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Cinnamon Oil

General Information

• Product Names:
  Bed Bug Repellent Spray (Rest Easy)

  Insect Repellent (Ecosmart)

  Snake Out Snake Repellent (Nisus)
• Chemical Class: Biopesticide
• Uses: Insecticide for ants, aphids, mealy bugs, mosquitos; animal repellant; antibacterial
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Least-toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Not documented
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Not documented
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
• Birth/Developmental: Not documented
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database

• Fleas
• Tree Squirrels
• Deer

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Chemical Search, Cinnamon
  • EPA Minimum Risk [FIFRA 25(b)] Pesticides 
• Supporting information:
  • Daily News (Beyond Pesticides) 
• Studies:
  • Chemical composition and mosquito larvicidal activity of essential oils from leaves of different Cinnamomum osmophloeum provenances. Cheng, S., Liu, J., Tsai, K., Chen, W, and Chang S. 2004. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
  • The battle against multi-resistant strains: Renaissance of antimicrobial essential oils as a promising force to flight hospital acquired infections. Warnke, P., Becker, S., Podschun, R., Sivananthan, S., Springer, I., Russo, P., Wiltfang, J., Fickenscher, H., and Sherry, E. 2009. Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.