Chamomile oil Also called “Blue” Chamomile Oil, this oil is distilled from the true pharmaceutical chamomile, Matricaria Chamomila.
Apperance:- Steam distilled chamomile oil is, when fresh, a deep ink-blue, somewhat viscous liquid.
Odor:- Intensely sweet, herbaceous-coumarin-like odor with a fresh-fruity undertone. In a pure and undiluted state, the sweetness and odor-intensity of this oil is almost sickening, nauseating. The dryout of a mellow and aged oil is pleasant, sweet tobacco-
Specific Gravity:- 0.91300 to 0.95300 @ 25.00 degree C
Refractive Index:- 1.48000 - 1.50500 @ 20 degree C
Acid Value:- 5.00 max. KOH/g
Solubility:- Alcohol , water, 1.287mg/L @ 25 degree C (est)
Extraction:- Chamomile oil is extracted through steam distillation process from the flowers with stalks of Matricaria chamomilla.
Composition:- The list chemical components of camomile oil are a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, caryophyllene, propyl angelate and butyl angelate, chamazulene, a-bisabolol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolol oxide B and bisabolone oxide A.
Uses & Benefits:-
Chamomile Oil is used in very small percentages in high-class perfumes to introduce a warm, rich undertone which lasts through all stages of evaporation. In Perfumers :- Chamomile flower herbal sweet medicinal phenolic fruity: fresh, herbaceous Flavor: aromatic, fresh, spicy
Safety Precautions:-
It should be avoided during pregnancy and allergies.
Therapeutic Properties:-
This oil offers Therapeutic Properties like anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, analgesic, antibiotic, anti-infectious, sedative, anti-depressant, anti-neuralgic, antiphlogistic, bactericidal, antiseptic, vermifuge, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, nervine, digestive,sudorific, stomachic, tonic and vulnerary.