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| | Chamomile Oil Basic information |
| | Chamomile Oil Chemical Properties |
| Hazard Codes | Xi | | Risk Statements | 38 | | Safety Statements | 28-36 | | RIDADR | UN 1993 3/PG 3 | | WGK Germany | 2 | | RTECS | FL7181000 | | toxicity | Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1973). |
| | Chamomile Oil Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Chamomile oil is obtained by steam distillation of the dried flowers of the so-called English or Roman chamomile,
Chamaemelum nobile. It has a strong, aromatic odor, characteristic of flowers. The odor is extremely diffusive, but it has little tenacity.
The flavor of the oil is somewhat bitter, chemical or medicinal, but has also been described as fruity-herbaceous and warm. | | Physical properties | It is a light-blue or light-blue-greenish liquid. The color may change with age to greenish-yellow
or yellow-brown. It is almost completely soluble in mineral oil. It is soluble with some haziness, in propylene glycol, but it is insoluble
in glycerin. | | Occurrence | Found in the flowers of the plant Anthemis nohilis L. (Fam. Compositae). | | Uses | Flowers in herbal teas. Extracts and oils in perfumery; as flavor in foods and alcoholic beverages; hair dye. | | Uses | chamomile oil is considered a capillary wall constrictor, an antiallergenic agent, and antiseptic, cooling, analgesic, emollient, and healing. It is considered useful for treating burns and skin inflammations as well as dermatitis, and beneficial for acne, dry, or supersensitive skins. The active principles are a pale blue volatile oil (which can turn yellow with time), a little anthemic acid, tannic acid, and a glucoside. The volatile oil, obtained through distillation, is lost in the preparation of the extract. The whole plant is odoriferous and of value, but the flower heads are primarily credited with therapeutic benefits. Because the chief botanical virtue of the plant lies in the central disk of the yellow florets and in the cultivated double form of the white florets, the botanical properties of the single, wild chamomile are considered to be the most powerful. | | Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Anthemis nobilis, Compositae. | | Preparation | By steam distillation of the dried flowers of Anthemis nohilis L. | | Essential oil composition | The chief constituents of chamomile oil Roman are n-butyl angelate and isoamyl angelate | | Safety Profile | Low toxicity by
ingestion and skin contact. A rmld allergen.
A skin irritant. See aIso ESTERS.
Combustible when heated. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and
irritating fumes. |
| | Chamomile Oil Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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