Blonde hair, blonder, the traditional cure all with an intense scent
The Origins Of Blue Chamomile Essential Oil
An annual herb with delicate feather like leaves and a simple daisy look with white leaves on a yellow flower. The essential oils is a viscous ink like blue.
Blue Chamomile is also known as German Chamomile.
Extraction
Steam distilled from the flower heads
INCI
Chamomilla recutita (Blue Chamomile) Flower Oil
Aromatherapy Uses
In Aromatherapy Blue Chamomile is used for headaches, stress, rashes, insect bites, burns, cuts and bruises.
Skin Uses
Blue Chamomile is useful on burns and sunburnt skin. Blue Chamomile is one of the oldest British medicinal and beauty herbs. It was known in folklore as the cure all of oils.
Hair Uses
Blue Chamomile is useful for the scalp after exposure to sunshine or harsh drying agents, such as Swimming Pools.
Therapeutic Properties
Blue Chamomile is traditionally used by aromatherapists for menstrual or menopausal problems.
Blue Chamomile Blends well with
Most floral, citrus and herbal essential oils blend well with German Chamomile, including Patchouli, Frankincense and Petitgrain.
Precautions
Avoid high concentrations. As with all essential oils we would recommended avoiding during pregnancy
Understanding Oil Extraction Methods
What is Steam Distillation?
Steam Distillation is the most popular method of distillation of Essential oil. High pressure hot steam is passed through the plant material. The volatile compounds of the plant material are transferred to the steam and pass through a coil where they are cooled.
On cooling, the oil being lighter than water will separate from the water where it is possible to syphon off.
The remaining water becomes the floral water / hydrolat of the plant material.
What is Expression?
This is just like the process of peeling a citrus fruit. Effectively it is the cold processing of the fruit to extract the essential oil.
Primarily this technique is used on Citrus Essential Oils where the heat of steam would destroy the scent and properties.
Mechanical pressure is applied to the fruit and the resulting oil is the essential oi.
What is an Absolute?
Absolutes require solvent extraction in order to extract them.
Some plants are very difficult to extract the essential oil, either to produce a quality product or to obtain a yield which is economical. Examples of oils which are normally obtained by Solvent extraction are Vanilla, Jasmine and Rose.
Normally Organic ethanol is used to steep the flowers and then evaporated to leave just the concentrated absolute of the plant.
Important Information
Naturallythinking Essential oils are for external use only. We do not sell aromatherapy oils / products for internal use. The information contained on these pages is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Aromatherapy should not be used by those who are pregnant or under the supervision of a medical practitioner / doctor without consultation with the medical practitioner / doctor. If you have a medical condition or any worries, always consult with a doctor / medical practitioner first.