Chamomile Oil Property

Boiling point:

161 °C(lit.)

alpha 

20 -1 to +4°

Density 

0.902 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

2.917hPa

refractive index 

n20/D 1.444(lit.)

FEMA 

2272 | CHAMOMILE FLOWER, ENGLISH, OIL (ANTHEMIS NOBILIS L.)

Flash point:

138 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

Odor

at 100.00 %. chamomile

Odor Type

herbal

Water Solubility 

110mg/L at 20℃

Merck 

13,2049

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, chamomile (8015-92-7)

Safety

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).

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

Chamomile Oil Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

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.