JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA

📋 Quick facts

Description: JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA — Perfuming.

All Functions: Perfuming

Quick Facts:

• Category: perfuming

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Juniperus virginiana extract comes from the wood of the eastern red cedar tree
• Traditional medicine uses juniper species for wound healing and anti-inflammatory purposes
• The extract contains cedrol and other terpenoid compounds
• Limited safety data exists; regulatory agencies have not confirmed this ingredient is safe for skincare use
• Animal studies on related juniper oils showed no skin irritation, but human safety data is incomplete

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🛡️ Safety rating

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🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

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📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Juniperus virginiana extract is produced by extracting compounds from the wood of the eastern red cedar tree, which grows in North America (Int J Toxicol, 2001). The extract contains a variety of terpenoids—organic compounds found in plants—including cedrol, a naturally occurring molecule being studied for potential medicinal properties (Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem, 2024; Int J Toxicol, 2001). Traditionally, various juniper species have been used in folk medicine worldwide for several purposes. A 2013 study evaluated essential oils from J. virginiana heartwood using laboratory and animal models and found #1: the oil showed notable anti-inflammatory activity (J Med Food, 2013).

The same research showed that a related species, J. occidentalis, displayed significant wound-healing and anti-inflammatory effects in these experimental models, though the study did not isolate which specific compound was responsible (J Med Food, 2013). However, the safety picture remains incomplete. Animal tests on oils derived from J. virginiana found no skin irritation or sensitization (Int J Toxicol, 2001), which is a positive signal. But the regulatory review noted that “available data are insufficient to support the safety of these ingredients in cosmetic formulations” and called for additional testing including genotoxicity assays, irritation and sensitization data specific to the extracts (not just related oils), and dermal reproductive/developmental toxicity studies (Int J Toxicol, 2001).

In other words: while traditional use and preliminary research suggest potential benefits, the scientific community has not yet gathered enough human safety data to fully verify this ingredient’s safety in skincare products.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Unknown authors (2001). Final report on the safety assessment of Juniperus communis Extract, Juniperus oxycedrus Extract, Juniperus oxycedrus Tar, Juniperus phoenicea extract, and Juniperus virginiana Extract. Int J Toxicol.
• Tumen I et al. (2013). Topical wound-healing effects and phytochemical composition of heartwood essential oils of Juniperus virginiana L., Juniperus occidentalis Hook., and Juniperus ashei J. Buchholz. J Med Food.
• Chakoumakos BC et al. (2024). (+)-Cedrol hemihydrate: a natural product derived from drying eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) wood. Acta Crystallogr C Struct Chem.

🧴 Products Containing JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA

• cadum cadum
• Borotalco Idratante
• Auchan Shampoing extra doux Cèdre & Eucalyptus antipelliculaire
• Cosmia Bio Savon liquide mains
• Lynx Excite
• Palmolive Palmolive camelia oil & almond
• Ursa Major Fantastic Face Wash
• The seaweed
• shampoo
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• pipette Baby Shampoo + Wash
• Nivea Men, Nivea Dry Impact 72h
• kneipp cosmétique naturelle
• Kneipp,Kneipp Men Badekristalle Nature Feeling
• Seinz Powerwax
• Balea Handcreme
• alverde alverde MEN Duschgel Highland Breeze 3in1, 250 ml
• treaclemoon strawberry gelato Handcreme
• Dove Dove men care stick clean comfort 50 m
• AKT The deodorant balm. Halcyon summers
• Unilever, Dove Anti-Transpirant
• Mr bear familly Beard Balm – Woodland
• Arm & Hammer Essentials with NATURAL DEODORIZERS JUNIPER BERRY DEODORANT
• Barb’Art Baume barbe fabuleuse Le Conquérant
• L’Oréal Baume a barbe
• L’Oréal Men Expert BarberClub gel douche, corps, cheveux & barbe