Quick Specs
- Size: 16 oz (1 lb)
- Type: Fragrance Oil
- Brand: AzureGreen
- Best For: Candle dressing, anointing, oil burners, spell work, and bulk restocking
Clove Oil in the Ritual Toolkit
Clove comes from Syzygium aromaticum, a tropical evergreen native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. The dried flower buds have been traded across the ancient world since at least 1700 BCE, carried by Arab merchants into the Mediterranean long before Europe had any idea where they grew. The primary active compound, eugenol, gives clove its sharp, penetrating warmth and is responsible for the antiseptic properties that made clove one of the earliest trade commodities to carry both practical and sacred weight.
In Hoodoo and rootwork, clove is one of the workhorses of the cabinet. It shows up in money-drawing formulas, stop-gossip packets, confidence-boosting blends, and love-sweetening work. In European folk traditions, cloves were stuck into oranges and hung in homes as protective pomanders. Across West African diaspora spiritual traditions, spicy herbs like clove are often understood as activating, projective, and heat-generating. The 16oz bottle I carry here is AzureGreen’s bulk fragrance oil, blended and bottled for the practitioner who uses oils constantly and doesn’t want to be restocking every few weeks. I carry the full range in my 1lb AzureGreen oils collection, and if you need a steam-distilled botanical extract for aromatherapy instead, I also stock those in my essential oils section.
This is a fragrance oil, not a steam-distilled essential oil. The scent is rich and true to clove, designed to carry intention in your working space rather than deliver the phytochemical profile of a therapeutic-grade extract. If you’re planning to use it in an oil burner, as a candle dressing, or as part of a ritual blend, it performs beautifully. If you’re looking for something to diffuse for respiratory support or use in aromatherapy, you’d want a true essential oil instead.
How to Use Clove Fragrance Oil
Three practical ways to work with clove fragrance oil in ritual and everyday use.
- Dilute Before Use
Pour a small amount of clove oil into a carrier oil such as jojoba or sweet almond at a ratio of about 1 part clove to 10 parts carrier. Apply the blended oil to candles, petition papers, or pulse points before your working.
- Use in a Diffuser or Oil Burner
Add a few drops to a diffuser, oil burner, or simmering pot to fill your space with the warm, spiced scent of clove. Clove’s association with protection and confidence makes it a natural choice for space-clearing and threshold work.
- Dress a Candle with Intention
Dress a candle by applying your blended clove oil from base to wick while holding your intention, whether that is drawing money, shutting down gossip, or inviting sweeter dreams. Let the candle burn in a safe holder until complete.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this bottle because the supplier has a track record of consistent scent quality across their line and a distribution network that’s been serving metaphysical shops for decades. The yellow-label AzureGreen oils are a known quantity in the ritual supply world, which matters when you’re ordering bulk. Clove oil’s scent can vary significantly between sources depending on the fragrance compound ratios, and this one holds a warm, true-to-clove note without going sharp or chemical. That consistency is why I keep it in rotation.
A practical note: clove is a dermal sensitizer. Even a fragrance oil based on clove compounds can cause skin irritation if applied directly. Always blend it into a carrier before skin contact, and keep the concentration low, around 1 percent or less for anything going on skin. For candle work, sachet packets, and oil burners, you can use it more freely.
Frequently Asked Questions
AzureGreen clove oil is a fragrance oil, not a steam-distilled essential oil. It’s crafted for ritual and aromatic use. If you need pure clove essential oil for aromatherapy or skin applications, check my essential oils category.
Clove has a long history in Hoodoo, folk magic, and European herbalism for drawing money, boosting confidence, stopping gossip, and sweetening relationships. Its warm, spiced scent is considered activating and protective in many traditions.
Always dilute in a carrier oil before skin contact. Clove oil is a strong sensitizer and can cause irritation if applied undiluted. Keep away from children and pets, and avoid contact with eyes. Test on a small skin area first.
The 16oz size is a bulk supply intended for practitioners who use oils regularly. It’s ideal for crafters, candle makers, shop owners, or anyone who anoints frequently and wants to keep a working stock on hand without running out.








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