Description

Cinnamon Essential Oil

Cinnamon Essential Oil

Latin Name : Cinnamomum Zeylanicum.
Part Of Plant Used : Leaves & Twigs
Source : Sri Lanka.
Extraction Method : Steam Distillation.

Cinnamon Essential Oil, extracted by steam distillation from the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree, also called Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon. There are two kinds of essential oils extracted: one from the leaves, which is gentler, yellow to light brown, and most often used in aromatherapy; and the other from the bark, which is darker brown and not commonly preferred in aromatherapy.

All our Essential Oils (10 ml) studiously selected, bought more often than not from primary sources. Tested for purity and subject to rigorous quality control standards.

Above all, we have been sourcing and bottling wholesale essential oils for over 15 years, gradually weeding out unreliable supply lines and always striving to improve quality and value.

As a result we believe our essential oils offer the best quality and value available on the market.

Essential oils often use for aromatherapy, therefore it´s a form of alternative medicine in which healing effects ascribe to aromatic compounds.

Aromatherapy may be useful to induce relaxation, after that there is not sufficient evidence that essential oils can effectively treat any condition. Improper use of essential oils may cause harm including allergic reactions and skin irritation.

Essential oils generally extracted by distillation, in other words by using steam. In addition, other processes include expression, solvent extraction, sfumatura, absolute oil extraction, resin tapping, wax embedding, and cold pressing.

They use in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to incense and household cleaning products.

Take a look also to our Citronella Essential Oil.

Properties

Cinnamon oil is a calming one with powerful antiseptic properties. When used in an oil burner, this oil, said to help colds and bronchitis, and lift depression. Used to assist with: bronchitis, diarrhoea, chills, infections, flu, rheumatism, and arthritis when used in bath water or blended into a massage oil. It eases nausea and vomiting. It stimulates the glandular system and therefore reduce menstrual pain. Avoid the  leaf oil during pregnancy. The bark oil is very strong and should only be used diluted, under expert supervision.

Cinnamon tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and has been an important item of trade for centuries between India, China, and Egypt. The source of cinnamon was a mystery to the Western world for the longest time. According to Herodotus and other authors, Arabia was the source of cinnamon. Story goes that giant Cinnamon birds collected cinnamon sticks for their nests from a mysterious place where cinnamon trees grew. The Arabs then tricked the birds and got the cinnamon from them. This was the belief up to 1310 in Byzantium.

An essential oil is a  concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants, for instance ecological.

Children may be particularly susceptible to the toxic effects of improper use.