Cinnamon Oil: Benefits, Uses, How to Dilute & Side Effects

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Cinnamon oil comes from the same tree that gives you the spice in your kitchen.1 Open a bottle and the scent fills the room, sweet and hot at once. On your skin it brings real warmth.

That warmth comes with a long medical history and a growing body of research. In randomized trials, cinnamon oil has eased thrush as a mouth rinse and shortened period pain in a massage blend, and in lab tests it stops yeast and bacteria, including as a vapor.5634 The bark behind it holds a place in both traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine.10

On my show, I've ranked cinnamon bark number two among the best essential oils for a parasite cleanse, because it inhibits the growth of certain parasites along with yeast and bad bacteria.11 It's also a hot oil, and that shapes everything about how you use it.2

Did you know?

• The FDA lists cinnamon bark oil and cinnamon leaf oil, from Ceylon, Chinese and Saigon cinnamon, among the essential oils generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for their intended use as food flavorings.12

• In China, cinnamon is a key ingredient in more than 500 patent medicines.10

• In lab tests of 10 essential oils and a blend against bacteria taken from patients, including drug-resistant strains, cinnamon bark oil cleared the widest zone of any oil against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and it ranked with oregano and thyme oils against the gut bacteria in that panel.13

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What is cinnamon oil?

True cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum (also called Cinnamomum zeylanicum or Ceylon cinnamon), is native to Sri Lanka.1 The part of the tree decides the oil. In 5 batches of each oil from Sri Lanka, analyzed for a European food-safety review, cinnamaldehyde, the compound behind cinnamon's flavor and bite, made up 69.0% of bark oil on average and just 0.86% of leaf oil, while eugenol made up 79.0% of leaf oil and 6.43% of bark oil. Neither oil contained detectable coumarin.1

Cassia oil comes from a different tree, Cinnamomum cassia, also called Chinese cinnamon.10

A short history of cinnamon oil

Cinnamon bark has been medicine for a very long time. Classical Chinese herbal texts, including Shen Nong's Materia Medica, recorded the medicinal properties of cassia, and Ceylon cinnamon has been widely used in Ayurvedic medicine across South Asia.10 Cinnamon was also a traditional tooth powder and a remedy for toothaches, dental problems and bad breath,14 and modern trials have since tested it in the mouth. As I've noted on my show, the holy anointing oil of ancient Israel blended cinnamon and cassia with calamus, myrrh and olive oil.15 The distilled oil is the newer, concentrated form of that same bark.

Cinnamon in traditional Chinese medicine {#tcm}

Chinese medicine treats cinnamon as a warming herb, a remedy for complaints that come with cold: cold-induced pain in the lower back and knees, abdominal discomfort caused by cold, uterine coldness and painful menstruation, among others.10 I've described ginger, cinnamon and clove as very warming oils: blend them with some coconut oil, rub them on your skin, and they make a great natural topical pain reliever.16 For cinnamon, keep that blend at the low dilution in the how-to section below.

What is cinnamon oil good for?

How cinnamon oil works in your body

Most of what's known about how cinnamon oil works on yeast comes from lab studies, with a human trial at the end of the chain:

Against bacteria, a 2024 review of the lab research describes three main actions: cinnamon oil damages the cell membrane, blocks ATPase, an enzyme bacteria need for energy, and keeps biofilms from forming.1022 In the denture-plastic test, the yeast films had grown back 48 hours after a single treatment, which is why those researchers see cinnamon oil as a candidate for daily denture cleaning.3

Its warmth on your skin has a mechanism too. In 10 volunteers, a 10% cinnamaldehyde solution on the forearm switched on TRPA1, a nerve sensor that responds to irritants, causing burning pain, extra sensitivity to heat and touch, and a nerve-driven redness around the spot.23 That same sensor is the likely source of the warmth you feel from a cinnamon rub, and it's why the oil is diluted so far before it touches your skin.

Cinnamon oil benefits, ranked by evidence

Ranked by evidence, cinnamon oil does the most for yeast in the mouth and for period pain, with encouraging results from bark oil's main compound for canker sores and dentures.

Does cinnamon oil help yeast, thrush and mouth sores?

The key human trial comes from Brazil. Thirty-six people with oral thrush were randomly assigned to a mouthwash and spray made with Ceylon cinnamon oil at 0.5 mg per mL (about 0.05%) or to nystatin, a standard antifungal, for 15 days, 18 in each group. Trained examiners saw signs and symptoms improve in both groups. In the cinnamon group, Candida counts fell 61% on the mouth lining and 33% on dentures, and one species, Candida tropicalis, disappeared from both sites. People said the cinnamon products tasted pleasant, and they had few complaints.5

Those products held a measured, very small amount of oil, so don't make your own cinnamon-oil mouthwash; the reasons are in who should be careful.

