Cinnamon Leaf Oil
Cinnamon Leaf Oil
Cinnamon Leaf Oil is shipped within days of harvest
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Cinnamon leaf oil has a warm, spicy, but rather harsh odour, lacking the rich body of the bark oil. Its major constituent is eugenol rather than cinnamaldehyde. It is used as a flavouring agent for seasonings and savory snacks.

As a fragrance it is added to soaps and insecticides. The oil's high eugenol content also makes it valuable as a source of this chemical for subsequent conversion into iso-eugenol, another flavouring agent.

The unique feature of the Cinnamon plant is that three different essential oils with different compositions are obtained form different parts of the plant.The valuable bark contains cinnamic aldehyde whereas the leaf contains eugenol and the root has camphor as its main constituent.

Cinnamon Leaf oil is not edible unlike Cinnamon Bark Oil.

 

Uses
Cinnamon leaf oil has been used for thousands of years for a variety of complaints including colds, flu, digestive and menstrual problems, rheumatism, kidney troubles, and as a general stimulant.Cinnamon leaf oil should not come into contact with the skin.

Technical Specifications

  • Optical Rotation at 30°C +1° to - 2°
  • Refractive index at 30°C +1.5290 to 1.5370
  • Specific Gravity at 30°C / 30°C 1.028 to 1.047
  • Colour and Appearance Pale yellow liquid
  • Major Constituents Phenol Content ( as Eugenol ) 75 %
  • Aldehyde Content (as Cinnamon aldehyde ) < 7 %
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