blending in to a room scent
This has been super useful for blending in to a room scent. Would reccomend!
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Cypress (Weeping) Essential Oil (Cupressus Funebris)
- A wood-distilled Cupressus funebris from China. Named in full as the species it is, not hidden under a bare cedarwood label.
- 27.18 percent cis-Thujopsene leads the oil. The main sesquiterpene of a wood-distilled cypress, with widdrol and alpha-cedrene behind it. See the chemistry.
- A light, dry wood with a musky edge. The client aroma reads woody, musky and light, opening dry and staying low and warm.
- An oil we use ourselves. Like everything we sell, we use this weeping cypress at home.
- Third-party tested, small artisan batches. Every oil we sell goes to an outside lab before it ships.
- The same oil in every size. Pick the bottle that suits you on the Compare tab, and start small if weeping cypress is new to you. Compare sizes.
Botanical name
Cupressus Funebris
Origin
China
Plant part
Wood
Extraction
Steam Distilled
Perfumery note
Middle
Aroma
Woody, Musky, Light, Earthy, Smoky
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GCMS batch report published on this page
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Single origin
Weeping cypress wood, China
GCMS published
Batch report on this page
Steam Distilled
China
Family owned
Big Island Hawaii since 2011
Product specification
Botanical NameCupressus Funebris
Common NameWeeping Cypress, Chinese Weeping Cypress, Mourning Cypress
Plant PartWood
Method of ExtractionSteam Distilled
Country of OriginChina
Oil Color / ConsistencyClear Color with Thin Consistency
AromaWoody, Musky, Light, Earthy, Smoky
Perfumery NoteMiddle
Main Componentscis-Thujopsene 27.18%, Widdrol 13.44%, alpha-Cedrene 13.17%
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Main chemical components
cis-Thujopsene
a tricyclic sesquiterpene of conifer and cypress-family oils, sweet pencil-wood in perfumery
27.18%
Widdrol
a sesquiterpene alcohol reported in juniper, cypress and cedar wood oils
13.44%
alpha-Cedrene
a sesquiterpene of cedar oils, woody in perfumery
13.17%
Balance, trace constituents
46.21%
Weeping cypress, the wood oil of Cupressus funebris
6 benefits of Cypress
Diffused as a dry, woody room scent
Weeping cypress oil diffuses into a dry, woody, masculine room scent, closer to a cedar workshop than a garden. A little carries a room without turning sweet or sharp. It suits a workspace as much as an evening at home.
A wood that holds a blend together
This wood sits low in a blend and keeps the lighter oils in place, the way heavier woods do. Its sesquiterpenes are slow to lift, so a perfume built on it stays put for hours. A drop or two anchors a citrus or floral mix without covering it.
A base for woody and woody-oriental accords
Weeping cypress gives a woody-oriental accord its dry backbone, sitting beneath cedarwoods, patchouli and vetiver. Perfumers work it into aftershaves and colognes where a soft wood is wanted. It reads clean, not sweet, so it leaves room for the brighter oils above it.
A fragrance note for men's grooming
This oil adds a dry, woody note to beard oils, body oils and colognes, mixed into a carrier and never worn on its own. It stays close to the skin and reads as clean wood, not perfume. By the end of the day only the dry wood is left.
Wood oil for people who know the difference
Weeping cypress is the wood oil, not the needle oil, and its three named compounds are the fastest way to tell it from a bottle that only borrows the name. A cypress label rarely says which wood went into the still. This is one we keep for people who want the wood itself.
A woody scent to wear on the skin
This oil goes on the skin only after it is mixed into a carrier oil, where it wears as a quiet, dry wood. It sits close and does not carry across a room. Work it into an unscented body oil and keep it low.
How to use
Diffuser
In the airStart with 3 to 5 drops of weeping cypress in a water diffuser for a medium room, then add a drop at a time until it smells right to you. It carries well, so a little goes a long way. Diffuse for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a rest with some fresh air moving.
