Product

 

CHAMOMILE BLUE ESSENTIAL OIL

MODE OF EXTRACTION-

Chamomile oils is extracted from the flowers by steam distillation, yielding about 0.2 - 0.4 %.

USES-

This essential oil has a calming effect on the mind and body and is excellent in treating any type of inflammation - be that internal or external - and is very effective on urinary stones (bladder gravel) as well. It stimulates the liver and gall bladder, thereby improving digestion and is valuable in treating menstrual and menopausal problems.

On the skin, it is a miracle worker and calms red, dry and irritated skin, as well as calming allergies, eczema, psoriasis and all other flaky skin problems. It is high in -(-a)-bisabolol which promotes granulation (healing) and is also a great tissue regenerator.

German chamomile is useful in general skincare, especially in treating allergic skin.

The therapeutic properties of German chamomile oil on the other hand are analgesic, anti-allergenic, anti-spasmodic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, cholagogue, emmenagogue, hepatic, digestive, sedative, stomachic, vermifuge, vasoconstrictor and vulnerary.

PROPERTIES-

Oil has a sweet, straw-like fragrance, is dark blue in color and its viscosity is medium.

The main constituents of German chamomile oil are chamazulene, a-bisabolol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolol oxide B and bisabolone oxide A.

Chamomile oil is mostly cultivated in Hungary, Egypt, Eastern Europe and France, while Roman chamomile is cultivated in Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Morocco and France.

 

CERTIFICATE OF ANALYSIS

 

Product Name     : Chamomile oil (Blue)

Batch no               : BA/EO/FM-

Mfg. Date             : 10 April 2019

Expiry Date         : 09 March 2022

Botanical name  : Chamaemelum nobile L.

INCI name           : Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil

Date of retest       : 08 march 2020

 

Oragnoleptic properties

Specification

Test Method

Result

Appearance

Blue green yellow liquid

Visual

Complies

Odour 

Pleasant, characteristic and floral odour

Sensory

 

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble 1 vol. of solute in 3vol. of solvent (96%)

In House Method

Complies

Physical Characteristic

 

 

 

Refractive index @ 20 oC

1.455 to 1.525

BA-QC-016-008

1.500

Specific gravity @ 25 oC

0.850  to 1.035

BA-QC-016-007

0.982

Optical rotation

+12.5 to -16.5

BA-QC-016-048

+3.85

Acid value

NMT 2.00mgKOH/gm

BA-QC-016-001

0.35

Water content

0.30% Max

BA-QC-016-047

0.15

Chromatographic Analysis:%

 

 

2 to 22.0

 

By GC

 

2.65

 

In the mention of the above product  is of standards quality.  

 

Storage: To keep the material cool and dark palace below at 25°C        

 

          

 

  Analyst                                                                               Q.C. head