Clove essential oil Application in cosmetology and everyday life

Clove is one of the most famous spices in the world. The amazing plant from which it is extracted has a strong spicy aroma not only of flowers, buds, but also leaves and even shoots. The essential oil, obtained from the clove tree in the Moluccas, Indonesia and Madagascar, not only retains a unique scent, but also has antibacterial, soothing and regenerating properties. It is actively used not only in aromatherapy and perfumery, but also in traditional medicine, for flavoring food, in the production of chewing gum and dental rinses.

Specifications Clove essential oil

Essential oils are extracted from almost all parts of the clove tree, but the absolutes obtained are not at all similar in their properties. Branches, leaves or buds of a plant can be used as raw materials.

The most valuable and the only one allowed for home use is the oil from the kidneys, which, unlike other types, does not have very irritating properties for the epidermis.

Oil is extracted from the kidneys by steam distillation. Outwardly, it is light, fluid, slightly yellow, eventually acquires a brown color.

The oil obtained from the shoots does not change color over time, and the oil from the leaves is initially colored brown.

High-quality clove ester is characterized by a fruity aroma with a pungent aftertaste, a sharp and tart wood aroma with an oily-sobering aftertaste, a sweet-spicy base and high fruity-fresh notes.

Impact on the emotional sphere

The scent of carnation has the effect of being protected, invulnerable to negative emotions, helps to concentrate on personal development and get rid of nervousness. This is one of the best oils for psycho-emotional recovery after surgery, injury and illness.

It is believed that it attracts prophetic dreams, prosperity, wealth and acts as a protective magic talisman. It has a beneficial effect on the state of tension, mental fatigue, warms and helps to relieve psychosomatic tremors.

Emotionally, clove oil brings calmness and warmth, allows you to cope with your worries, doubts and fears. It is an active aphrodisiac that carries confidence in its attractiveness and increases attraction.

Healing properties

The antiviral and antibacterial properties of clove oil can only be compared with the best coniferous antiseptics. It is perfect for preventing the spread of infections, accelerates recovery during viral and colds, and is effective both in the case of airborne diseases and intestinal infections.

Remarkable anti-inflammatory properties are also manifested in the rapid healing of injuries in the oral cavity, elimination of pulpitis and periodontal disease, rapid tissue repair. What's more, clove bud oil can help ease toothaches.

It has a general strengthening and tonic effect on the work of all digestive organs, allows you to cope with negative phenomena and painful symptoms. The properties regulating and relieving symptoms are also manifested in the anticonvulsant effect, improving blood circulation, in acute rheumatism, arthritis, bronchitis and asthma.

Clove also helps to improve the menstrual cycle with symptoms of scanty or prolonged menstruation, improves the tone of the uterus.

Application in cosmetology and everyday life

Like all spicy esters, clove has a limited range of cosmetic properties. It can be used to tone all skin types (except for hypersensitive), but it is mainly used to treat serious injuries - bruises, wounds, burns, furunculosis, acne, pustular lesions, cuts, scabies.

Clove is just as effective as lavender in home use at killing moths and as a scent for wardrobes and wardrobes. The clove scent also repels other insects such as flies, ants and mosquitoes.

Clove oil can be used to disinfect indoor air.

It is also widely used in cooking - for preparing dishes from game, fish, classic sauces and pickles.

For perfume mixtures, clove is considered a classic base, while it is better to combine it in duets with sage, pepper, ylang-ylang, rose, bergamot or grapefruit.

Clove oil can also be used as a flavoring agent for drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic).

Contraindications and dosages

Due to the effect on the tone of the uterus and hormonal levels, it is better not to use it during pregnancy.

Even the ether extracted from the kidneys is quite irritating to the skin, so it is never used in pure form or at high concentrations. A 1% dose of oil in any base or vegetable oil is considered optimal.

Dosage recommendations should not be exceeded in any case, even by 1 drop. Cannot be used in a state of nervous excitement and in hypertensive crisis.

For standard aromatherapy methods, the dosage is reduced:

• For aroma medallions use no more than 2 drops.
• For an aroma lamp - up to 4, while "acquaintance" always begins with 1 drop.
• Add up to 4 drops of this ether to a slightly warm aroma bath.
• A mixture of 6 drops of clove with 15 g of base oil (or 3 drops of orange and clove for the same amount of base) is applied to the gums.
• Toothache is relieved by a drop of oil on a cotton swab.
• If you want to enrich your makeup, limit yourself to two drops of essential oil per 10 grams of base.
• For poorly healing or infected wounds, prepare a mixture of 100 g water and 30 drops of cloves.
• For massage, do not add more than 4 drops.
• It is appropriate to add 4 drops of cloves to 10 ml of any base oil to create insect repellent lotion.