Clove Leaf Essential Oil (Eugenia caryophyllus)

Information

Characteristics / Use in cold saponification :

Clove leaf essential oil is perfect for making soaps for men, thanks to its powerful scent and its many virtues. It combines particularly well with lemon, orange and lavender essential oils for a rich, complex fragrance.

Properties :

• Antiseptic: Cleanses and purifies the skin.
• Antifungal: Helps fight fungal infections.
• Anti-inflammatory: soothes skin inflammation.
• Analgesic: relieves pain and irritation.
• Stimulating : Invigorates and tones the skin.

Tips :

At the end of the trace, don't hesitate to add a few drops of clove leaf essential oil to boost the beneficial effects of your soap.

• Incorporation: 3% of the total weight of your oils and butters (example: 300 g oils = 9 g EO).
• Add 5% white clay to the total weight of your oils to prolong the scent of your soap. Dilute the clay in the pre-heated oils, blending to ensure even distribution of the clay. Next, add your soda solution. This will prevent lumps in your soap paste and make it easier to manage the trace.

And in our homemade solid shampoo?

Clove leaf essential oil can bring several significant benefits when incorporated into our solid shampoo recipe.

Add 20 drops of clove leaf essential oil per 100 g soap (total weight of solid shampoo).

Properties of Clove Leaf Essential Oil for Hair

Clove leaf essential oil offers several remarkable benefits for the hair and scalp:

• Hair growth stimulant: Thanks to its stimulating properties, it improves blood circulation to the scalp, promoting faster, healthier hair growth.
• Anti-dandruff: Its antifungal properties help combat dandruff, particularly dry dandruff, and prevent its recurrence.
• Hair strengthening: Helps strengthen hair roots, reducing breakage and hair loss.
• Scalp purification: Its antiseptic and antibacterial properties purify the scalp, eliminating impurities and excess sebum.
• Soothes itching: Thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties, it soothes itching and scalp irritation.
• Shine and shine: Adds natural shine to hair, making it smoother and more radiant.
• Reduced scalp infections: Its antifungal and antibacterial properties help prevent and treat scalp infections such as fungal infections.
• Lice repellent: Clove leaf essential oil has repellent properties against lice, helping to prevent infestations.

Conservation :

Our essential oil is packaged in a dark glass bottle with a hermetically sealed cap to preserve all its natural properties and guarantee optimum quality. Store between 5° and 30° away from light and humidity.

Precautions for use :

1. Specific contraindications: Do not use this essential oil during pregnancy, while breast-feeding or on children under 3 years of age. Not recommended for people with epilepsy or those at risk of epileptic seizures.
2. Allergy risk: This oil contains natural compounds, notably eugenol, which may trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals, in accordance with the 7th Amendment of the European Cosmetics Directive (2003/15/EC). Caution is advised when using in cosmetics.
3. Pre-test: Before extensive use, perform a skin test by applying your preparation to the crease of the elbow, then wait at least 48 hours to observe any reaction.
4. Safety precautions: Keep this essential oil out of the reach of children to prevent accidental or inappropriate use.
5. Advice for cosmetics users: If used as an ingredient in cosmetics, be sure to observe the precautions specific to this type of use.

The indications and advice given above are provided for information only, based on reputable sources in aromatherapy, soap-making and phytotherapy. Under no circumstances should they be considered as medical advice. This information is not intended to replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It is essential to consult a health professional before using essential oils or any other product mentioned. In addition, please note that the product discussed in this context is not intended for consumption