How to Make Cinnamon Aroma Oil Lotion

Cinnamon is a fabulous essential oil used to treat constipation, exhaustion, low blood pressure, lice, scabies and stress. It also smells great and is a unique scent not many people use. One great way to incorporate cinnamon essential oil in your life is to mix in a body lotion you can use whenever you want.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Unscented lotion
• Wide-mouth jar
• Cinnamon essential oil
• Wooden spoon

1. Take regular, unscented body lotion and put 1 oz. into a jar with a wide mouth.

2. Drip 10 drops of cinnamon essential oil into the body lotion. Do not exceed 2 percent of essential oil in a lotion.

3. Blend the essential oil into the lotion with wooden spoon, taking care to mix thoroughly.

4. Apply a small amount of the lotion to your skin (for a skin patch) and watch for an allergic reaction such as burning or hives. If there's no allergic reaction, feel free to enjoy your new lotion.

5. Consider purchasing cinnamon leaf oil as cinnamon essential oil made from the bark may cause skin irritation.

Tips & Warnings

• This method works to create any specialized aromatherapy lotions using essential oils.

• Always speak to your care provider or an aromatherapist before using essential oils since they can make some pre-existing conditions worse.

• Never apply essential oils directly to the skin or ingest essential oils without the approval of your care provider.

• Pregnant woman shouldn't use cinnamon essential oil. Check with your care provider if you've recently delivered or are breastfeeding.