Essential Oils, Clove Oil, Undiluted, Steam Distilled, 1 fl. oz

I began looking for steam distilled clove oil a few weeks ago as part of a treatment for Candida Albicans; a potentially pathogenic fungus. Clove oil is almost pure eugenol; the aromatic compound from which it gets its flavor and aroma. Anyone who has eaten spiced ham or drank spiced cider probably is familiar with this famous spice's character. Eugenol is beneficial for many reasons. Clove oil has powerful antioxidant. antiviral and antimicrobial properties. It attacks and destroys the cell walls of microbes such as bacteria and fungi making it a very valuable weapon in the war against candida, nail fungus, bacterial infections, et-al. Knowing that pure essential oils could be very expensive I was ecstatic to find four ounces of pure steam distilled oil for under twenty dollars! I ordered it on the spot. When it arrived I was very happy with the pungent odor and flavor-then I discovered something that caused me some consternation. The bottle was labeled 'not for internal use' despite the fact that the information states that it's good for general digestive health. After a few days of looking for an alternative I finally emailed Now Foods; the producer of the product. They very kindly cleared this matter up for me; saying this: "> Our 100% pure essential oils are food grade. Safe to take internally > when properly diluted beforehand. We don't state that on our label > because we are marketing the essential oils for aromatherapy purposes > and stating safe for internal use at the same time would violate label > regulations. We encourage our consumers to consult a reference, > recipe, etc. to ensure safety. Clove Oil is steam-distilled. No use of > chemicals or solvents. It is 100% Clove Oil." This means that the oil is safe to use as a flavoring, anesthetic for mouth sores (at which I understand it excels), and for general digestive health and as a suppliment BUT AS STATED it must be properly diluted and applied. The oil by itself should never be used without at first diluting it. It's too strong. There are many resources available on the internet and in other health publications that explain the proper use of essential oils. These oils are often toxic at full strength-I URGE YOU to take notice of this before you use this product. No matter what you plan to do with it it is very powerful and a little should last you a long time. I'm writing this review primarily because I desired to use it for internal use and could not find any solid answers on the matter. I saw by reading the reviews that there were many such questions. I hope this puts this question to rest for all times. So yes the product is not adulterated with anything that would make it unsafe for use but PLEASE do some research before using it internally! I want to state that Now Foods' support is very concise and quick and they answered my question thoroughly to my satisfaction within a day. Due to its low cost, high potency and due to the alacrity and clarity with which I was assisted by Now Foods' customor support I'm giving this five stars. I hope this review is helpful.

