Excellentia International CINNAMON BARK OIL PURE & NATURAL
- CAS Number
- 8015-91-6
It is an evergreen tree, 5 to 10 m high, with a quite thick bark. Twigs are often compressed. The long and oval leaves are arranged in the opposite way. They are dark green above and paler beneath. The numerous flowers are arranged in terminal or regular spikes. Cinnamon is native to Sri Lanka and Western India. Back in 2700 B.C., the use of cinnamon was recorded in Chinese medical history. One thousand years later, Egyptians bought it from Asia and used it for embalming mummies. Cinnamon was transported from Ceylon Island and China to the Mediterranean coasts by ships and carried by camels from Persian Gulf. It was traditionally used, especially by Chinese, in cosmetic, in dental products or as a disinfectant and antiviral. It was also used to treat colds, flu or diarrhea. It has been known as Ceylon Cinnamon because it comes from Sri Lanka, the old Ceylon Island. It is a liquid oil, light yellow at first but could become reddish as times passes. It has a warm, spicy and sweet odor. The oil is obtained by a steam distillation of the inner bark, with a yield between 0.5 and 1%.
Product families
- Other Food Applications
Other characteristics
- Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Ingredient Name
- Cinnamon Bark Oil
- Labeling Claims
- Natural, Naturally Derived
- Natural
- Naturally Derived
- Ingredient Origin
- Natural Origin
- Certifications & Compliance
- European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.), FCC Compliant
- Usage
Application in fragrances, flavor, cosmetic and aromatherapy. It has anthelminthic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral and anticholesterol activity
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Regulation
- Monographs
- ISO 6539, Ph. Eur., FCC. _x007f_
- IFRA
- Restricted because of the content of Cinnamaldehyde, due to a skin sensitization. _x007f_
- Cosmetic Allergens
- Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Eugenol, Benzyl Benzoate, Cinnamaldehyde, Cinnamyl Alcohol. _x007f_
- Safety summary
- Maximum dermal use level is 0.05%. Maximum adult daily oral dose is 200 mg. Contraindicated in pregnancy and breastfeeding. Risks of skin sensitization and may inhibit blood clotting. By oral route, caution in bleeding disorders as a peptic ulcer or hemophilia and in diabetes and anticoagulant medication.
- FEMA Number
- 2291.0
- Ingredient
- Cinnamon, Cassia Oil
- Main Origins
- Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Seychellest
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Botanical Name
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume
- Botanical Family
- Lauraceae
- Starting Raw Material
- Bark
- Food Ingredients Features
- Anti-Fungal
- Antimicrobial
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Flavor Enhancer
- Certifications and Compliance
- European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur.)
- FCC Compliant
