Ormenis Multicaulis Oil
Moroccan chamomile oil
Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
Also written as: Moroccan Chamomile Oil · Wild Moroccan Chamomile · Cladanthus Mixtus Oil · Ormenis Mixta Oil
What it is
Ormenis multicaulis, also catalogued as Cladanthus mixtus, is a Moroccan member of the daisy family that is not a true chamomile. Its oil is dominated by santolina alcohol and various terpenes and has a fresh herbaceous-woody scent. It is a niche fragrance material with little published cosmetic safety literature compared with Roman or German chamomile.
How it shows up on a label
Sold as "Moroccan chamomile" but botanically unrelated to Roman or German chamomile, so do not assume the same properties or the same tolerance.
What it does well
Distinctive herbaceous fragrance note
It is used for scent in natural perfumery. Claims of chamomile-like soothing properties are borrowed from unrelated plants and are not supported for this species.
Strong evidence
Worth knowing
Limited published safety data, and a daisy-family plant
There is little modern dermatological literature on this oil specifically. Like other Asteraceae botanicals it may cause reactions in people sensitised to that plant family.
Matters most toPeople with a known Compositae or ragweed allergy, and anyone who prefers well-characterised ingredients.
Where the EU stands
No specific restriction
Ormenis multicaulis oil is not listed in Annex II and is not on the Annex III fragrance-allergen labelling list, so there is no maximum concentration and no direct labelling obligation. That holds under the synonym too: neither Cladanthus mixtus nor Ormenis appears anywhere in the annexes. Being sold as chamomile does not put it under a chamomile entry, and there is no chamomile entry to be under.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 - no annex entry under Ormenis multicaulis or its synonym Cladanthus mixtus · source ↗
