Guide to essential oils

Essential oil of Ceylon cinnamon leaves

The leaves of the cinnamon tree produce a spicy oil similar to clove, known for its purifying properties. It is also useful for reducing unpleasant odours (e.g. cooking, tobacco).

How to use

  • Skin application and massage

    Skin application and massage

    Possible but not recommended

  • Cosmetic active ingredient

    Cosmetic active ingredient

  • Aromatherapy bath

    Aromatherapy bath

  • Diffusion

    Diffusion

    Possible but not recommended

  • Food grade

    Food grade

    Possible but not recommended

Features

Properties and uses

Precautions

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Features

Production process

Complete steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Leaves

Botanical name

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Warning

The properties, information and methods of use below are quotes from reference books or websites on aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informative purposes only and in no way constitutes medical guidance. Under no circumstances can this information be used as a substitute for a medical diagnosis, consultation or follow-up, nor can it incur our liability. We recommend that you consult the guide to essential oils before using them, so that you are aware of any precautions that need to be taken. If in doubt, consult a doctor before using essential oils.

Properties and uses

Health

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Properties

Ceylon cinnamon leaf essential oil is recognised for its health properties:

  • Anti-infective

  • Antifungal, pest repellent

  • Antiviral and antibacterial

  • Gastrointestinal stimulant, helps combat intestinal fermentation

  • Tonic and general stimulant

  • Warming effect

Uses

It is traditionally used to improve the following conditions:

  • Infections of all types: intestinal (diarrhoea, parasitosis), urinary (cystitis), oral and skin (fungal infections, verruca, etc.), tropical infections

  • Erectile dysfunction

  • Somnolence, asthenia, weakness

Synergies

Drowsiness, asthenia, weakness: Oregano, clove, savory essential oils, etc.

In practice

Soothing, digestive comfort: Mix into your oil blend. Massage or rub the mixture into the stomach and abdomen twice a day.

Air purification: Air diffusion with other milder oils.

Precautions

  • Do not use on pregnant or breastfeeding women, or on children.

  • Dermocaustic****oil, always use strongly diluted on the skin.

  • Use in limited quantities over a short period (maximum 7 days).

  • Keep out of reach of children.

  • Avoid contact with eyes.

  • Certain natural compounds contained in this essential oil may present a risk of allergy in certain sensitive individuals when the essential oil is incorporated into a cosmetic composition (according to the 7th Amendment of the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC)): eugenol, linalool, benzyl benzoate, limonene.

  • As a general rule, always test your product in the crease of the elbow at least 48 hours before use.

Find out more

The Ceylon cinnamon tree is native to Sri Lanka, formerly known as the island of Ceylon. It belongs to the Lauraceae family and can grow up to 15 metres tall. Its greenish flowers, which have a rather unpleasant odour, give way to small purple berries. The essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the tree's leaves .

Used in cooking like bay leaves, cinnamon leaves also have interesting properties due to the essential oil they contain. With its rich composition of purifying and sanitising active ingredients, this oil recognised for helping combat infections.=

Equivalents

Essential Oils

1 ml = approximately 35 drops (with our Aroma-Zone dropper caps)

Carrier oils

1 pump (Aroma-Zone aluminium pump) = approx. 0.15 ml

Mass / Volume conversion (for a liquid)

Mass (g) = Density x Volume (ml) at 20°C

Further information

1 full teaspoon = between 3 and 4.5 ml

1 full tablespoon = between 7.5 and 10 ml


However, these spoon ratios depend on a number of factors (e.g. viscosity of the liquid, temperature, depth and size of the spoon, rheological behaviour of the liquid), and we strongly advise you to use precise measuring equipment, such as graduated test tubes, graduated pipettes, and precision scales.

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