Cinnamon scent notes

Cinnamon oil depends on which part of the plant it comes from. Bark and cassia oils are rich in cinnamaldehyde and smell like the spice jar. Cinnamon leaf oil is mostly eugenol, which pulls it closer to clove.

Perfumers place cinnamon in the heart, where it warms fruit like apple and sits naturally beside clove. It is a hard-working holiday note in candles. In cold process soap, cinnamon and clove can speed up trace and darken the bar, and both carry IFRA limits, so check each oil's IFRA certificate for your product type.