying the aromatic compounds into cedarwood essential oil.

Lab Testing

Each batch is tested in a lab and the results are published as a certificate of analysis.

Bottling

The finished oil is bottled and stored to protect its dry, woody, and warmly sweet aroma.

Read the Batch Paperwork

Cedarwood is easy to substitute with cheaper look-alike oils, since Virginia cedarwood and various juniper oils are often sold under the same name. Because of that, we test and publish documentation for the actual Cedrus atlantica batch you are buying.

The current batch's certificate of analysis is published on this site, so you can see for yourself that what ships in the bottle matches the Atlas cedar wood distillation we describe here, not a cheaper substitute.

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Cedarwood Essential Oil vs. Synthetic Woody Fragrance

Distilled Cedarwood OilSynthetic Fragrance Oil
SourceDistilled from Cedrus atlantica wood in MoroccoBlended from synthetic aroma chemicals
AromaDry, woody, and warmly sweet with natural depthApproximates woody notes, often flatter or harsher
CompositionA single distilled botanical, nothing addedA mixture of manufactured compounds
DocumentationCurrent batch has a published certificate of analysisNo batch-level testing documentation
Best forNatural aromatherapy, soap, and grooming blendsLow-cost, high-volume scented products

Atlas Cedar, Named and Traceable

1 species

Every bottle comes from Cedrus atlantica, and only that species

Morocco

The wood is sourced from the Atlas Mountains region of Morocco

Wood

Distillation starts from the wood itself, not leaves or bark alone

Steam-distilled

Steam distillation pulls the aromatic oil straight from the prepared wood

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Bring Cedar Into Your Routine

From beard oil to closet sachets, here are hands-on ways makers use true cedarwood oil at home.

DIY Cedarwood Beard Oil: A Forest-Fresh Grooming Blend

DIY Cedarwood Beard Oil: A Forest-Fresh Grooming Blend

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DIY Cedar Closet Refresh: Blocks, Sachets, and Cedarwood Oil

DIY Cedar Closet Refresh: Blocks, Sachets, and Cedarwood Oil

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DIY Cedarwood Spray: A Woody Room and Linen Mist Tutorial

DIY Cedarwood Spray: A Woody Room and Linen Mist Tutorial

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The Mountain Cabin Blend: Our Signature Cedar, Fir, and Citrus Mix

The Mountain Cabin Blend: Our Signature Cedar, Fir, and Citrus Mix

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Cedarwood for Larger Production Runs

Soap makers, candle studios, and perfumers who build beard oils, colognes, and grounding blends often need cedarwood by the pound rather than the ounce. Our 5, 25, 100, and 400 pound sizes are distilled from the same Cedrus atlantica batches as our smaller bottles, and every size is covered by the same published certificate of analysis.

Soap Houses

Cedarwood's dry, woody base rounds out bar soap scents without overpowering botanical blends.

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Candle Studios

Woody, warmly sweet notes hold up well in wax, giving candles a grounded background scent.

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Perfumers & Formulators

A tenacious base note and fixative that anchors bergamot, lavender, vetiver, and rose blends.

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Cedarwood Essential Oil 5 lbs
5 lbs
$107.32
$21.46 per lb
Save 23% Cedarwood Essential Oil 25 lbs
25 lbs
$411.58
$16.46 per lb
Save 26% Cedarwood Essential Oil 100 lbs
100 lbs
$1,196.30
$11.96 per lb
Save 30% Cedarwood Essential Oil 400 lbs
400 lbs
$3,854.29
$9.64 per lb
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The Short Version

How fast do orders ship? ▾
Most orders ship within 1 to 2 business days from checkout, which runs through our secure Shopify store. Bulk sizes of 5 lbs and up may need a little extra handling time before they leave our facility, so plan production orders a few days ahead.
Where does this cedarwood oil come from? ▾
Our cedarwood oil is distilled from the wood of Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar native to Morocco's mountains. Distillation draws the aromatic compounds out of the wood itself, giving the oil its dry, woody, and warmly sweet character.
How can I check this oil's purity? ▾
Every batch we sell is lab-tested, and the certificate of analysis for the current batch is published on this site. See the purity section above on this page for what that documentation covers before you order.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.