Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Okay, should this or should this not have a funky smell? And how long should it last. If I came into possession of an unopened bottle of blue chamomile that was 2 years old, would this still be good? I'm using a few drops in some sweet almond oil with a few drops of lavendar for a newborn baby and a toddler topically on the skin as needed. Even though it's an extremely small amount in a carrier oil...I still want it to be soothing, smell nice (and this one smells REALLY intense! But I've never smelled blue chamomile before, only Roman...so maybe it's just me?) and be thereputic. Please advise. Thanks, Rivkah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 rivkah511 wrote: > Okay, should this or should this not have a funky smell? And how long should it last. If I came into possession of an unopened bottle of blue chamomile that was 2 years old, would this still be good? I'm using a few drops in some sweet almond oil with a few drops of lavendar for a newborn baby and a toddler topically on the skin as needed. Even though it's an extremely small amount in a carrier oil...I still want it to be soothing, smell nice (and this one smells REALLY intense! But I've never smelled blue chamomile before, only Roman...so maybe it's just me?) and be thereputic. > Hi Rikvah.... Smell interpretation is kinda a subjective thing...Depending on things, there's been times when the Roman smells funky to me, and a day later not...I haven't had as experience with the Blue... Assuming it to be be a true blue chamomile, the indicator I know was the color...It it green or brown in any way....? Should be a nice looking blue...Off color means the chamazulene is breaking down... Note: Blue is different genus/species entirely from Roman... Blue is Matricaria chamomilla (or recutia), whilst Roman is Anthemis nobilis (or Chamaemelum nobile)... Both have azulenes as constituents, and as I understand it, the blue color noting the presence of chamazulene is an artifact of the distillation process...I have seen slightly blue tinted Roman chamomile.. Hope that helps... -- Gary W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) http://www.facebook.com/Le.Hermite Refs for the binomial nomenclature....Liberty Natural Website and Lawless' Encyclopedia of Essential oils... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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