Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil - CO2 Extracted (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum) - Ceylon Cinnamon
- True Ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka. Cinnamon bark oil from Cinnamomum zeylanicum, the tree that gives the world true cinnamon, grown in Sri Lanka.
- The aromatic inner bark. This is the oil of the inner bark, the layer prized as the spice cinnamon, not the twig or the wood around it.
- CO2 extracted. Supercritical CO2 extraction, worked at low heat, holds a rounder, truer cinnamon scent than steam. How CO2 differs.
- Cinnamaldehyde, the scent of cinnamon. Trans-cinnamaldehyde is the dominant aromatic compound in this oil, the molecule behind cinnamon's warm, spicy scent.
- Third-party tested. Tested by an outside lab for synthetics, pesticides and adulteration, from the small-batch producers we work with.
- An oil we use ourselves. Like everything we carry, this is one we use ourselves at home. Pick the size that suits you on the Compare tab. Compare sizes.
Product specification
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View the full compositionCeylon cinnamon bark, a CO2 extract from Sri Lanka
6 benefits of Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
The warm scent of fall and the holidays
Cinnamon bark brings the warm, sweet, spicy scent of fall and the holidays into a room. A drop or two in the diffuser is enough to make a kitchen or a living room feel like the season has turned. It's the scent people picture when they think of cinnamon at Christmas.
Fuller aroma from a CO2 extract
A CO2 extract holds on to more of the bark's aroma than a steam-distilled oil can. Supercritical carbon dioxide pulls the scent out at low heat, so it comes through rounder and fuller, closer to the spice itself. It's a small difference on paper and a clear one to the nose.
A warm spice for the perfumer
This cinnamon bark oil gives a perfumer a warm, diffusive spice that sits under citrus and over woods and resins. It carries a blend without taking it over, adding depth where a lighter spice would fade. A drop is plenty.
A little goes a long way
A single drop of cinnamon bark scents a whole room, so this is a careful oil, not a heavy pour. Because it's so strong, a bottle lasts, and you use it a drop at a time. That strength is the point of a good spice oil.
A natural spice against household insects
Cinnamon bark oil earns a place around the home as a natural, spicy insect deterrent. A few drops in a room spray tell ants and other crawlers to keep moving, a use some people put it to in warm climates. Used this way, it freshens the air at the same time.
Made for the air, not the skin
Cinnamon bark is a strong oil that belongs in the diffuser, not on the skin, and we would rather say so. Treated as an oil for the air, it's easy to enjoy and easy to keep safe. That honesty is part of how we choose what we carry.
How to use
Diffuser
In the airCinnamon bark is strong, so start with the smallest amount in your diffuser's water and let the scent build. Run the diffuser for 30 to 60 minutes, then give the room a rest for as long, with some fresh air moving. Do not breathe it in directly for more than 15 to 20 minutes.
Around the home
Passive scentFor a gentler way to scent a room, put a few drops of cinnamon bark on a reed diffuser, on pinecones or in a bowl of potpourri. It works slowly and evenly, which suits a strong, diffusive oil like this one. No heat and no water needed.
On the skin
Use with careCinnamon bark counts as a strong skin sensitizer, so we never use it neat. Dilute it as far as you can and patch test first, or reach for the Cinnamon Leaf we sell for anything you put on skin. Keep it out of the bath, where drops sit on the skin undiluted, and keep it out of reach of children.
3 recipes using this oil
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Method. Add the drops to your diffuser's water and run the blend for 30 to 60 minutes before airing the room. One cinnamon drop is plenty here, so set the orange and clove around it and switch it on.
Method. Blend the drops in your diffuser and let it run while you work. The cardamom keeps it fresh over the sweet orange, so let the cinnamon settle underneath and turn it on.
Method. Pour the water and solubilizer into a small spray bottle, then add the cinnamon bark and sweet orange. Shake it well before every use, and keep it off skin and away from children and pets. Mist a room, or wipe down the doorways and windowsills where ants come in.
Technical information for this batch
At 73.27% this batch is dominated by trans-Cinnamaldehyde — an aromatic aldehyde responsible for cinnamon bark’s warm, sweet, and spicy scent.. Eugenol sits at 6.85%, trans-Cinnamyl acetate sits at 2.72%. The oil is golden yellow/orange color with medium consistency, and it reads as a middle note in a blend.
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