
Sri Lanka is the traditional and world largest producer of the ceylon cinnamon bark essential oil and cinnamon leaf essential oil. Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known to man. It was valued in ancient Egypt not only as a beverage flavoring(Food Grade Cinnamon Oil) but as a medicine.
What is Ceylon Cinnamon Essential Oil?
This wonderful tree is native to Sri Lanka and Southern India, but world best cinnamon plants in sri lanka. There are two types of ceylon cinnamon essentials oils. They are ceylon cinnamon bark oil and leaf oil. The oil has a warm, sweet aroma. Ceylon Cinnamon essential oil has many health benefits.
What is Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil?
Cinnamon bark oil is extracted from the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree. The main component is aldehydes. It contains cinnamaldehyde or cinnamic aldehyde (an aromatic aldehyde). It provides the flavoring and people love that mints. The color of the cinnamon bark oil is light yellow.
Cinnamon Bark Oil is anti-bacterial, antiseptic, and anti-fungal. anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, antidote, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, anti putrescent, astringent, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, hemostatic, orexigenic, parasticide, stomachic, spasmolytic, refrigerant, stimulant, vermifuge.
Uses and Benefits of Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil
- Aromatherapy
- Air-freshening
- Helps In Weight Loss
- Increases Sexual Desire
- Reduces blood sugar
- Fights infections
- Foot massage
What is Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Oil?
Ceylon cinnamon leaf oil is extracted via steam distillation from the leaves and twigs of the Cinnamon tree. Cinnamon Leaf oil contains beneficial components such as eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamic aldehyde, linalool. It includes small percentage of cinnamaldehyde.
Uses and Benefits of Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Oil
- Ceylon Cinnamon Leaf Oil is mostly used to neutralize terrible lingering odors very fast (toilets, kitchens) without any toxic chemicals and It creates a pleasant exotic scent
- Use cinnamon leaf oil as an insect repellent
- Cinnamon leaf oil helps to keep your breath fresh and serve as a first-aid treatment for toothaches. Add a small one or two drops to a glass of purified water, and gargle with it.
- Add it to your shampoo to kill head lice(a small cinnamon leaf oil drop with your shampoo: Cinnamon leaf oil has a strong power to keep your hair healthy and, in children, may help kill stubborn head lice.)