On the skin
TopicalDilute weeping cypress to 1 to 2 percent before it touches skin, which is 6 to 12 drops in 30 ml of a carrier oil. Use the lower end on the face, and patch test a small spot on the inner forearm a day ahead. We do not use this oil neat, and it stays out of reach of children.
In a blend
In a blendAdd weeping cypress to an unscented carrier or a grooming base as a woody note, keeping it to the same 1 to 2 percent, 6 to 12 drops in 30 ml. Set it beneath the brighter oils so it holds them in place without covering them. Store the bottle closed and cool, since wood oils lose their edge as they age.
3 recipes using this oil
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4 dropsWeeping Cypress Essential Oil
2 dropsCedarwood Atlas Essential Oil
2 dropsBergamot Essential Oil
Method. Add the drops to a water diffuser and run it for 30 to 60 minutes. The bergamot lifts the opening, the cedarwood deepens the wood, and the weeping cypress sits under both as the dry wood.
30 mlJojoba Oil
9 dropsWeeping Cypress Essential Oil
3 dropsRed Juniper Wood Essential Oil
Method. Stir the drops into the jojoba in a small bottle and roll it between your palms before use. The juniper wood sharpens the opening while the weeping cypress holds the dry wood beneath it. Smooth a little onto the beard or the forearms.
30 mlJojoba Oil
6 dropsWeeping Cypress Essential Oil
4 dropsHawaiian Sandalwood Essential Oil
2 dropsPatchouli Essential Oil
Method. Mix the drops into the jojoba and pour it into a roll-on bottle. The sandalwood rounds the wood and the patchouli adds a dark depth beneath the weeping cypress. Roll it onto the wrists and the base of the neck.
Technical information for this batch
ComponentShare of batch
cis-Thujopsene27.18%
Widdrol13.44%
alpha-Cedrene13.17%
Balance of constituentsSee GCMS report
What cis-Thujopsene means for you
At 27.18% this batch is dominated by cis-Thujopsene — a tricyclic sesquiterpene of conifer and cypress-family oils, sweet pencil-wood in perfumery. Widdrol sits at 13.44%, alpha-Cedrene sits at 13.17%. The oil is clear color with thin consistency, and it reads as a middle note in a blend.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
Weeping cypress smells of dry, light wood with an earthy, faintly smoky undertone and a musky edge. The opening is soft and low, and the wood is what stays. It reads closer to a soft cedar than to a fresh, green cypress.
No, common cypress and weeping cypress are different oils from different trees. Common cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, comes from the leaf and twig, and smells bright and green. Weeping cypress, Cupressus funebris, is a wood oil, so it comes out dry and woody, nearer to cedar. Both belong to the cypress family, Cupressaceae, yet they do not smell alike.
No, weeping cypress is genuinely Cupressus funebris, not a cedar tree. Its chemistry is cedarwood-type, though, since the same sesquiterpenes run through cedar and juniper woods, and the market often sells it under a cedarwood name. That trade name is why the species and the plant part matter here. Ask what went into the bottle, and this one says weeping cypress wood.
Yes, weeping cypress is fine on the skin once it is diluted to 1 to 2 percent in a carrier oil. Do a patch test first and keep the rate lower on the face. It is never worn neat, and small children should not reach it. By itself it is too strong to wear, so the carrier is what makes it gentle.
No, we will not call weeping cypress safe in pregnancy, because no source settles the question for Cupressus funebris. No source names a specific caution for this species, and none clears it either. If you are pregnant or nursing, ask your clinician before adding any essential oil to your routine. And keep it well away from young children.
Weeping cypress blends well with cedarwood, patchouli and vetiver, the woods and roots that anchor a blend with it. A bright citrus on top lifts it. Keep it low in the mix, since a little of this wood carries far.
The names come from the tree and its Latin. Weeping and mourning both describe its drooping, pendulous branches, and mourning cypress carries funebris, Latin for funereal. The species grows around temples and gardens, valued for that weeping form. The name points to the look of the tree, not to how the oil is used.
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