Cinnamon Bark Oil
 
Name
 Cinnamon Bark Oil
Code
Scientific Name
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Common Name
 Cinnamon Bark Oil
Extraction Method
Essential oil is extracted by water or steam distillation from the leaves and twigs.
Characteristics
Cinnamon bark oil is light amber with a warm, sweet and spicy aroma. Cinnamon leaf oil is a yellowish liquid with a much lessrefined, hot and spicy aroma.
Main Constituents
Cinnamon bark oil; cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, benzaldehyde, pinene, cineol, phellandrene, furfurol, cymene, linalol, Cinnamon, leaf oil; eugenol acetate, cinnamaldehyde, benzyl benzoate, linalol.
Properties
Antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiputrescent, cardiac stimulant, carminative, circulatory stimulant, digestive, emmenagoguic, febrifugal, homeostatic, parasitical, stomachic, vermifugal.
Key Qualities
Warming, reviving, aphrodisiac, uplifting.
Blends well with
Citrus essences, clove, elemi, ginger, frankincense. Both bark and leaf oils are highly odoriferous, so use sparingly. Ylang ylang, benzoin, Peru balsam, olibanum, orange mandarin.
Safety Data
The leaf oil is relatively non-toxic, though possibly irritant due to cinnamaldehyde. Its major component, eugnol, causes irritation tomucous membranes: use in moderation.
Cautions
Cinnamon oil (especially cinnamon bark) is highly irritant to skin and mucous membranes. Avoid skin applications of the oil andalso steam inhalations. However, the oils may be used in low concentrations in a vaporizer as a room scent or fumigant.
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