Roman Chamomile Essential Oil — Bulgaria

Chamaemelum nobile (syn. Anthemis nobilis) · Steam distilled · Flowers · Black Sea, Varna region, Bulgaria

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THE CHAMOMILE TO KEEP AT HOME.

Roman Chamomile is the essential oil you can reach for at different moments throughout the household. Its soft, fruity-floral aroma brings a welcome sense of comfort without a heavy fragrance.

This is Ananda's Bulgarian Roman Chamomile.

Best Used For

• Winding down after a full or overstimulating day
• A calmer evening atmosphere for the whole household
• Traditional adult abdominal-massage routines, properly diluted
• Softly scented body oils for dry or sensitive-feeling skin
• A soft floral note in personal fragrance

Why Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile is one of those oils whose strength is easy to misunderstand. Its aroma is soft and quiet, which is why it has long had a place in family use.

If you have not worked with it before, it rewards getting to know slowly.

Questions & Answers

Before you buy

Found In

Sleep Tight — Roman Chamomile softens and integrates the blend's more pronounced aromatic materials while contributing its quiet, sweet evening character.

First Reach — Roman Chamomile softens the formula's more active botanicals and contributes a gentle aromatic and skin-formulation role.

Applications

Personal Inhalation

Place one drop on an unscented tissue, fragrance strip, or personal-inhaler wick and inhale briefly. Return to the scent as desired; avoid prolonged direct inhalation from the bottle.

Diffusion and Evening Routines

Use a small amount according to your diffuser’s instructions, intermittently in a ventilated room. Allow scent-sensitive individuals and animals to leave the room; do not diffuse continuously or overnight.

Body Oils and Gentle Massage — Adults

For adult body oils and massage preparations, dilute in a carrier oil before use. Apply to intact skin and patch test first. For a traditional abdominal massage, use gentle touch.

Skin Care and Personal Fragrance

Use sparingly in a low-dilution face or body oil, or in a personal fragrance blend. It pairs naturally with Lavender, Mandarin, and Sandalwood.

Aromatic Character

This is a truly beautiful Roman Chamomile, with a full, sweet floral aroma and the soft fruity-herbaceous character so distinctive to the oil. Roman Chamomile is the more subtle of the two Chamomiles we offer when compared with German Chamomile — not weaker, simply softer — and it can make its presence known in exceptionally small amounts.

The current Bulgarian distillation opens with unusual fullness and immediate presence, followed by a rounded, almost honeyed sweetness. It remains persistent and stable as the aroma develops rather than becoming faint or fleeting — notable staying power for such a delicate flower oil. The Ananda Archives compare Roman Chamomile with Mandarin and Lavender to explain its particular action within a composition, and the comparison still holds: Mandarin brings lift as it relaxes; Lavender is clearer and more immediately recognizable; Roman Chamomile works more quietly.

Which Chamomile Should I Choose?

Choose Roman Chamomile when you want a versatile household aromatic: winding down in the evening, a traditional adult abdominal massage, or a softly scented body oil.

Choose German Blue Chamomile when your priority is targeted skin and body care: dry or irritated-feeling skin, post-exercise massage, or traditional topical preparations following everyday knocks. It is a concentrated oil used sparingly in properly diluted preparations.

In short: Roman Chamomile for everyday aromatic comfort throughout the household. German Blue Chamomile for focused topical body care.

Cultivation and Sourcing

This material comes directly from a Bulgarian grower and distiller with whom Ananda has maintained a trusted, long-term relationship. We have visited the fields and production site personally and have followed the cultivation and distillation process at its source.

According to the producer's documented practices, and our observation, the plants are cultivated without synthetic herbicide or pesticide sprays. The current batch Certificate of Analysis identifies the oil as organic; because the CoA does not state a certification standard or certificate number, this page does not describe the oil as certified organic.

Product Details

Botanical: Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All.

Common name: Roman Chamomile

Origin: Black Sea, Varna region, Bulgaria

Plant part: Flowers

Extraction: Steam distilled

Ingredients: 100% Roman Chamomile essential oil

Batch Composition

The Ananda Archives characterize Roman Chamomile as an unusually ester-rich essential oil, noting it can contain nearly 80% esters. For this product the current Bulgarian batch documentation controls the numbers: the ester constituents listed on the current Certificate of Analysis total 73.65%, closely aligning with that broader ester-rich character.

The current Certificate of Analysis reports the following constituents:

• Isobutyl angelate: 33.15%
• Isoamyl angelate: 16.40%
• Methallyl angelate: 10.30%
• 2-Methylbutyl angelate: 5.10%
• Isobutyl isobutanoate: 4.30%
• Pinocarveol: 4.10%
• Pinocarvone: 2.20%
• Isobutyl methacrylate: 2.07%
• Alpha-pinene: 1.70%
• Propyl angelate: 1.40%
• Amyl methacrylate: 0.93%
• Myrtenal: 0.65%

The ester total of 73.65% is calculated from the ester constituents specifically listed on the current certificate: isobutyl isobutanoate, isobutyl methacrylate, propyl angelate, amyl methacrylate, 2-methylbutyl angelate, isobutyl angelate, methallyl angelate, and isoamyl angelate. Because the certificate presents a selected constituent profile rather than a complete GC–MS accounting, 73.65% should be understood as the documented sum of the listed esters, not necessarily the oil's complete ester total. Constituent names have been standardized from the wording used on the certificate; percentages are reproduced as reported.

