Cinnamon oil
Botanical oil used in minimum-risk tick and insect repellent formulations.
The evidence
Used in plant-based repellents; efficacy varies by concentration and target pest.
Mosquito protection by concentration: Cinnamon oil
Complete protection time (dark = lower bound, light = upper bound) on the same 12 h scale used across the site. Modeled from published dose-response data in our research library.
- Repellent efficacy of 20 essential oils on Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and Ixodes scapularis ticks in contact-repellency assays2023LabWell-supported evidence
Arm-in-cage complete-protection-time assays of 20 EPA minimum-risk (25(b)) essential oils formulated as 10% v/v lotion emulsions against Aedes aegypti, plus tick-crossing assays against Ixodes scapularis.
Regulatory notes
EPA minimum risk (FIFRA 25(b)) approved active ingredient; matched to SRS registry entry.
The best products built on it
All products using it
- Bugvaya Cinnamon Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- Bugvaya Cinnamon Sensitive Skin Insect Repellent
Concentration not listed · Active repellent
- The Entomologist Insect Repellent Spray
Concentration not listed · Active repellent (botanical)
- Anti-Tick Spray
4.0% · Active repellent
- EcoSMART Organic Insect Repellent
0.5% · Active repellent