This is one of our favorite oils! Use it year round to ward off colds and flu.

Description: Black Spruce is a naturally growing tree in Canada. It is typically found in wet, swampy areas where the wild growing trees can grow up to 15 meters in height.
Color: Colorless to Pale yellow
Common Uses: Spruce Black has a very pleasant scent. Consumers will see Spruce Black oil frequently used in room sprays, detergents, and in cough and cold preparations.
Consistency: Thin
Note: Top
Aroma Strength: Medium
Blends well with: Black Spruce Essential Oil blends well with Pine, Cedarwood, Galbanum, Benzoin, Lavender and Rosemary.
Aromatic Scent: Spruce Black essential oil is one of Canada’s best kept secrets. It is sweeter, and softer than most evergreen oils with a balsamic, resinous odor with green woody notes. Overall, the scent is very clean, fresh and pleasant.
History: Black Spruce Needle Essential oil has a long history of use in saunas, steam baths, and as an additive to baths and massage products in spas. A particular strength of this essential oil is it’s ability to target sore muscles and reenergize.
Cautions: Black Spruce essential oil should be applied to the skin only in dilution as it has the potential to be a possible skin irritant. Disclaimer: Please note, the International Federation of Aromatherapists do not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy.  

(Excerpt from Natural Health Magazine Article Dec-Jan 2005-2006)

After I'm done washing, I turn off the water and put seven to 10 drops of black spruce oil on my hands. Black spruce oil is anti-bacterial and anti-infectious, and it supports the adrenal glands, which suffer when we get tired from the winter weather and lack of light. I spread the oil all over my skin from head to toe--except the mucous membranes. I always make sure to rub the oil on my abdomen, since there's a lot of lymphatic tissue in that area. Then I do 30 seconds of deep breathing and rinse off with cool water. When people follow this regimen every morning in the winter, it's extremely rare that they get sick in any way. [Find black spruce oil at aroma-pure.com.]
 --Suzanne Catty, phytotherapist and author