Clove Bud Essential Oil

Clove Essential Oil is extracted from Eugenia caryophyllata (also known as Syzygium aromaticum, Eugenia aromatica, E. carophyllus) of the Myrtaceae family.

The tree is native to Indonesia and grows as a slender evergreenup to twelve metres high. It has bright green leaves standing in pairs on short stems. At the start of the rainy season long buds appear with rosy- pink corolla at the tip; as the corolla fades the calyx slowly turns deep red.

In order to make this wonderful essential oil, the buds are beaten from the tree, and when dried provide cloves which are sold as a spice, ground and whole. Three types of oil are produced from the same tree; Clovebud, Clove Leaf and Stem. Leaf and Stem oil should not be used in Aromatherapy.

Although clove oil is a very potent oil that should be used with great care in aromatherapy, it does have wonderful properties - from stimulating the mind and lifting depression, to aiding digestion, relieving pain in arthritis and rheumatism, easing respiratory problems and assisting leg ulcers.

Clove oil has a warm, strong, spicy smell and the oil is colorless to pale yellow with a medium to watery viscosity.

It was an important commodity in the spice trade and is still used in perfumes, mulled wines and liqueurs, love potions, dental products and, stuck in an orange as pomade, an insect repellant.

Latin Name: Eugenia caryophyllata of the myrtaceae family. A pale yellow oil with a strong, warm spicy fragrance produced by distillation of the buds. Natural Touch Aromatherapy Clove Bud Oil is of the highest quality and only produced from the buds. It has a lower eugenol content than those from other parts of the tree but it is still a strong oil and should be treated with respect.

Blends well with Benzoin, Cinnamon , Grapefruit and Lemon.

A very potent oil with positive and stimulating effects. A strong bactericide useful to vaporise when infectious diseases are around.

Clove Bud Essential Oil Certificate of Purity