10 ml Cinnamon Essential Oil

Warm, spicy, and deeply comforting, cinnamon essential oil brings the rich aroma of true Ceylon cinnamon into your home. Distilled with care, it captures centuries of tradition in every drop.

Latin Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Part of Plant Used: Leaves & Twigs
Source: Sri Lanka
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

This oil is extracted by steam distillation from the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree, also known as Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon. Two varieties are produced: one from the leaves, which is gentler, yellow to light brown, and most often used in aromatherapy, and another from the bark, which is darker brown and less commonly preferred for aromatic use.

Cinnamon oil is both calming and powerfully antiseptic. When used in an oil burner, it is said to help ease colds and bronchitis while lifting low spirits. Added to bath water or blended into a massage oil, it may assist with diarrhoea, chills, infections, flu, rheumatism, and arthritis. It also helps to ease nausea and vomiting, and by stimulating the glandular system, it can reduce menstrual pain.

Please note: Avoid the leaf oil during pregnancy. The bark oil is very strong and should only be used diluted, under expert supervision.

The Story Behind Cinnamon

The cinnamon tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and has been an important item of trade for centuries between India, China, and Egypt. The source of cinnamon was a mystery to the Western world for the longest time. According to Herodotus and other ancient authors, Arabia was believed to be the source of cinnamon. The legend tells of giant cinnamon birds that collected cinnamon sticks for their nests from a mysterious place where cinnamon trees grew. The Arabs then tricked the birds and obtained the cinnamon from them. This belief persisted in Byzantium until 1310.