Cassia Essential Oil
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Description
Cassia Essential Oil has a bold cinnamon-like aroma with sweet spice, dry bark, and a strong warming edge. It is familiar immediately, but it is not the softest cinnamon material. Cassia feels sharper, hotter, and more direct, with a forceful sweetness that can quickly take over a blend.
The first impression is sweet and spicy, then the scent settles into drier bark warmth with a long cinnamon residue. This makes it useful in diffusers, soaps, spice accords, autumn-winter blends, natural perfumes, and carefully formulated body products where a small amount of recognisable warmth is needed.
Cassia needs restraint. Used lightly, it gives blends instant seasonal identity and a warm spiced trail. Used heavily, it can become harsh, overly festive, and difficult to soften. In topical products, it should be treated as a hot oil and used only with appropriate formulation guidance.
Essential oils can be applied topically once diluted with a carrier oil. They are widely used in cosmetic goods and handmade crafts.
Details
| Botanical Name | Cinnamomum cassia |
| Origin | China |
| Family | Lauraceae |
| Plant Part | Leaves |
| Extraction | Steam Distillation |
| Note | Top |
| Colour | Dark brown |
| Consistency | Medium to Viscous |
| Scent | Cassia oil has a pungent, warm smell. |
| Blends With | Citrus, floral, spicy and woodsy oils. |
| Group | Spicy |
Cautions
Never use pure oils on the skin without diluting, never use internally, keep away from children and eyes, always check if there are any medical issues which could cause a problem. Seek help if you have any doubts.
