Introduction: Make Homemade Cinnamon Oil
Making your own Cinnamon oil is easier than you think!
Cinnamon oil has many uses such as.....
1. Cooking
2. As a form of alternative treatment for certain diseases, improves health, immune system and improves brain function.
3. It can also help in killing bacteria and fungus.
4. candle scent
5. soap making
6. massage oil
7. Other fragrant creations
I will use my cinnamon oil for candle scents and other holistic creative creations!
Step 1: Materials
Ingredients:
Olive oil
mason jar
cinnamon sticks
*A sunny spot to place the jar for a few weeks.
*First, Wash and dry the mason jar.
Step 2: Mix and Shake
1. Place the cinnamon sticks in the jar.
2. Pour the olive oil into jar, covering the cinnamon sticks. leave an inch headroom at the top (Took a small bottle and half to fill the jar).
3. Place the lid on the jar, shake and set in a sunny spot for a few weeks.
4. Shake the jar a few times a day.
5. After 3 to 4 weeks remove the cinnamon sticks with your fingers or strain with a cheese cloth.
6. The cinnamon sticks should have released their oils and be ready to use.
Step 3: Cinnamon Oil
Oil is ready to use and can be stored in a cool dark place. This oil is great for cooking.
Step 4: Grapeseed Oil
I recently did a cinnamon oil with grapeseed oil and I like it a lot better for blessings and holistic uses.
For external uses only.
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33 Comments
Question 11 months ago on Step 4
Can you drink this cinnamon oil in a tea of made with grapeseed oily?
Answer 10 months ago
Everything in it is edible, so I don't see why not. I would be cautious about how much you're drinking, as it will effect your GI tract.
Question 1 year ago
what are the other alternative in killing flies?
1 year ago
thanks for sharing your knowledge..
Question 2 years ago on Step 3
Really interested in making this as I want to make cinnamon hard candies and gummies with it. The recipe seems easy enough using the sticks which id prefer to ground cinnamon. However, it’s mid winter so not much sun and when there is, it isn’t really warm. I live in an apartment so finding the ideal “warm” spot for the jar to sit for 3 weeks can be tricky. Any suggestions? How warm should it be? I keep my apartment at 76 degrees
Question 3 years ago on Step 1
We say carrier oil - can I use olive oil - like the olive oil above my stove in my kitchen or is a carrier oil processed
Answer 3 years ago
Plain old olive oil is absolutely perfect for doing this with. And while stated for external use only, that’s nonsense. This oil can be used to cook with (especially if you have used olive oil or other cooking oils that are flavourless. Just be aware that the expiration date of your oil determines how long your cinnamon oil will be good for. I do use mine for cooking and have done for years. I also use cinnamon oil for easing aches and pains as it is great for topical use also just not exclusively for topical use, but for that I use almond oil or almond oil with jojoba oil, simply because it is more easily absorbed into the skin and adds a bit more nutrition for the skin. You could use olive oil for the skin, but it leaves your skin feeling greasy as it doesn’t absorb quickly, but if it is all you have and budget is tight, it will work. It’s even yummy used in an oil for making salad dressings and dips...I love using walnut oil for this, however walnut oil goes rancid pretty quickly, so I only make small amounts.
4 years ago
Thank you
5 years ago
Can I use Mazola oil to make cinnamon oil? And, cinnamon sticks?
5 years ago
Good,illtry
6 years ago
Wonderfully simple and infinitely less expensive to make your own. Expect to pay anywhere from 7 dollars and up per ounce. Thanks very much for this! I found some other uses for this oil if anyone is interested:
for that one yet.) Try aromatic or topical usage on a regular basis
(lower abdomen may be okay but AVOID genitals until highly diluted -
ouch!).
Reply 6 years ago
Thank you!
6 years ago
Any suggestion with what to do with the used cinnamon sticks? Are they useful in the garden or is it best to just toss them?
Reply 6 years ago
Hi, I crush mine in a food processor and add them to soy candles, candle melts or in scented arrangements.
6 years ago
Wonderfully simple and infinitely less expensive to make your own. Expect to pay anywhere from 7 dollars and up per ounce. Thanks very much for this! I found some other uses for this oil if anyone is interested:
for that one yet.) Try aromatic or topical usage on a regular basis
(lower abdomen may be okay but AVOID genitals until highly diluted -
ouch!).
6 years ago
can you use vegetable oil?
Reply 6 years ago
Yes, there are many different carry oils you can use.
6 years ago
You mention that you use it for cooking.... Can you be more specific about how. What types of recipes call for cinnamon oil? I can think of something like chocolate cakes, brownies, or even cinnamon flavored toothpicks, but can't really think of anything else. I'd love to know more ways to use cinnamon. Thanks for your post.
Reply 6 years ago
Hi, Anytime a recipe calls for olive oil, you can use the cinnamon oil in its place. I have used it for candies, waffles, pancakes, cookies, greasing a pan, but lately I've been mostly using it for beard balms I make. Thanks for the question!
6 years ago
What do you use the cinnamon oil for