Chamomile Benefits

Chamomile is mildly astringent and antibacterial. The essential oil penetrates below the skin surface into the deeper layers, where its anti-inflammatory action can repair and soothe irritated skin and heal mouth ulcers, eczema, burns, bruises, and more. Buy organic to ensure that you get all the benefits minus the harmful chemicals or pesticides.
FLOWERS
Use fresh flowers to make teas and infusions. Buy tea bags that contain whole flowers.
GERMAN OR BLUE CHAMOMILE PLANT
The apple-scented aroma of this variety is well known to tea drinkers, and is also perfect for anti-inflammatory preparations.
GERMAN CHAMOMILE ESSENTIAL OIL
An aromatic and anti inflammatory substance called chamazulene gives this oil its brilliant blue to deep green color. The color fades with age but fading does not cause the oil to lose its potency.
Create a SCENT
Make a delicate, calming fragrance by combining chamomile oil with lavender, lemon, and rose oils. Clary sage, marjoram, and yarrow oils are also good pairings.
OINTMENT
Chamomile is added to ointments that heal small abrasions, rough skin, and insect bites.
ROMAN CHAMOMILE PLANT
This variety shares the same beneficial properties as German chamomile but is milder and has an extra soothing and softening effect on the skin.
ROMAN CHAMOMILE ESSENTIAL OIL
With much less chamazulene, this oil is much paler in color than German chamomile oil.

What is it good for?
Soothe sensitive skin Chamomile oil's anti-inflammatory, soothing action makes it useful for problem, allergic, or sensitive skin. Chamomile in creams and ointments helps to relieve itchy and inflamed skin conditions such as rashes, including diaper rash, cracked nipples, and chicken pox. For eczema, the creams or ointments have been found to be as effective as hydrocortisone. tones skin The astringent properties of chamomile make it a useful pore-cleansing treatment, applied with cotton balls. You could try mixing a little tincture with water, infusing a strong chamomile tea, or simply adding the oil to your own homemade cleanser.
Heal cuts, scrapes and bruises Use the tincture or oil to help heal scratches and treat wounds—chamomile has been shown to promote faster healing than corticosteroids. Add 4-5 drops of the essential oil to a bath to heal wounds or soothe the skin.
Condition hair and scalp Although it will not change your hair color, rinsing blonde hair in a chamomile infusion brings shine and can enhance highlights. Add chamomile oil to hair treatments to calm a sensitive or allergic scalp.
Ease aches Research has shown that chamomile contains two powerful anti-inflammatories—bisabolol and apigenin. Both substances work to reduce inflammation in a similar way to NSAIDS like ibuprofen. Bisabolol, which is often added to cosmetics, can reduce inflammation, fever, and even arthritic pain.
Soothe eyes Apply a lukewarm, moist chamomile tea bag to tired eyes to soothe them. This remedy can also alleviate eye infections such as conjunctivitis.
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