The word chamomile comes from the Greek χαμαίμηλον (chamaimēlon) meaning ‘earth-apple’. This is supposedly because of the apple-like scent of the plant. It is native to southern and eastern Europe and has been used medicinally for thousands of years in traditional medicine in tea to calm mild anxiety and soothing unsettled stomachs in humans. More recently, chamomile has also been found to have calming benefits for our four-legged friends, too.
Tasmanian Soap Farm uses organic Tasmanian chamomile flowers to make an infusion, which is then added to our doggo coat care soap. More than 120 chemical constituents have been identified in these flowers, most of them contained in its blue-coloured essential oil. Some of these include: the terpenes bisabolol (skin-healing), farnesene (natural insect repellent; smell of green apples), and chamazulene (an aromatic); the flavonoids apigenin (anti-inflammatory), quercetin (anti-histamine), patuletin (anti-histamine), and luteolin (atopic dermatitis relief); and coumarin (masks unpleasant odours).
In short, chamomile may reduce skin inflammation in dogs often caused by:
- Hot spots
- Fungal infections
- Bacterial infections
- And/or fleabites
Why not treat your canine companion to the benefits of chamomile via our Tasmanian doggo soap!
