Kobashi Chamomile Blue (UK) Essential Oil

KOBASHI CHAMOMILE-BLUE 100% Pure GERMAN CHAMOMILE OIL)

LATIN NAME: Matricaria Recutita
SOURCE: Steamed distilled from the flowers.
COLOUR: dark blue
ORIGIN: England
AROMA: deep, pungent sweet floral and nice.

QUALITIES: Ideal for stiff swollen joints and muscles. The dark blue is caused by the presence of a high concentration of chamazulene in this oil and it is for the anti- inflammatory properties of this substance that the Matricaria chamomile is most prized. I used this oil in a warm compress for earache, and found it to be very effective. In many other respect to relaxing it tends to be used for the same purposes as Anthemis Nobilis although its high price tends to encourage its use as an ingredient in skin care preparations rather than a 'stand alone' aromatherapy oil.

A member of the Compositae family, matricaria is an annual of a more erect habit than Anthemis- Roman chamomile, growing to a height of 60 cm or more and with somewhat sparser but similar feathery foliage, and daisy like flowers. The flowers are harvested in June and September and steam distilled for many hours. Matricaria oil is inky blue and somewhat viscous with a rather green almost pungent 'grassy' aroma. Steam distilled for 2.5 to 4 hours. Checked at 2.5 hrs for the amount of oil per plant charge, then at 3hrs, then every 1/4 hr till there isn’t enough oil produced against the 1/4hr running cost.


GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY norm NF ISO 11024

Analysis conditions :

CPG 6890 / MS 5973 AGILENT - Column : VF WAX polar 60 m 0,25 mm 0,5 µm
CPG 5890 FID AGILENT - Column : HP INNOWAX polar 60 m 0,25 mm 0,5 µm
Temperature program : 6 min à 60°C - 2°C/min 80 °C - 1°C/min 120°C - 4°C/min 250°C - 10 min à 250 °C
Carrier gas He : 23 psis/MS - 30 psis/FID
Sample injection / split : 1 µl of 10 % solution in hexane,
Mass range : 30 to 350, Oil components are identified by a combination of retention times
(database) and mass spectra library NKS 75 000 recor
Percentages are calculated from GC/FID peaks areas without using corrections factors,

Chromatographic profile (GC/FID)

