Clove is a spice that is used in cooking to add flavor and taste to the dish you make. It is also used in cigarettes to add flavor. The flavor of cloves is derived from the compound called Eugenol in it. It has lots of health benefits also.
Benefits of Cloves for Skin:
Beautiful and healthy skin:
The antioxidant properties of clove oil help in providing you healthy and beautiful skin. Clove oil is rich in Vitamins A and C, and minerals like sodium, potassium, iron and phosphorous, all of which help in maintain healthy skin.
Cures blemishes and scars:
Blemishes and scars are very common on the skin and need to be removed to obtain a beautiful skin. Clove oil is very effective for getting rid of them. Under professional supervision, you can apply clove oil directly on your skin. This acts as a mild chemical peel and helps in exfoliating your skin and removing scars and blemishes, so that you get a healthier and clearer skin.
Offers relief from anxiety:
To have beautiful and healthy skin, you need a good sleep and a stress free life. Clove essential oil is great for providing good sleep and to relive you from stress.
Removes and treats acne effectively:
Clove oil is very effective for getting rid of acne. You may apply this oil topically on the areas affected with acne. You can also blend it with face packs and massage creams and then apply it on the skin. You will get a tingling sensation when you apply this on your skin. This is because of the potent nature of this oil. By applying it on the skin, you can prevent any chance of acne spreading to the unaffected areas. This is because of the antimicrobial properties of clove oil. This property helps it to kill the bacteria responsible for causing acne. Usually acne is found in the adolescent stages. Patches and blemishes can be cussed due to acne. The essential oil derived from the flower of the clove plant has purifying properties and helps in getting you relief from the inflammation caused by painful pimples. It also acts as a numbing agent because of its anesthetic properties. To use clove oil for treating acne, you have to mix it with carrier oil in the ratio 1:10. It is important that you dilute clove oil because the oil alone can irritate your skin. Once you make the mixture, apply it on the affected areas and wait till it is dry. Now wash off with water. This is very effective and acts very fast.
Treating rashes and wounds:
You can treat rashes, wounds, cuts, scabies, stings, bites, athlete’s foot and fungal infections with clove essential oil.
Benefits of Cloves for Hair:
Act like Hair conditioner:
If you have brunette or auburn hair, you can use a mixture of clove oil and olive oil for color conditioning your hair. Take ½ a cup of olive oil and add 2 tablespoons of ground cloves to it. Warm this mixture in a pan, taking care not to boil it. Cool it to room temperature by keeping it for at least 3 hours. Now you can strain it and store the oil in a jar. Before you go to have our bath, take a little of this oil in your hand and rub it between your hands, so that it becomes slightly warm. Apply this on your scalp well and comb your hair so that the oil reaches all parts of the scalp. Wait for 20 minutes and then rinse you hair. You can shampoo twice for best results.
Best Hair color refresher:
After you color your hair and shampoo your hair, apply clove tea oil o your hair. This acts as an excellent hair color refresher. Make sure that you apply cold clove tea. Using this on your hair makes your hair look fresh and full life. The aroma of clove gives a good scent to your hair. Your hair will look rejuvenated after applying clove tea.
Prevents hair loss:
Clove oil is very effective for preventing loss of hair and also to help your hair grow thick and beautiful.
Health and Medicinal Benefits of Cloves:
Aphrodisiac:
Clove is a good aphrodisiac and the rich fragrance of coves prevents exhaustion and fatigue related feelings.
Bad Cough and breath:
You can consume cloves regularly for treating cough and preventing bad breath. You may add cloves to the dishes that you make or take them as refreshments anytime you feel like.
Cold:
We all suffer from common cold. Clove is great for treating common cold. Make a mixture by adding 10 drops of clove oil to honey. Make it warm and drink it twice or thrice a day. Soon you will get relief from cold.
Flatulence:
To overcome flatulence, all you have to do is to mix cloves with water and make tea.
Morning sickness:
Those who suffer from morning sickness can use cloves to get rid of this problem. Take about 10 grains of cloves and mix them with palm sugar and tamarind. Add water and get a solution. Drink this solution two times daily and soon you can get rid of morning sickness.
Nausea and vomiting:
If you suffer from nausea and vomiting, take cloves and clove oil together and you will get relief.
Seasoning ability:
The seasoning abilities of cloves make them suitable for blending with many dishes, desserts and beverages. Adding cloves gives a strong flavor and aroma to the food.
Sinusitis:
You can treat sinusitis with cloves. For this you need cloves that are ground and powdered. Take this powder in to your nose with the help of a straw of the correct size.
Stress:
Clove is very beneficial for getting you relief from stress. You can make a flavored tea with cloves, mint, basil and cardamom in water. Add some honey to it and have it. This will soothe your senses and makes you relaxed and stress free.
Toothache:
Cloves are very effective for treating toothache. If you have pain in the tooth, just apply clove juice or clove oil on that area. You will get relief. This is a reason why most of the toothpastes contain cloves as their main ingredient.