Chamomile

Essential Oils - Chamomile

Latin name: Anthemis nobilis, England.

Smell: Sweet with a bitter edge, warm, apple.

 

Chamomile Roman can help to relieve certain skin conditions and reduce some symptoms of hay fever. The oil has a very powerful, yet captivating, scent, and some prefer to use it in small amounts or to mix it with a more 'feminine' oil, such as jasmine. Chamomile and lavender is a wonderful combination that can prove liberating for people of a nervous disposition. Chamomile was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, who would often dedicate the flower to the sun in ritual.