Description:

Origin of cinnamon oil

It has shiny, leathery green leaves and small, white flowers, withoval shaped purple berries. The bark is pale brown and papery, withthick quills that roll inside one another, and is gathered every 2years.

The Greek word ''Kinnamon'' means ''tube'' or ''pipe''. Cinnamonoil was used as a temple incense, while the Egyptians used it forfoot massage, as well as a remedy for excessive bile. It was alsoused as an ingredient for mulled wines, love potions and as asedative during birth. It was an important trade commodity betweenIndia, China and Egypt.

Extraction 

The leaves and twigs or inner dried bark are subjected to steamdistillation. The leaves yield 1.6 - 1.8 % and the bark 0.5 - 1.00% oil.

The essential oil that we sell is extracted from the leaves, as ityields a more delicate oil.

Chemical composition

The main chemical components of the essential oil, obtained fromthe leaves, are eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamic aldehyde andbenzyl benzoate