Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum)

Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil is steam distilled from the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, also known as Cinnamomum verum, true cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon. Ours comes from Sri Lanka. The oil is thin and clear, pale yellow to brownish in color, with a warm, spicy and sweet aroma and a woody undertone. In a blend it works as a middle to base note.

This is a hot oil. It feels hot on the skin if you use it neat, so always blend it with a carrier oil and keep it highly diluted, at less than 1%. Do not use it during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Used with care, that warmth is what makes it helpful in massage oils for sore muscles and for achy joints.

In aromatherapy, cinnamon bark is known for stimulating the mind, body and spirit. It is said to increase blood flow to the mind and the body while lifting the spirit, and it helps ease anxiety, low moods, irritability and drowsiness. It is also used to increase libido.

It is a strong purifier, too. In the diffuser, a few drops each of Cinnamon Bark, Valerian Root, Ginger and Peppermint make a detox blend, and a couple of drops each of Cinnamon Bark, Bergamot and Peppermint make a bright, stimulating one. Follow your diffuser maker's instructions. In a nebulizing diffuser, 8 to 20 drops in total is typical.

This batch is led by trans-cinnamaldehyde at 69.78%, followed by trans-cinnamyl acetate at 4.6%, eugenol at 3.19%, and alpha-pinene and linalool at 3.01% each. We also carry a CO2-extracted Cinnamon Bark, an organic Cinnamon Leaf and Cassia.