The same research group has tested cinnamaldehyde, bark oil's main compound, in the mouth. In a safety trial with no placebo group, 35 adults with healthy mouths applied a cinnamaldehyde ointment at one of three strengths for 15 days: exams showed no inflammation, Candida counts fell by at least 99%, and 17% felt slight burning when they put it on.21 In a randomized trial of 33 people with full dentures, a cinnamaldehyde soak, 20 minutes a day for 7 days, cut bacteria and Candida on the denture material, with results similar to a dilute bleach (sodium hypochlorite) soak; each person tried both, a week apart.20

For canker sores, a team in Iran tested cinnamaldehyde in medicated patches. In a randomized trial of 44 adults with recurring canker sores, neither the people nor the researchers knew who got what: 22 placed 10 mg cinnamaldehyde patches on their sores three times a day for 7 days, and 22 used placebo patches. Sores that started at about 4.4 mm on cinnamaldehyde and 4.5 mm on placebo measured 2.27, 0.59 and 0.04 mm by days 3, 5 and 7 on cinnamaldehyde, against 4.8, 2.81 and 1.5 mm on placebo, and pain after meals was gone by day 6, while the placebo group still rated it 1.21 on day 7. No side effects were seen in either group.17

For yeast in the gut, the study I've cited in my books comes from a hospital in China.2425 Sixty patients with intestinal Candida took a capsule containing cinnamon oil together with patchouli oil, with no comparison group. By the study's measure, 43 of the 60 (about 72%) cleared the infection and the other 17 improved.18

For gut yeast, start with food. In my Candida Cleanse Protocol, cinnamon goes on the plate: Ceylon cinnamon is on the kill phase's eat-freely list, and cinnamon added to meals is one of the food-level antifungals that stack with the herbs.26 The candida diet is the place to start, and candida die-off explains what to expect as the yeast clears. For daily mouth care, see how to get rid of bad breath and oil pulling.

Can cinnamon oil ease period cramps and sore muscles?

The trial ran at a nursing school in Egypt. Students with painful periods got a 10-minute abdominal massage once a day for 7 days before their period, with either the four-oil blend in sweet almond oil (cinnamon made up about 1.5% of the finished blend) or plain almond oil; each person tried both, one cycle apart, and the researcher who collected the data didn't know which oil was used. In the first cycle, pain on a 0-to-10 scale was lower with the blend on each of the first 3 days: 5.8 against 6.8, 4.3 against 5.4, and 2.7 against 3.8. Pain lasted 18.6 hours in total with the blend and 23.1 hours with almond oil. Among the 33 students whose bleeding was heavy, more moved down to average bleeding with the blend, and no side effects were reported.6

Painful menstruation is one of the cold-related complaints Chinese medicine has long treated with cinnamon, and this trial measured exactly that.10 The effect belongs to the blend, since cinnamon was one of four oils. For more natural steps, see how to get rid of period cramps and aromatherapy massage.

The trial's blend was given by a trained researcher for one week. For a warming rub at home, on your belly or on tight muscles, mix it at the lower dilution in the how-to section. A homemade muscle rub gives you a base to work from.

Can you use cinnamon oil in a diffuser?

Keep the scent light and the room well aired, because cinnamon oil irritates the eyes as well as the skin and may sensitize the airways too.1

The lab work on cinnamon vapor is encouraging. Researchers in Hungary tested seven essential oils against six bacteria that infect the airways, including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, and measured them two ways: mixed into liquid and as a vapor in a closed space. As a vapor, cinnamon bark oil stopped all six bacteria at 15.62 to 90 microliters per liter of air, the smallest amounts of any of the seven oils against four of them and tied for smallest against a fifth, and in liquid it was the most effective against Haemophilus.4 In a randomized trial of 60 women having a cesarean delivery, breathing in cinnamon leaf oil during surgery didn't change nausea afterward compared with saline.19 For cold season, I've named lemon oil along with warming oils like ginger and cinnamon as good additions to a blend.16

To make a warm blend, pair the cinnamon with a citrus oil such as orange or lemon. In Ancient Remedies I wrote, "If you experience any side effects, like dizziness or nausea, when using an oil, stop using it immediately."24 For more options, see essential oils for colds and antibacterial essential oils.

Does cinnamon oil help blood sugar?

