CLOVE BUD ESSENTIAL OIL
Syzgium aromaticum Grown in Sri Lanka
Clove Bud oil is a warming, stimulating and uplifting oil with a sweet, spicy aroma, popular in salves, perfumery, skin care & home care products.
Extraction Process: Steam Distilled Essential Oil
Plant Part: Fruits
Note: Middle Note
Aroma Family: Spicy
Aroma: Rich, warm, sweet-spicy, eugenolic aroma
Blends with:
Basil, Benzoin, Bergamot, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cinnamon Bark, Chamomile, Cistus, Clary Sage, Geranium, Grapefruit, Ginger, Sweet Fennel, Jasmine, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Litsea, Niaouli, Nutmeg, Orange, Oregano, Palmarosa, Peppermint, Ravensara, Rose, Rosemary, & Ylang Ylang
“In rose, honeysuckle and certain deep-sweet florals, [trace amounts of] Clove Bud oil lends a unique note of natural richness and body…; the oil blends excellently with ylang ylang and cananga oils, and Oriental types of perfumes often contain significant amounts of Clove Bud Oil.”*1
Benefits:
It works to support the immune system, is warming and acts as an anti-inflammatory. Anti-fungal, antiseptic, anti-spasmodic, anti-bacterial, & antiviral.
Recommended use:
Soothes muscles; as a room purifier it can aid in respiratory infections; relieves anxiety.
Tip: As a muscle rub add 3 drops to a tablespoon of base oil.
Care Instructions:
Non-toxic. Drug interaction, may inhibit blood clotting, embryotoxic, moderate risk of skin sensitization, mucous membrane irritant (moderate risk); avoid in cases of major surgery, peptic ulcer, hemophilia or other bleeding disorders, and on children less than 2 years of age. *2 Do not apply neat to the skin or in bath. Use 0.5% dilution
Easy Recipe:
Focus Blend
Equipment:
Bowl sterilised
Stirrer
50ml bottle & lid or dropper sterilised
Ingredients:
30ml Sunflower Oil
2 drops Clove Essential Oil
2 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
6 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
Method:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl & then transfer to the sterilised bottle.
Use: Dab onto your pulse points on wrists & temples.
References:
1. Arctander, Steffen. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, 1960, pp. 180-1.
2.Tisserand, Robert and Rodney Young. Essential Oil Safety, 2nd ed., 2014, p. 255.