dōTERRA Guaiacwood Essential Oil - 15ml
dōTERRA Guaiacwood Essential Oil - 15ml
Guaiacwood is steam distilled from the heartwood of Bulnesia sarmientoi, a slow-growing tree from the Gran Chaco forest in Paraguay. The wood is dense enough that it has to be ground down to sawdust before the still can draw the oil out of it.
On its own at room temperature the oil turns semi-solid, so doTERRA blends it with fractionated coconut oil at the bottling stage. That means this bottle is already diluted — it pours and applies like a normal single oil, with no extra carrier needed for topical use.
The aroma is earthy and woody with a soft, grounding sweetness, closer to a quiet forest floor than a sharp cedar or pine. It works well as an understated base note in a diffuser blend.
Why people choose it
- Earthy, woody aroma with a soft grounding sweetness
- Steam distilled from dense Paraguayan heartwood
- Already diluted in fractionated coconut oil, so no extra carrier is needed
- An understated base note for diffuser blends
How it smells
Earthy and woody with a soft, grounding sweetness, closer to a forest floor than a sharp cedar note.
How to use it
- In a diffuser
- Two to three drops in a diffuser, well suited to sitting underneath citrus or herb oils rather than leading a blend.
- On skin
- Apply directly — it already contains fractionated coconut oil from the producer, so no further dilution is needed.
- Dilution
- Already blended with fractionated coconut oil by the producer, so it's ready to use topically without adding further carrier oil.
- Worth knowing
- The oil is naturally thick at room temperature, which is normal and part of why it comes pre-blended.
Details
- Botanical name
- Bulnesia sarmientoi
- Plant part
- Heartwood
- Extraction
- Steam distillation
- Size
- 15 ml
- Item number
- 60222404
Safety
Possible skin sensitivity. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing or under a doctor's care, speak to your practitioner before use. Avoid contact with eyes, inner ears and sensitive areas.
This information is for general use and is not medical advice. If you have a health condition, are pregnant or nursing, speak to your GP, midwife or pharmacist.
Blends well with
Common questions
Do I need to dilute Guaiacwood before applying it to skin?
No. It's already blended with fractionated coconut oil at the bottling stage, so it's ready to use straight from the bottle.
Why is Guaiacwood already diluted when other single oils aren't?
Left on its own at room temperature, the oil turns semi-solid, so it's blended with a carrier oil to keep it pourable.
What does Guaiacwood smell like?
Earthy and woody with a soft sweetness, more like a quiet forest floor than a sharp cedar or pine note.
What does it blend well with?
It works as a quiet base note under citrus oils such as Wild Orange, or alongside other woods like Sandalwood.