Cinnamon Essential Oil
Warming, spicy, aphrodisiac
Cinnamon essential oil stimulates, energizes and warms - a great way to spice up your life!
Great For...
Use recipes with cinnamon essential oil when you have a deep chill or you're sick or sore. It warms you up, helps with pain and kills germs all at the same time. It's great for aromatherapy 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 aching muscles and joints, I suggest using Cinnamon Leaf essential oil, which has a a higher eugenol content, which increases its anti-inflammatory 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
Cinnamomum verum
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, slightly sweet 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
- Helps with sore muscles and joints
- Supports digestion, helps relieve stomach discomfort
- Helps reduce cellulite
- Disinfectant
- Repels insects
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Blending
Cinnamon's strong middle note blends well with:
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Blending Tip for Cinnamon Oil
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
Though non-toxic, cinnamon essential oil can irritate the skin and especially the mucous membranes. Use only in low dilution for skin applications.
(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!)
Do not use during pregnancy.
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Buy Cinnamon Bark or Cinnamon Leaf essential oil from Amazon. Just remember that inexpensive oils are likely to be lower in quality - how else do they get the cost so low? |
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What Next?
Cinnamon Recipes
Check out a few warm, spicy recipes using cinnamon essential oil...
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Perfect for warming up your house in the colder months. Homey and comforting! (Also good for flu season.) |
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Hydrate and rejuvenate dry, cracked skin with this easy shea butter lotion bar recipe. Spice it up with an essential oil blend. |
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Harness the restoring power of herbs and essential oils - and protect yourself from harmful chemicals and synthetic additives with these natural homemade remedies. |
Essential Oil Properties
Click on the links below to learn more about properties, safety and blending of some popular essential oils.
Looking for More?
That was just a few of the recipes using cinnamon essential oil you can find here. To look for more, use the Search Box below.
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!)
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