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How to Make Cinnamon Aroma Oil Lotion

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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. Step 1

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

  2. Step 2

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

  3. Step 3

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

  4. Step 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. Step 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.

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