Description

100% pure Clove essential oil.
Botanical Name: Eugenia caryophyllata
Common Method of Extraction: Steam Distilled
Part Typically Used: Buds
Color: Golden Yellow/Brown
Consistency: Medium, Slightly Oily
Perfumery Note: Middle
Strength of Initial Aroma: Strong
Aromatic : Spicy, warming yet slightly bitter, woody, reminiscent of true clove buds, but richer
Clove Oil Uses: Arthritis, asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism, sprains, strains, toothache. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: 1995), 59-62.]
Major Constituents: Eugenol B-Caryophyllene Eugenyl acetate a-Caryophyllene Isoeugenol Methyleugenol

Safety Information: Tisserand and Young indicate that when using Clove Bud Oil, there is moderate risk for mucous membrane irritation, may inhibit blood clotting and pose a drug interaction hazard. It may cause embryotoxicity. There is a moderate risk of skin sensitization, and Tisserand and Young recommend a dermal maximum of 0.5%. They advise not to use topically on children age 2 or younger. Reading Tisserand and Young’s full profile is recommended. [Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young, Essential Oil Safety (Second Edition. United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2014), 255.]