RT (min) Compound name %
4,6 FURAN 2-METHYL 0,02
5,9 FURAN 3-METHYL 0,01
6,3 2-METHYLBUTANAL 0,01
6,4 ISOVALERALDEHYDE 0,01
6,5 ETHANOL 0,02
7,0 METHYL VINYL KETONE 0,04
7,1 FURAN 2-ETHYL 0,01
7,3 1-METHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,3-DIENE 0,01
7,5 3-PROPYLCYCLOHEXENE 0,01
7,7 DIMETHYLETHYLCYCLOPENTADIENE 0,01
9,4 -PINENE 0,12
9,5 -THUYENE 0,03
10,5 ETHYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE 0,09
11,2 ETHYL ISOVALERATE 0,03
11,9 HEXANAL 0,01
12,5 UNDECANAL 0,01
13,1 Cis-2,6-DIMETHYL-2,6-OCTADIENE 0,01
13,3 -PINENE 0,02
13,9 SABINENE 0,04
14,7 ISOBUTYL 2-METHYLBUTYRATE 0,04
16,0 -MYRCENE 0,09
16,3 -PHELLANDRENE 0,01
16,5 -LIMONENE 0,03
17,1 -TERPINENE 0,01
17,4 HEPTANAL 0,02
18,0 DODECANE 0,01
18,3 LIMONENE 0,08
19,0 1,8-CINEOLE 0,05
19,8 ETHYL DIMETHYLACRYLATE 0,01
20,0 FURAN 2-PENTYL 0,09
20,3 Cis- -OCIMENE 0,31
20,6 COMPOUND Mw=150 0,01
21,2 -TERPINENE 0,19
21,4 Trans- -OCIMENE 1,78
22,7 p-CYMENE 0,12
23,6 TERPINOLENE 0,01
24,0 OCTANAL 0,07
24,2 ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL 0,02
24,4 2-PENTENYL FURAN 0,05
27,1 6-METHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-ONE 0,04
27,8 ARTEMISIA CETONE 0,80
30,1 ALLO OCIMENE 0,02
30,8 HEXENYL PROPRIONATE 0,05
31,0 YOMOGI ALCOHOL 0,06
31,1 NONANAL 0,18
32,3 ARTEMISYL ACETATE 0,10
32,5 1-METHOXYADAMANTANE 0,01
33,6 TETRADECANE 0,04
33,8 HEXYL 3-METHYLBUTYRATE 0,04
34,3 MENTHATRIENIC COMPOUND 0,02
35,4 -ELEMENE 0,04
36,2 HEXENYL ESTER 0,04
36,4 LONGIPINENE 0,05
36,6 SILPHINENE Mw=204 0,04
36,9 BICYCLOELEMENE 0,37
37,1 Cis-3-HEXENYL ISOVALERATE 0,02
37,9 ARTEMISIA ALCOHOL 0,18
38,0 -COPAENE 0,05
40,0 MODHEPHENE 0,11
40,3 -GURJUNENE 0,04
40,6 2-NONENAL 0,04
40,9 -ISOCOMENE Mw=204 0,45
41,2 MAALIENE ISOMER 0,02
41,3 1-OCTANOL 0,02
42,2 ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL 0,04
43,3 -CADINENE 0,07
43,8 -ISOCOMENE 0,08
44,1 -ELEMENE 0,13
44,4 -CUBEBENE 0,04
44,5 TERPINENE-4-OL 0,05
44,8 -CARYOPHYLLENE 0,33
45,1 SESQUITERPENE 0,06
45,5 AROMADENDRENE 0,12
46,1 TERPENIC ALDEHYDE Mw=152 0,06
47,0 LACTONE COMPOUND 0,04
47,3 ARTEMISIC COMPOUND 0,02
47,5 ALIPHATIC ESTER 0,05
47,9 ALLO-AROMADENDRENE 0,42
49,1 E(trans)- -FARNESENE 41,09
49,4 -HUMULENE 0,15
50,2 Z- -FARNESENE 0,06
50,4 -CURCUMENE 0,12
50,6 -MUUROLENE 0,14
51,2 LEDENE 0,30
52,1 GERMACRENE D 5,07
52,2 Z,E- -FARNESENE 0,65
52,5 -BISABOLENE 0,22
52,6 -MUUROLENE + -SELINENE 0,22
52,8 -SELINENE 0,08
53,5 BICYCLOGERMACRENE 8,51
53,7 E,E- -FARNESENE 4,95
54,2 CITRONELLOL 0,04
54,4 -CADINENE 0,20
54,7 -CADINENE 0,10
55,0 ALIPHATIC ESTER 0,05
55,1 -SESQUIPHELLANDRENE 0,08
55,2 -CURCUMENE 0,05
55,6 SESQUITERPENE Mw=202 0,16
56,0 TERPENIC ACETATE 0,08
56,2 CADINA-1,4-DIENE 0,02
56,6 SESQUITERPENE Mw=202 0,06
57,0 -AMORPHENE 0,07
57,2 Trans-2-UNDECEN-1-OL 0,03
57,5 2,4-DECADIENAL 0,05
57,8 TRIDECANAL 0,04
59,3 CALAMENENE 0,04
59,9 E-GERANYLACETONE + NAPHTALENE METHYL 0,09
60,4 PHENYLMETHYL ESTER 0,04
61,7 SESQUIROSEFURAN ISOMER Mw=218 0,12
61,8 PHENYL ALKYL METHANOL COMPOUND 0,05
62,7 AROMATIC COMPOUND Mw=200 0,02
63,0 AROMATIC COMPOUND 0,02
63,2 NERYL METHYLBUTYRATE 0,03
63,8 TETRADECANAL 0,04
64,1 SESQUIROSEFURANE Mw=218 0,11
64,2 SESQUITERPENIC COMPOUND 0,06
64,4 -IONONE 0,04
64,9 SESQUITERPENOL 0,03
65,5 ALIPHATIC ESTER 0,02
66,2 SESQUITERPENIC EPOXIDE 0,06
66,5 CURCUMENIC COMPOUND 0,04
67,5 CARYOPHYLLENE EPOXIDE 0,16
68,2 SESQUITERPENOL 0,09
68,5 SESQUITERPENOL 0,04
69,4 PENTADECANAL 0,30
69,5 NEROLIDOL 0,23
69,9 LEDOL 0,08
70,3 AROMATIC COMPOUND Mw=178 0,16
70,7 CAPRYLIC ACID 0,02
71,0 GLEENOL 0,03
71,1 SESQUITERPENOL 0,04
71,8 CUBENOL 0,04
72,1 GLOBULOL 0,11
72,3 SESQUITERPENOL 0,05
72,5 VIRIDIFLOROL 0,09
72,8 SESQUITERPENOL 0,15
73,0 SESQUIPHELLANDROL ISOMER 0,33
73,2 SESQUITERPENOL 0,48
73,7 10-epi- -EUDESMOL 0,08
74,2 SESQUITERPENOL 0,03
74,4 SPATHULENOL 1,05
74,6 PENTADECANONE TRIMETHYL 0,37
74,9 BISABOLOL C OXIDE 0,04
75,4 -BISABOLOL OXIDE B 7,25
75,5 SESQUITERPENIC EPOXIDE 0,37
76,4 BISABOLOL OXIDE ISOMER 0,14
76,7 T-CADINOL 0,13
77,2 SESQUITERPENOL 0,12
77,6 BISABOLOL OXIDE A 5,82
77,9 SESQUITERPENE OXIDE 0,04
78,4 SESQUITERPENOL 0,04
78,7 -BISABOLOL 0,57
79,3 ISOSPATHULENOL ISOMERE 0,16
79,6 BISABOLOL OXIDE ISOMER 0,16
79,8 -EUDESMOL + SESQUITERPENOL 0,58
80,4 SESQUITERPENOL 0,05
80,8 CAPRIC ACID 0,06
81,7 BISABOLOL OXIDE ISOMER 0,04
82,8 TRICOSANE 0,24
83,1 MATRICARIA ESTER Mw=174 0,04
83,8 ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL 0,18
85,6 SESQUITERPENIC EPOXIDE 0,06
85,8 SESQUITERPENOL 0,04
86,1 ALIPHATIC ALDEHYDE 0,02
86,9 ALIPHATIC METHYL ESTER 0,13
88,0 CHAMAZULENE 4,12
88,4 -BISABOLOL OXIDE A 3,60
92,0 PENTACOSANE 0,20
94,0 DIMETHYLBIPHENYL Mw=182 0,02
96,5 PHYTOL 0,22
99,5 MYRISTIC ACID 0,03
100,5 HEPTACOSANE 0,04
113,5 PALMITIC ACID 0,30

Allergens(%)
CITRONELLOL 0,04
LIMONENE 0,03

Image shows a number of Roman Chamomiles and the fact it doesn't take much to change the colour.