Product Overview
Our beautiful German Blue Chamomile essential oil, with its characteristic deep azure blue color, has a warm, sweet, full-bodied herbaceous aroma. Chamazulene, a blue-pigmented sesquiterpene, can only be formed in the intense heat of distillation from the parent chemical, matricin, a constituent found in the raw plant material, specifically the flowers.[1]
German Blue Chamomile, along with Roman Chamomile, are two of the most widely used herbs in the world. Chamazulene and (-)α-bisabolol (a sesquiterpene alcohol) are considered to be the primary constituents in Blue Chamomile oil responsible for its effects. The cooling and chamazulene-rich oils, that also include Blue Tansy and Blue Yarrow, are revered for their complex aromas and skincare benefits. Blue Chamomile is a popular fruity-floral addition to skin creams and massage blends, however, be prepared for the green-to-blue color it will impart.
1 Rhind, Jennifer Peace. Essential Oils – A Handbook for Aromatherapy Practice, 2nd ed., 2012, p. 150.
