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Clove - Essential Oil

Warm and spicy, clove essential oil is known for its purifying, stimulating, and warming properties. It can be used in diffusers, for oral care, or diluted in massages to tone, cleanse, and soothe.

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Les propriétés, indications et modes d’utilisation présentés sont tirés d’ouvrages et de sites de référence en aromathérapie, hydrolathérapie et phytothérapie. Ces données sont fournies à titre informatif et ne constituent pas un avis médical. Elles ne remplacent en aucun cas un diagnostic, une consultation ou un suivi médical et n’engagent pas notre responsabilité. Avant toute utilisation, consultez le guide des huiles essentielles pour connaître les précautions d’emploi. En cas de doute, demandez l’avis d’un médecin.

Properties

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Purifiante
Purifiante
Énergie positive
Énergie positive

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  • Properties, uses & synergies

  • Precautions for use

  • History of the plant and characteristics

Properties

The essential oil ofCloveis particularly appreciated for its many traditional properties.
According to specialized aromatherapy literature, it is recognized for:

• Tonic and stimulating properties
• Broad-spectrum purifying properties
• Warming and energizing effect
• Recognized action in traditional oral care
• Purifying power for the air and the home
• Helps create a warm and soothing atmosphere
• Use in massage (diluted) for muscle comfort

These qualities make this essential oil apowerful and precious essenceused for centuries in many natural health and wellness practices.

Traditional uses

Aromatherapy

Clove essential oil is traditionally incorporated intoinvigorating and purifying synergiesIts warm and spicy fragrance is ideal for winter diffusion to purify the air and create acomforting atmosphere.

Natural cosmetics and care

Highly diluted, it is used in preparationspurifying for the skin(targeted treatments for imperfections) and sometimes inoral care(traditional aromatic baths).

Home maintenance

Thanks to its fragrancepowerful and spicyIt is used in homemade sprays or air fresheners to sanitize and perfume interiors, especially in winter.

Well-being and relaxation

Its warm and enveloping aroma is appreciated for itsrelaxing and comforting effect, often associated withsweet orangeor to thecinnamondiffused to create a friendly atmosphere.

Other possible applications

InperfumeryIt is used in the composition of fragrances.oriental and spicyIn some culinary traditions, it is used tominute dose(only with food-grade certified oil).

Uses

Broadcast

When diffused into the air, 1 to 2 drops are enough to purify and perfume the air.
⚠️ Do not distribute in the presence ofof children, pregnant women or sensitive animals.

Skin application

Always dilute in a vegetable oil (sesame, calendula…).
•Minimum dilution: 10% (1 drop of EO for 9 drops of VO).
⚠️ Never use undiluted: oilskin caustic.

Inhalation

A drop on a handkerchief allows you to benefit from its occasional effects.stimulating aroma.
⚠️ Not suitable for children or sensitive individuals.

Aromatic bath

Rarely used alone due to its potency. If used in conjunction with other products, it must be diluted ina dispersing base and at a very low dose.

Synergies

The essential oil ofCloveIt blends well with other oils to balance its olfactory intensity and enhance its effects:

•Tea tree, Lemon, Ravintsara: purify the air (diffusion)
•Sweet orange, Mandarin, Benzoin: create a warm and festive atmosphere (diffusion)
•Wintergreen, Ginger, Super Lavandin: warming and soothing effect (massage)

⚠️Precautionalways respect theappropriate dosagesand combine with milder oils to balance the aromatic strength of the clove.

Essential oils are powerful active ingredients that should be used with caution.

The essential oil ofCloveis one of the most powerful and must be used with caution.

Not recommended for:
• THEpregnant and breastfeeding women
• THEchildren under 12 years old
• Peopleepileptics or asthmatics
• Peopleallergic to phenols

Specific precautions

•Dermocaustic: always dilute before using on the skin.
• Do not use for extended periods.
• Store away fromlight and heat.

A properly stored oil retains its properties for approximately 3 years after opening.

The plant

THEClovecomes fromSyzygium aromaticum,a tropical tree of the familyMyrtaceae.
Originally fromMoluccas IslandsIt is now cultivated inMadagascar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Zanzibar.

Hisdried flower budsHarvested before opening, they release a powerful and spicy fragrance, used for millennia incuisine, traditional medicine and purification rituals.

The essential oil is obtained bysteam distillationcloves, concentrating all their aromatic strength.

Anecdotes & History

THEcloveis one of the oldest spices in world trade.
Used since theAntiquity in China and Indiahe was known forsanitizethe breath in the court of the emperors.

AtMiddle AgesIt was considered a rare and precious commodity, traded at exorbitant prices.
Its name comes from the Latin wordclavus (nail), in reference to its characteristic shape.

Even today, its powerful aroma makes cloves an essential spice in both cooking and aromatherapy.

Physical and olfactory characteristics

Clove essential oil is distinguished by:

•Appearance: fluid liquid
•Colorgolden yellow to orangey brown
•Smell: warm, woody, spicy, characteristic of cloves
•Scent longevity: dominant and persistent fragrance

Its intense and spicy fragrance makes it a powerful oil, to be handled with care.caution and moderation.

Biochemical composition

Clove essential oil is particularly rich ineugenol(up to 80-85%).
Other components:

• Eugenyl acetate
• Beta-caryophyllene
• Alpha-humulene
• Traces of vanillin

This high phenol content explains its aromatic power and itsStrict precautions for use.

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