Blood sugar is cinnamon's best-known benefit, and the research behind it is about the spice. As I've said on my show, "There is a meta-analysis of 16 studies, and they found that cinnamon significantly reduced fasting blood sugar levels and helped fight prediabetes, diabetes, and insulin resistance."28 A 2019 analysis that pooled 16 randomized trials in people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes found that fasting blood sugar fell by about 10 mg/dL and insulin resistance improved compared with placebo, while HbA1c and cholesterol didn't change significantly.29

For blood sugar, I like to add cinnamon to my diet as a powder rather than a supplement.9 My Insulin Resistance & Prediabetes protocol uses 1 gram of Ceylon cinnamon a day,30 and my Type 2 Diabetes Protocol specifies Ceylon, the low-coumarin kind, over cassia.31 Stir it into oatmeal, coffee or a smoothie, or brew cinnamon tea. If you take medication to lower your blood sugar and add cinnamon, have your doctor adjust your dose as your numbers improve. More on the spice is in Ceylon cinnamon benefits, cinnamon pills and the diabetic diet plan.

How to use cinnamon oil

Cinnamon is a hot oil, so it gets far more carrier than gentler oils do. People already allergic to cinnamaldehyde react to very small amounts of it, as the safety section explains,8 and an aromatherapy safety institute, after surveying cinnamon oil users, recommends keeping cinnamon bark oil at 0.1% to 1% on the skin.7 One drop is about 0.05 mL and a tablespoon is 15 mL, so 1 drop per tablespoon works out to roughly 0.3%, inside that range. Use the same dilution for leaf oil.1 Essential oil safety covers storage and dilution for other oils too.

Cinnamon oil can go by mouth, too. In The Biblio Diet, Jordan Rubin and I list cinnamon essential oil among the ways to get cinnamon's benefits, beside Ceylon cinnamon powder and cinnamon tablets or capsules, and we warn never to swallow an essential oil without diluting it in water or another suitable drink.25 On my show, I've said you can mix 1 to 2 drops of cinnamon bark oil into food for up to two weeks, or add 1 to 2 drops of cinnamon oil to a smoothie.1132 Start at about 1 drop, the low end of that range, in a smoothie or a spoonful of honey, which is how I like to take oils as a supplement.33 Choose a food-grade bark oil labeled for supplement use, and keep it to two weeks or less.11 Who should skip it, and the medicines to watch, are in the safety section.

A few guidelines keep it comfortable:

• Always use a carrier. Coconut oil, MCT oil, jojoba or almond oil all work, and you mix the cinnamon in before it touches your skin.2
• Mind the sensitive spots. Keep it away from your eyes, ears, lips, mucous membranes and any broken or irritated skin, and wash your hands after applying it.25

How to choose a cinnamon oil

Look for these on the label and from the seller:

• The species on the label, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum for Ceylon cinnamon; oil from Cinnamomum cassia is sold as cassia oil110

• Bark or leaf named, since the two oils are mostly different compounds1

• One ingredient, 100% pure, organic when you can find it, with nothing added

• A batch test report from the seller showing what's in the oil

• Amber glass with a child-resistant cap, stored somewhere cool and out of children's reach34

Cinnamon oil side effects & who should be careful

A European food-safety panel that reviewed both oils concluded that cinnamon bark oil and cinnamon leaf oil irritate the skin and eyes and can sensitize the skin, and it couldn't rule out that they sensitize the airways too.1 Sensitization means your immune system learns to react, so a reaction can show up after earlier uses that went fine.

How common are reactions? In an online survey of 290 people who had used cinnamon bark or cassia oil on their skin, 77 (27%) reported a reaction: 34% of those who used it undiluted and 24% of those who diluted it, with redness the most common sign; the people answering chose to take part, which likely pushes the figure up.7 Once you're allergic, very small amounts can set it off: in 18 people allergic to cinnamaldehyde, patch tests set off reactions at concentrations as low as 0.02%, and 13 of the 18 developed eczema in a 6-week use test on the upper arm, at concentrations from 0.1% up.8

Fragrance allergies tend to travel together. Among 24,246 people patch-tested for suspected skin allergies in North America, 22.7% reacted to a fragrance or botanical ingredient, allergy to cinnamic aldehyde (cinnamaldehyde) was trending up, and people who reacted to one fragrance often reacted to others, including balsam of Peru.36 See fragrance sensitivity and contact dermatitis if that sounds like you.

Undiluted oil can burn. In one reported case, a 68-year-old who sat for about 2 hours on a cushion soaked with spilled, undiluted cinnamon oil got a chemical burn over 8% of the body.37 The mouth reacts too. In a review of 74 cases of sores on the inner cheeks and tongue traced to cinnamon-flavored chewing gum or candy, every case cleared within a week of stopping.38 And over 5 months, a poison center logged 32 boys aged 11 to 16 who had sucked on toothpicks or fingers dipped in cinnamon oil: they had flushing and a burning mouth, some had nausea or stomach pain, and no body-wide effects were reported; 8 had skin irritation from redness to welts, and 2 had mild eye irritation that cleared with rinsing.34

The bottom line

Cinnamon oil: frequently asked questions

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