Cedarwood
Cedrus atlantica · essential oil · 0.4% within the 2.0% blend
Distilled from Atlas cedar. The smell of a study you would rather be in.
§ 1 · What it is
Steam-distilled from the wood of Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar. Of the nine it is the one that smells most like furniture, and that is meant kindly.
It earns its line on the label and not a milligram more.
§ 2 · What the number means
0.4%, inside the 2.0% blend - same as its neighbours. The grounding note in a formula that ends quiet.
Woods at the bottom, herbs at the top, resin in between: the blend reads like a sensible bookshelf.
§ 3 · What it does
Dry, woody, low - the shelf the other scents stand on.
0.4%. A small voice, used steadily.
The blend's low note. With sandalwood it is why the formula finishes warm rather than green.
Everything in §3 is sensory or compositional. None of it is a medical claim: none may be made, and none is needed.
§ 4 · What it does not do
Does not ground you. It grounds the scent.
Does not build character.
Is not a forest bath.
Is not therapy in a tree's clothing.
A very good smell from a very old tree, doing one job at one dose.
§ 5 · Where it comes from
Atlas cedar stands in the mountains of Morocco: high, dry country that suits a slow tree.
[ Distiller and certificate of analysis pending; the mountain range is the only provenance printed until then. ]
§ 6 · Words on other bottles
One entry per sheet. The convention is the target; no brand is named, and none needs to be.
“Dermatologist-tested”
Tested how, on how many people, against what, with what result? The phrase asserts that a noun once met another noun. No outcome is stated, because none has to be. It is not printed here.