Learn About Hinoki

The Hinoki Tree

Origin: Japan-Primarily the mountainous Kiso region of Nagano Prefecture.

Hinoki means: White Cedar (in Japanese)

Size: grows to approximately 40 meters tall, and 1 meter wide.

Life of Tree: typically 200 to 300 years. But, some live 1,000 years or more.

Uses of Hinoki Wood: for over 2,000 years it was the preferred wood of emperors. It was used to build their palaces, temples, shrines, and bath tubs.

Hinoki Oil Extraction Method

Water-steam distilled from the wood—a process that extracts the oil and separates it from the water.

Characteristics:   thin, brown liquid with a sweet woodsy scent
Common Uses:   For over 2,000 years, Hinoki oil has been used by pouring into bath water to treat skin irritations such as abrasions, cuts, and rashes of all types. In the past, the bath tub itself was made of Hinoki tree wood.

U.S. GOVERNMENT'S OPINION ON HINOKI OIL

(also known as Chamaecyparis Obtusa Oil)

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HINOKI OIL FOR HAIR GROWTH

In 1987, HINOKI SHAMPOO and three other Hinoki Hair Growth products were created. These are non-drug products with no side effects (made in the USA) with pure Hinoki Oil from Japanese Hinoki Cypress Trees. Hinoki Hair Growth Products have been used for over 30 years by millions of satisfied customers all over the world.

HINOKI OIL

For over 2,000 years, Hinoki Oil has been used in Japan and other parts of Asia. Its purpose was to treat many types of rashes, cuts, abrasions and other skin ailments. For most of that time, Hinoki Oil was only affordable to Emperors and the very wealthy. It was their daily ritual to pour Hinoki Oil into their bath water before bathing. Hinoki Oil is still used throughout Asia for its natural astringent quality which helps kill backteria, viruses, and fungus on the skin.