German Chamomile Oil

What German Chamomile Oil smells like

German (blue) chamomile oil is herbaceous and sweet: one supplier gives a warm, sweet, full-bodied herbaceous aroma; another a strong, herbaceous-floral aroma with hay-like, apple-skin nuances. A glossary finds it bluer, more herbal and more medicinal than Roman chamomile. Its blue colour comes from chamazulene. A tobacco note appears only in a general chamomile description, not specifically for this oil.

Leading note

Sweet herbaceous

Supporting facets

Hay, medicinal

Faint facets

Apple skin

Character

Warm, full, heavy

• herbal
• hay
• sweet
• tobacco

What makes German Chamomile Oil distinctive

Chamomile made heavy and herbal: hay and medicine where the Roman oil has apple.

How German Chamomile Oil is used

Used in traces in herbal, chypre and oriental compositions; its colour limits it.

Typical role: modifier (used in small amounts to change the character of a blend).

How German Chamomile Oil differs from similar materials

Roman Chamomile Oil*

Roman chamomile is the fruitier, apple-led one; German is more herbal and medicinal, with hay. (compared directly by a cited source)

Hay Absolute

Hay absolute is a sweet coumarin-hay; German chamomile is herbaceous and medicinal, with a hay facet.

An asterisk marks a difference that a cited source states directly. The others compare the published descriptions of each material. Smell varies with grade, supplier and dilution; compare them side by side on blotters before substituting one for another.

Formulation considerations

Its intense blue colour stains and tints finished products; use sparingly.

Identity and classification

Type

Essential oil

Origin

Natural

Odour family

Aromatic / Gourmand

Note position

Heart to base note

Physical form at room temperature

Liquid

Also known as

Blue chamomile oil, Matricaria oil

Botanical source

Matricaria chamomilla

CAS number

8002-66-2

The CAS number was checked on 19 October 2026 against a PubChem substance record that gives it for this material. A natural material is a mixture, so it has no single formula; its composition varies with origin and processing.

Safety and compliance

This page is general information, not a safety assessment or a specification. Confirm identity, composition, IFRA status and allergen content from your supplier's documents for the lot you hold.

Materials it works with

• Roman Chamomile Oil

  Essential oil · Aromatic / Fruity — herbal, fruity, apple, sweet

• Hay Absolute

  Absolute · Green / Gourmand — hay, coumarinic, tobacco, herbal

• Tobacco Absolute

  Absolute · Leather / Gourmand — tobacco, honey, hay, leathery

• Coumarin

  Aroma chemical · Powdery / Fougère — hay, sweet, almond, tobacco

Used in formulas and accords

Used in 1 published formula

German Chamomile Oil is an ingredient in 1 perfume formula in the Formula & Accord Library.

RUŌOD House Originals

Original compositions by RUŌOD House.

• Mate Field

  RUŌOD House Original

Further reading

• Aromatic Notes in Perfumery: Lavender, Sage, Rosemary and Mint

  The aromatic family for formulators: lavender, lavandin and spike, clary sage, rosemary, mint and basil — chemistry, chemotypes and EU allergen status.

Questions about German Chamomile Oil

Sources

• PubChem — substance 479937585, checked 19 October 2026.
• Eden Botanicals — Chamomile, blue — distributor's description.
• Premiere Peau — Chamomile — published perfumery reference.
• Go Native — Chamomile essential oil, German — distributor's description.
• Olfactory profile: the RUŌOD Lab team's synthesis of the published descriptions above, reviewed 21 October 2026. Evidence: more than one published description. Classification and the short description: revision 1. Descriptions of odour are judgement, not measurement.