The incredibly strong, natural anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-fungal and antiseptic properties of therapeutic grade Clove (Bud) Essential Oil has powerful anti-bacterial and healing properties and has been used in everything from treating diseases of the skin (eczema/psoriasis/acne, dermatitis of the scalp and body), to use in conjunction with Tea Tree Essential Oil in controlling and eliminating mite pests (dust mites, bed bugs, scabies, even head lice), and oral/dental related issues such as toothaches and gum infections when applied directly to the area on it's own, or when a few drops are added to your favorite antiseptic mouth rinse (like Listerine) and used in combination with Peppermint Essential Oil to aid in alleviating body odor and gassiness issues, and eliminating internal parasites and yeasts. In 2010 the National Center for Biotechnology Information Human Genome/US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health published a study by Australian researchers C. Pasay, et, al, that showed essential clove oil was able to successfully kill mites, etc. The article was published online: the National Center for Biotechnology Information Human Genome/US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health* You can do a Google search to find the article or on the site search: PMC2920318 NcbiDOTnlmDOTnihDOTgov/pmc/articles/PMC2920318/ additionally In 2113, the National Center for Biotechnology Information Human Genome/US National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health published a study by F. M. Sakr, et al., that showed use of therapeutic grade Tea Tree Essential Oil combined with Minoxidil and Diclofenal (a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) was notably more effective than Minoxidil alone in regrowing hair. You can do a Google search to find the article or on the site search: PMC3686323 NcbiDOTnlmDOTnihDOTgov/pmc/articles/PMC3686323/ --- The unique properties of Clove (Bud) Essential Oil (and similarly Tea Tree, Peppermint, Rosemary) allow it to help other oils and blends that benefit the skin and hair (and hairloss) to function more effectively when included, than when not. The only downside is that essential oils can be a lot more expensive than other oils, but you definitely will save money over time by investing in the larger size bottles when making these types of purchases. Note: For Topical Use Clove Essential Oil can be quite strong, so we recommend trying the Tea Tree Oil on it's own, first and then trying the Tea Tree + Clove blend if the condition persists without noticeable improvement.. -- Internally: 1-2 small drops of Clove Essential Oil + up to 4-5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil. Externally: Traditional Coconut + EO Emulsion To prepare 6% eo oil blend: place 1tbsp + 1/4 tsp Tea Tree Oil, only in 1-cup Organic unrefined Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil (melted) and apply to face, body and scalp (if hair is very fine apply to scalp at bedtime and rinseout in the mornings) Many ayurvedic therapies successfully involve the use of therapeutic grade essential oils to treat skin disorders and also to kill parasitic mites, etc.. 6% eo blend (using Tea Tree eo + Clove eo in Coconut Oil) To prepare 6% eo oil blend: place 1tbsp of TeaTree essential oil + 1/4 tsp (up to ½ tsp) Clove Essential Oil in 1-cup Organic unrefined Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil (melted) and apply to face, body and scalp (if hair is very fine apply to scalp at bedtime and rinseout in the mornings). Alternative 6% eo blend (using 100% Pure Grapeseed Oil + Tea Tree eo Emulsion): Note: Most people tolerate Tea tree eo very well, but sometimes the Clove eo can be reactive as well as the Coconut Oil. In this case it is recommended to simply place place 1tbsp + 1/4 tsp (up to1/2tsp) of TeaTree essential oil, only in 1-cup 100% Pure Grapeseed Oil and apply to face, body and scalp (if hair is very fine apply to scalp at bedtime and rinseout in the mornings).. Note: If a stronger (anti-parasitic) blend is required add additional Tea Tree Oil, but if/when adding additional Clove Oil, but be very careful as Clove Essential Oil is 'hot' and too much can burn, so add enough to the point where you will feel warm and aggressively burn the skin parasites, but not enough to blister your skin. Essential Oil blend solution should not exceed more than 8% total essential oil/s per 1-cup of carrier oil in the formulary.. And for Day-To-Day Maintenance following use of the 6% EO treatment a less potent dilution of about 1%-3% is recommended that will be just enough to maintain remission, but not so strong as to over stimulate / aggravate the surface of the skin during periods of normalcy/remission. 1.5% EO blend - 3/4tsp + 1/16tsp Tea Tree Oil added per 1Cup Coconut Oil (or Grapeseed Oil) used for day to day usage. Special notes; Many people suggest that Tea Tree Oil works fine on it's own, most of the studies used 'either' Tea Tree Essential Oil or Clove Essential Oil, so unless specifically treating for bedbugs, and other pests, try the Tea Tree Oil on it's own and wait 2weeks to assess quality of improvement to determine if the additional oomph (or expense) of the Clove Oil is needed... Essential Oils are quite strong, so they need to be diluted with a good carrier oil such as Coconut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Grapeseed Oi or Sweet Almond Oill. And if using Tea Tree Oil for acne issues, it's best to add a few drops to 1-2tbsp 100% Witch Hazel (alcohol-free) before spot applying to the skin. Overall, for the medicinal benefits alone, pure Clove Oil is a great buy at almost any price. Our grade: B++; or 4.85-Stars!

I love this brand of essential oils. They sometimes cost a little more but quality is what I've always gotten from them. This scent is spot on, no chemical or synthetic smell ever to this or any of the many different essential oils I order from Now. I use clove essential oil to add to my diffuser with lemon, citrus bergamot or eucalyptus oil to give my rooms a fresh, clean and warm smell. Orange essential oil and clove makes for a great Christmas scent but I like it year round sometimes also. I also use clove, eucalyptus, tea tree, neem oil and peppermint essential oils in a mixture of about an ounce or two of 70-90% isopropyl/rubbing alcohol added to 1 -2 cups of water in a spray bottle to sprtiz around my kitchen and bathroom to repel and kill bugs like roaches, spiders, ants and silverfish. I live in an apartment building and no matter how clean I keep my home, occasionally thanks to my neighbors, I get a few bugs which this mixture repels quickly and even kills if they come into contact with it. The 1 ounce bottle lasts me at least a month of regular preventive bug spray or as a great and comforting smelling oil for my diffuser.

I needed an all natural mothball solution for my plastic tub of yarn. this seemed like more bang for my buck than buying ready all-natural anti-moth sachets. so, i doused a few cotton balls in a few drops of: clove, tea tree, and rosemary essential oils, and shoved them into the middle of the yarn box and secured the plastic lid. I didn't have an existing moth problem before this, I still have zero moths... so.... but it's not a carcinogen and it's preventative so i'm going to keep doing it. Meanwhile, I now have a few bottles of essential oils on my desk... and late one night, I grabbed the clove oil and dabbed it behind my ears. Didn't think twice, I'm used to cooking with cloves occasionally but nothing heavy on just cloves, as a seasoning. so, at first, i associate the scent with my kitchen, the spice rack, nothing special... Later, I added some more drops of clove oil to my black shirt collar, nothing major, just a warm lovely scent. Then, I remembered I had bergamot essential oil and some lavender too. I added those to my shirt collar too, and when I was out walking with a friend, they thought I was wearing Aveda perfume. So, now I have two uses for the clove oil, gotta find new uses for the tea tree oil and rosemary oil.

