Blue Chamomile

- Botanical name: Matricaria chamomilla L.
- Method of extraction: steam distillation of the whole plant
- Ingredients: E-beta-Farnesene, alpha-bisabolol B-oxide
Matricaria chamomile, petite camomille (Matricaria chamomilla) is an annual herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family and genus Matricaria. It is sometimes called German chamomile, true chamomile or truncated chamomile.
It is a medicinal plant used since Greco-Latin antiquity, simply called "matricaria" in herbal medicine and widely used in herbal teas.
It is harvested in late spring and produces a dark blue essential oil.
For the essential oil, it is a small market with production in Egypt, Hungary and France, where 200 kg are exclusively produced by SCA3P.
The product is mainly used in perfumery.