These values describe this particular batch. They should not be used alone to rank quality, predict a clinical outcome, or compare Roman Chamomile oils without considering the complete analysis and direct aromatic evaluation.

Notes and Cautions

• Keep bottles out of reach of children. Do not use essential oil to treat infant colic, teething discomfort, or other symptoms requiring pediatric care.
• For external aromatic and properly diluted topical use.
• Do not ingest. This concentrated essential oil should not be used as a digestive remedy or substituted for Chamomile tea.
• Patch test diluted preparations before broader use. Discontinue use if irritation or sensitization develops.
• Avoid use if you have a known allergy or hypersensitivity to Chamomile or another member of the Asteraceae family.
• Individuals with asthma, marked fragrance sensitivity, or a history of aromatic reactions should begin with minimal exposure and discontinue use if respiratory symptoms occur.
• Safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been adequately established. Consult an appropriately qualified professional before use.
• Do not use with children without advice from a qualified healthcare professional. Never apply concentrated oil to a child’s skin.
• Avoid contact with eyes, mucous membranes, open wounds, burns, infected skin, and recent surgical incisions.
• Store tightly closed, away from heat, moisture, and direct light. Oxidized essential oil may carry a greater risk of irritation or sensitization.

See Safety & Responsible Use for Ananda's general essential-oil guidance.

Pairs Well With

Bulgarian Lavender Essential Oil — Lavender extends Roman Chamomile's soft floral-herbaceous character and gives an evening blend a familiar, composed foundation.

Indian Sandalwood Essential Oil — Sandalwood anchors Roman Chamomile's sweetness, adds quiet warmth, and gives the complete aroma a longer, smoother finish.

Roman Chamomile also blends especially well with:

• Florals and herbs: Lavender, Clary Sage, Geranium, Rose, Sweet Marjoram, Ylang Ylang
• Citrus and floral citrus: Bergamot FCF, Mandarin, Neroli
• Woods and base notes: Sandalwood

Traditional Uses

Roman Chamomile flower has a long European history in traditional preparations associated with digestion, tension, rest, and topical comfort. European cultivation was established in England during the sixteenth century, and the plant appeared in European pharmacopoeial records as a carminative, digestive aid, and antispasmodic herb.

In aromatic practice, Roman Chamomile is used when softness matters more than force. It is particularly useful in bedtime blends, personal inhalation, massage oils, and low-dilution face and body preparations, where it can round sharper materials without flattening the complete composition.

Digestive and Stress-Associated Use

The Ananda Archives preserve the longstanding relationship between Roman Chamomile, digestive discomfort, and nervous tension. The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia included Roman Chamomile flower and liquid extracts for flatulent dyspepsia associated with mental stress; other traditional records include nausea, poor appetite, intestinal gas, and mild spasmodic digestive discomfort.

The archive field notes record it alone or with Ginger in diluted abdominal preparations, and included it in an abdominal massage formula with Angelica and Cardamom — reflecting the familiar pattern in which nervous agitation and digestive discomfort appear together.

Most historical digestive records concerned dried flowers, teas, infusions, tinctures, or liquid extracts. They should not be transferred automatically to the concentrated essential oil, and they do not support oral-use instructions for this product.

Children

The archive field notes regard Roman Chamomile as one of the primary aromatic materials traditionally used when children were irritable, restless, or difficult to settle. The older tradition recorded its use for crying, stomachaches, teething discomfort, nervousness, and fretfulness, and early-twentieth-century materia medica documents similar associations with children's colic and teething-related irritability.

This history does not establish unrestricted essential-oil use in infants or children. Historical flower preparations, infusions, and dosing practices cannot be transferred directly to a contemporary bottle of steam-distilled essential oil. Present-day use with children requires age-appropriate dilution, careful aromatic exposure, and guidance from a suitably qualified professional.

Skin and Topical Tradition

Roman and German Chamomile are distinguished in skin formulation. The archive field notes show German Chamomile was the choice when localized inflammation, eczema, dermatitis, or pronounced irritation was central to the formula; Roman Chamomile was used when sensitive skin needed a softer aromatic and formulation presence.

European records also describe Roman Chamomile flower preparations in washes, poultices, mouthwashes, and semi-solid products for minor skin and oral-mucosal complaints. These traditions chiefly concern the flower and its extracts and do not establish that undiluted Roman Chamomile essential oil should be applied to inflamed, wounded, or otherwise compromised skin.

Availability and Sizes

This Bulgarian Roman Chamomile is available while the current batch remains.

All selections are subject to change. Future offerings may differ in origin, producer, harvest, aromatic character, analytical profile, and available size as Ananda evaluates new materials and batches.

Available sizes: 10 mL and 30 mL

The information provided on this page has not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.