IMHO: I rate this 4 stars instead of 5 because the bottle is small. I went to an India site eventually and ordered a huge bottle at substantial savings for one who needs a lot of clove oil. Myself, I don't like the taste of cloves. But I bought clove oil as an insecticide, particularly as a mite killer. My puppy (after a serious illness called Parvo Virus) appeared with Demodex mange, which causes hair loss. I read of experiments where Clove Oil was the most toxic in the tested group, vs mites. But clove oil can be irritating in pure form, so I decided to mix it 25 percent to 75 percent cottonseed oil, before putting it on my puppy. On an agricultural, university (.edu) site I came across the statement that of all vegetable oils, cottonseed oil is the most toxic to insects. However, I think that probably that site did not factor in clove oil, which experiments showed as highly toxic to mites (very tiny insects). Oil kills insects by clogging their breathing pores. Motor oil or vegetable oil kills insects. They used to sell Gulf Spray as an insecticide. According to my agricultural site, farmers can use cottonseed oil to kill mites that attack plants. My puppy had demodex mange, which is hair loss resulting from demodex mites abounding on the dog, particularly in hair follicles. I had given this puppy Ivermec (a standard prescribed antibiotic that off-label kills mites). Ivermec is available over the counter if you buy it for farm animals and is sold on Amazon. However, after a month of Ivermec, I saw no improvement in the puppy. So I did some research. Demodex mites apparently have 5 life stages (like egg, larva, pupa, adult, etc.). Their life cycle is a little less than a month. Only the adults ever come to the surface of the dog and that only at night to mate & go lay eggs. From adult to egg laying is a period of about 12 hours! Thus any topical treatment for demodex mange needs to be administered at night. (These mites do not like light. They are timid & don't want to be seen doing sex.) Clove oil is possibly the most potent vegetable oil insecticide vs mites. However, it is supposed to be irritating to the skin if put on pure. Thus I mixed it with cottonseed oil, 25 percent clove & 75 percent cottonseed oil. I continued the Ivermec also. Every night after sunset when it was pitch dark, I used a amall paint brush to put the oil on the dog's hair-loss spots. After 1 month of paint brushing the oil on the dog after sunset, the puppy was cured of mange. Points to remember: 1) Puppies often spontaneously cure with no treatment. 2) I can't prove what would have happened if I had not put cottonseed oil + clove on the puppy. 3) Demodex mites never go away completely. Probably all dogs have them & all humans, though ours are a different species. 4) Demodex mange is thought to be caused by a) a dog being genetically weak vs demodex & b) a dog's immune system being weak. My puppy had just got over Parvo virus (he was very sick) when the mange appeared. 5) Generally it is thought that a dog's own immune system keeps the Demodex mites in check, so that they don't get so numerous as to cause hair loss. BTW, cottonseed oil used to be a standard item on grocery shelves. I was unable to find it that way in the large city I live in. Apparently because cottonseed oil is not polyunsaturated, it has fallen out of favor for cooking. For some reason, Jewish persons use cottonseed oil at passover. So it can be bought on Amazon for that purpose in larger bottles or in cases much more inexpensive than little bottles. Apparently kosher cottonseed oil is not "winterized." I think that winterizing means that in the winter when the weather is cooler, the oil will not start having solid things floating in it. For my insecticide purposes, however, I don't want anything removed. Cottonseed oil can go rancid, so it should be stored out of light and at a cool temperature for longer term storage. I have no idea what rancid would do to its insecticide properties; but your dog might not smell good! I don't know if Clove oil can go rancid. To me the clove smell is good on my dog. And I don't know that they ever "winterize" clove oil.

