Chamomile Essential Oil
Relaxing, sedative, hormone balancing
Chamomile essential oil has been used for centuries to calm and relax people,
as well as to treat nausea, insomnia and muscle and joint pain.
Roman Chamomile is one of the best essential oils for cranky, impatient, stressed out PMS (and menopause) symptoms.
It's also suitable for babies and young children (in very diluted form) to soothe crankiness and
fussines due to colic, teething or other stomach upset.
Put a warm chamomile compress on their tummy or give them a warm bath with a drop or two of chamomile in it.
Remember to dilute recipes to half strength for children and reduce the drops to one or two for babies.
Essential oils are powerful medicine!
German Chamomile essential oil (also known as Blue Chamomile) is super-effective for soothing and calming skin, as well as healing and regenerating tissue.
It's an excellent addition to any aromatherapy skincare recipe for eczema, psoriasis or other skin problems.
Both types of chamomile may even be able to help relieve headaches and migraines.
Try gently massaging diluted chamomile oil into your temples and sinus areas (especially for stress and hormone-related headaches.)
Botanical Name and Characteristics
Anthemis nobilis (Roman Chamomile) or Matricaria recutita (German / Blue Chamomile)
Grows about 1 foot (30cm) tall and has small white and yellow daisy-like flower heads, which are steam distilled to create the essential oil.
The essential oil has a fresh, rich, exotic grassy scent, which some people say smells like apples and straw.
Therapeutic Action
- calms wound-up, jangling nerves
- improves mood
- reduces tension and stress
- promotes sleep
- helps ease muscle and joint pain by reducing inflammation
- supports digestion, helps relieve nausea and stomach upset
- soothes and heals dry, irritated and sensitive skin
- disinfectant
- soothes skin after insect bites
Blending
Chamomile essential oil has a strong middle note that blends well with cedar, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, lavender, rose, marjoram, neroli, orange, rosewood and ylang ylang.
Cautions
Non-toxic. Use well diluted. High doses may trigger skin reactions in sensitive individuals,
especially those with ragweed allergies.
Buy Chamomile Essential Oil
Click here to buy chamomile essential oil
from Mountain Rose Herbs (scroll a little way down the page; they're in alphabetical order.)
I always recommend Mountain Rose first because I like and trust them.
Their quality is excellent, their prices are good, and many of their essential oils are organic (and all of them are therapeutic grade.)
Or you could
shop for chamomile oil
at Amazon. They have a number of different brands available at a variety of prices. (Just remember, you get what you pay for.) Happy hunting!
In terms of recommending suppliers, there's lots of really good suppliers out there, but I keep balking at the price.
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I wouldn't do it myself, and I won't recommend it to you.
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