Living Libations Clove Bud Essential Oil is steam distilled from the organic flowering buds of clove trees in Madagascar. This potent culinary plant is a robust breath freshener, king of oral care and a few drops in a diffuser alights the air with warm welcome.

Living Libations offers to you the purest of essential oils imported from around the world. Some are so rare and precious they must be ordered up to two years in advance. All oils are of the freshest and highest of quality, and used exclusively by many boutique companies around the world. Your nose will know the difference and appreciate the hi vibe of these pure essential oils.

Although clove oil is a very potent oil that should be used with great care in aromatherapy, it does have wonderful properties - from stimulating the mind and lifting depression, to aiding digestion, relieving pain in arthritis and rheumatism, easing respiratory problems and assisting leg ulcers.

Clove oil has a warm, strong, spicy smell and the oil is colorless to pale yellow with a medium to watery viscosity.

Clove oil can be used for acne, bruises, burns and cuts, keeping infection at bay and as a pain reliever. It helps with toothache, mouth sores, rheumatism and arthritis.

It is beneficial to the digestive system, effective against vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, spasms and parasites, as well as bad breath.

Clove oil is valuable for relieving respiratory problems, like bronchitis, asthma and tuberculosis. The disinfecting property is useful in cases of infectious diseases.

Placing a few drops of clove oil on a cotton ball and then placing the cotton ball in a linen cupboard will not only fragrance the cupboard, but will help to keep fish moths at bay.

Clove oil is useful for its disinfecting properties, relieving of pain, especially toothache, arthritis and rheumatism. It is effective when used for complaints of the digestion system.

It is also of use for skin problems - especially for skin sores and leg ulcers and as an insect repellent.

* Burners and vaporizers
o In vapor therapy, clove oil can be useful for bronchitis and dizziness and to help lift depression, while strengthening memory and fighting weakness and lethargy.
* Massage oil
o Clove oil can be used in a blended massage oil to assist with diarrhea, bronchitis, chills, colds, muscular numbness, spasms, rheumatism and arthritis. For toothache the outer jaw can be massaged with this oil.
o Use a low dilution of less than 1%.
* In cream or lotion
o When used in a cream or lotion, the positive effects of clove oil are the same as those of a massage oil and can furthermore help to sort out leg ulcers and skin sores.
o Use in low dilution of less than 1%.
* Mouthwash
o Clove oil can be included at a low rate as part of a mouthwash for toothache.

It blends well with basil, benzoin, cinnamon, lavender, ginger, sandalwood and clary sage.