Cinnamon Essential Oil

Warming, spicy, aphrodisiac

Use recipes with cinnamon essential oil when you have a deep chill or you're sick or sore. It warms you up, eases pain and kills germs all at the same time. It's great for essential oil diffuser blends for sickrooms and during cold and flu season.

Cinnamon is said to be a mild aphrodisiac and, in fact, was used by the ancient Egyptians in love potions (and mulled wines - yummy!)

Note: For pain relief, I suggest using Cinnamon Leaf essential oil, which has a a higher eugenol content, which increases its pain relieving powers. For candle making, you may prefer Cinnamon Bark, which has a stronger aroma and is a mild fixative.

In case you were wondering... yes, it is from the same tree where we get our cinnamon sticks and powdered cinnamon for cooking. As soon as I get some time, I'll post some aromatherapy cinnamon recipes you can eat.

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Botanical Name and Characteristics

The Cinnamon tree grows up to 50 feet high, with leathery green leaves and small white flowers that develop into light blue berries. Both the leaves and the bark are used to create essential oils.

The leaves and twigs or inner dried bark are steam distilled to extract the essential oil.

Spicy, warm, clove-like scent. Cinnamon leaf has a sharper scent than the bark oil.

Therapeutic Action

• revives energy
• helps relieve mental fatigue
• reduces stress
• lifts mood
• warms and relaxes tight muscles
• reduces pain
• supports digestion, helps relieve stomach discomfort
• helps reduce cellulite
• disinfectant
• repels insects

Blending

Blending Side Note: After much experimentation, I decided that Cinnamon Leaf essential oil smells yummier blended with one or two more oils (like orange and clove - mmmm...) rather than as a stand-alone. It smells kind of sharp all on its own.

Cautions

(I learned this the hard way - I put a drop in my bathwater one day when I was freezing cold - big mistake! My skin itched for hours! (I do have very fair skin, and I guess it's more sensitive than I realized. REALLY dilute cinnamon oil!)

What Next?

Looking for More?

Simply type in "cinnamon" (without the quotes) and hit Search. Every page on this website that includes the word Cinnamon will pop up. Poke through them and decide what recipe to try next. Easy as pie (with cinnamon in it!)