Organic Cinnamon Bark Hydrosol

Uses Beauty

• Use it mixed in your homemade lotions and gels at a percentage of 10 to 20%.

• It can be mixed into your face creams and lotions at a percentage up to 20%, and up to 50% in your body creams and lotions, as well as in rinse-off products (shampoos, shower gels, etc.).

• It can be mixed into aromatic mists at a percentage up to 50%.

Synergies

Sensual, luxurious and sweet notes: Clementine essential oil, Vanilla oleoresin, etc.

Uses well-being

For an aphrodisiac effect, use it as a pillow spray or room mist, or to replace water in a mister.

Cultivation

Organic. Certified 100% organic by Ecocert Greenlife according to the COSMOS standard

Quality

Fresh and 100% pure preservative-free product, microbiologically tested by the Aroma-Zone quality laboratory.

Production process

Steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Bark

Botanical name

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Botanical family

Lauraceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredient

INCI designation: Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark water

Concentration

0.2 kilos of bark are needed to make 1 litre of hydrosol, i.e. a 1:5 ratio. This extraction ratio is lower than the ratio required for most other hydrosols (1:1) because the bark is highly concentrated in cosmetic active ingredients, and this ratio is sufficient to obtain a pleasant olfactory result and to ensure the hydrosol keeps well.

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: clear liquid

• Colour: colourless

• Odour: powerful, warm, spicy and sweet

• Taste: warm and spicy

pH

3.5 - 5.0

Storage

Hydrosols are sensitive to pollution. As our Aroma-Zone hydrosols are fresh, pure products with no preservatives, we strongly recommend that you store them in the refrigerator and use them within 6 months of opening. When using them, make sure your hands are always clean and that you disinfect all utensils and bottles that come into contact with the hydrosols when preparing your homemade cosmetics. If you notice a change in appearance or smell, stop using the hydrosol.

Precautions

• May be irritating. Do not apply undiluted to the skin; only mix with cosmetic preparations.

• Do not ingest undiluted; dilute heavily in an aqueous drink before oral use.

• Cinnamon may trigger allergies in sensitive individuals. Test your mixture in the crease of the elbow and wait 24 hours before use.

• Do not use in the eye contour area.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

EO = Essential Oil

VO = Carrier Oil or Macerated Oil

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