Excellent value for quality product. Despite the "aromatherapy" promotion I bought this for dental use. When you go to the dentist and he numbs you with a q-tip of pleasant smelling fluid before giving you an injection - guess what's on the q-tip? That's right... There's a lot of misinformation online about this - so I thought I'd give my 2 cents. If you search you can find clinical studies that show the effectiveness of clove oil for dental use as an antibacterial, pain reliever, and more. It was recommended to me by a friend in an emergency situation of extreme, 3 Motrin pain. It works. There are many warnings about using it with a carrier oil to dilute it. All well and good. If it touches certain delicate skin areas it will burn like acid. If it works for you in diluted form - do that and be happy. I needed more strength. You must handle it with care and use a TINY amount. If you shake the bottle, remove the cap, and wipe the inside of the bottle cap with a cotton swab - THAT'S ENOUGH. Give it a minute or two. You will probably salivate - DO NOT SWALLOW. Spit it out. If necessary repeat with slightly more oil on the swab. In severe cases you may want to put a couple drops on a small piece of cotton and leave it directly on the affected area for a minute or two. Again: DO NOT SWALLOW. It probably won't harm you to swallow a trace amount - but I generally swish the saliva - spit and wash out with water. It may not be good to swallow trace amounts 3 times a day - so go with what feels right to you. Be careful not to get any on your fingers, and especially - DO NOT TOUCH ANY SENSITIVE SKIN AREAS. It won't burn your gums - maybe your tongue a little - definitely your cheek - maybe your lip. USE IT CAREFULLY - WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY - WITH SOAP. DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING BEFORE WASHING YOUR HANDS. Take my word for it. First time I used it I didn't notice a tiny trace amount left on my fingertip. But I DID notice it 10 minutes later after scratching a little itch in a delicate area. WOW did I notice it! Anyway - this NOW oil is good potent quality. It comes in a brown bottle to protect it from light (which is necessary if you don't want to waste your money). And it give you 4 times the amount you would get for the price of other brands. I have used it to treat a severe tooth ache and was able to sleep though the night. I cleaned and disinfected the area and continued using the oil up to 3 times a day as needed. I was able to stop taking NSAID pain relievers and the worst of the tooth problem cleared up within a few days. Getting adequate dental care is a big problem for me and this oil has been a life saver.

Now Foods Clove Oil is an Essential Oil so you know it's 100% pure. Clove oil is very useful for several different things. It's especially useful for relieving tooth & mouth pain. If you like or, don't mind the taste of cloves then, this oil will work incredibly well for you. If you dislike the taste or, even the smell of cloves, I simply can not stress this enough. It would STILL be so worth having this in your medicine cabinet as a stand-by "Emergency Staple" for that possible day when either yourself or someone else is in excruciating pain from a sudden & unexpected dental issue & cannot get to a dentist right away. This product will bring instant relief to a toothache caused by a cavity, absess, extractions, root canal, dry socket, etc. It's very similar to Eugenol, part of the essential oils found in nutmeg that dentists use to pack an open root socket; usually from an extraction. To use Now Foods Clove Oil for tooth or mouth pain, just pour a tiny bit, maybe 5-10 drops into the cap then, dip a Q-tip into it. Place the Q-tip onto gumline of the offending tooth or, around the area in your mouth that is causing you pain. Be careful not to allow the tip of your tongue to touch the oil or it will instantly feel numb or cause. A burning sensation. Also, do not use on any open cuts or sores. The same burning sensation would be intense as a result. Some are more sensitive to cloves than others, so be sure to use only a minimal amount to start. This brand is very potent & works extremely well! I don't even need to use those strong pain killers. Just so long as I have this & a bottle of ibuprophen (for swelling) in my purse! Now Foods Clove Oil also smells wonderful! Mix a few drops with Nutmeg, Cinnamon & Orange oil into a pot of steaming hot water to let it slowly simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Your home will smell like you've just baked an apple pie! Clove oil is great for adding scent to potpouri & Candle making, too! Now FOODS Clove Oil comes in a 1, 2 or a 4oz bottle.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER IF YOU EVER SUFFER FROM TOOTHACHES!! I STARTED USING THIS AS A LAST RESORT TO FIND SOME RELIEF FROM A TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE, AND TO MY SURPRISE IT WORKED AND IT WORKED WELL!! IT HAS ALSO KEPT MY TOOTHACHES FROM RETURNING!! I MAKE CERTAIN I ALWAYS HAVE SOME THIS ON HAND AND THAT I NEVER RUN OUT!! MY SISTER ALSO HAD A REALLY TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE AND SHE WASN'T ABLE TO GET ANY RELIEF FROM ANY OVER THE COUNTER PRODUCTS LIKE ORAJEL OR AMBESOL, I GAVE HER SOME OF THIS AND SHE NOW ALSO SWEARS BY IT!! IT DOES TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO BECAUSE IT IS VERY HOT AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER DO IT I'D RECOMMEND TO START WITH ONLY 1 DROP AT FIRST, AND IF THEN INCREASING FROM THERE IF NEEDED, BUT IT DOES DEFINITELY WORK!! ***** A LITTLE GOES A VERY LONG WAY 2 DROPS AT MOST***** THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT ACTUALLY HELPED WITH MY TOOTHACHES!! ***** I APPLY 2-3 DROPS TO MY TOOTHBRUSH EVERY NIGHT AFTER BRUSHING MY TEETH, AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER TOOTHACHE SINCE AND THAT WAS ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS AGO*****

The product smells great and is understandably genuine and good quality.

Great quality, 100% pure oil. I really like the speed the the drops come out of the bottle at.

Did the job I intended itfor

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