Fir needles have a delightful uplifting energy that is both refreshing and calming. The scent has been appreciated for thousands of years and is very familiar to all who know the smell of Christmas in the air. This inexpensive oil is widely used in cosmetics and household products, but it has other uses, especially to promote respiration. It can be used with steam inhalation or in a diffuser. It also nice in steam saunas. It can be used in topical lotions and ointments and added to shampoo, especially if the scalp is itchy or irritating. It blends nicely with cousin oils such as Pine and Douglas Fir as well as Bergamot and Lime or even Frankincense.