Blue Tansy Essential Oil User Guide & FAQs

Blue tansy essential oil has a sweet, fruity, floral aroma with a hint of herbaceous tones. With many potent benefits, it's a wonder why blue tansy isn't more popular among oil users.

**WARNING** Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare, also known as Common Tansy) and Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annuum) oils are very different. They are easily mixed up accidentally, which is NOT something you want to do. Tansy oil is high in B-Thujone and poses a hazard for neurotoxicity. Take the extra time to ensure you're buying or using the correct one (annuum).

Blue tansy essential oil is also known as Moroccan Chamomile or Moroccan Tansy. True blue tansy oil can be diffchallengingfind (or very expensive) and is frequently adulterated or modified. You must ensure that you are purchasing from a reputable supplier, or you run the risk of buying a synthetic version.

Because Blue Tansy has similar properties to Chamomile, it is sometimes also referred to as “Blue Chamomile.” If you see a reference to “Blue Chamomile” in a recipe, it is likely a reference to Blue Tansy.

Table Of Contents

Blue Tansy Essential Oil ORAC Value:
How Is Blue Tansy Essential Oil Made?
Blue Tansy Essential Oil Health Benefits
Blue Tansy Essential Oil Uses
Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Tansy Essential Oil
Blue Tansy Testimonials
Where to Buy High-Quality Blue Tansy Essential Oil

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Blue Tansy Essential Oil ORAC Value:

Blue Tansy's ORAC value is 68,800 µTE/100g.

ORAC stands for “Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity,” developed by USDA researchers to tell you the antioxidant capacity of a food item. Usual antioxidant intake in the U.S. diet ranges between 3,000 to 5,000 ORAC units per day. Still, preliminary estimates are that 10,000-12,000 units may be needed to affect antioxidant levels and provide adequate significantly.

How Is Blue Tansy Essential Oil Made?

Blue tansy essential oil comes from the Tanacetum annuum plant of the Asteraceae family.

The stems, leaves, and gorgeous golden flowers of the blue tansy plant are gathered and steam-distilled.

During that steam distillation process, a sesquiterpene compound called matricin goes through a chemical reaction, creating chamazulene. Chamazulene is what turns the oil a deep blue color.

Blue Tansy Essential Oil Health Benefits

Blue tansy's constituents include:

Chamazulene (gives it the blue color)
B-Myrcene
Camphor
Sabinene
B-Eudesmol
3,6-Dihydrochamazulene
B-Pinene
a-Phellandrene

What is Chamazulene? It's an unsaturated hydrocarbon derived from sesquiterpenes, formed by the breakdown of matricine during the steam distillation process. Chamazulene is considered to have anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory properties and benefits cells.

Dr. Kurt Schnaubelt and other holistic aromatherapy experts often recommend blue tansy essential oil for its use as a potent anti-inflammatory, anti-histamine, anti-allergen and anti-fungal applications.

** PLEASE NOTE ** Don't be fooled by clever marketing. Not all essential oils are created equally. Make sure you're not wasting your money on fake or altered essential oils (even if they're labeled as “pure essential oil”). Don't miss our explosive report outlining the dirty little secrets of the essential oil industry to ensure you're not wasting your money on brands of oils that legally mislead you through deceitful marketing practices.

Blue Tansy Essential Oil Scientific And Medical Studies

Blue Tansy is a powerful antioxidant that scavenges free radicals that affect your skin, slowing the signs of aging and reducing inflammation.
In traditional Chinese medicine, Blue Tansy is used as an antihistamine to reduce nasal congestion.
Blue tansy has significant antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties

Blue Tansy Essential Oil Uses

Blue tansy essential oil should be reserved for aromatic or topical use only.

Make your own DIY Baby Belly Bump Oil
Dilute and massage over minor muscle and joint soreness
Supports your body’s natural efforts in fighting everyday free radicals by providing antioxidants
Add it to your DIY skincare products
Use a few drops to improve your DIY face cream
Support clearer breathing when your nose is stuffy. Simply add a few drops in a bowl of steaming water to create an infused steam, or inhale from a diffuser.
Soothe your mind when you feel overwhelmed (excellent to add a few drops to a cup of Epsom salts for a relaxing self-care bath)
Supports your body’s natural reaction to stress.
Soothes nervous tension, helping you unwind
Helps your mind focus, perfect for diffusing or applying during work or study hours
Dilute and apply to your skin or wear in diffusing jewelry to help repel some bugs
May help reduce bug bite itchiness and irritation
Promotes a good night’s sleep (even for children)
Soothe your stomach by diluting and rubbing blue tansy on it
Reduces your mind's hold on irritation and anger
Increases your sense of courage (the key ingredient in what makes Valor Essential Oil Blend so effective)
Soothing to sore, chapped skin, perfect for adding to your body butter or lotion
Add a few drops to your diaper cream recipe
Diffuse to help keep your pet calm during anxious moments, like the 4th of July fireworks
Apply diluted over your belly to calm menstrual cramps
Add to your favorite lip balm recipe to make your teeth look whiter
Make your own DIY Face Serum with 3 drops each blue tansy, frankincense, copaiba, cedarwood, and geranium
Apply diluted to your nails to improve the appearance and feel if the skin around and under your nails are irritated

** Blue tansy being blue may stain cloth or your skin if used in higher concentration.

Before using blue tansy essential oil topical, be sure to dilute it with your favorite carrier oil. Typically, I recommend diluting one drop of blue tansy oil per ml of carrier oil, but at the minimum, dilute it to 50%. Before applying to a large area, do a small patch test first. If the results show irritated skin, you didn't dilute enough and should add more carrier oil. If you have sensitive skin, you may need to dilute more.

A carrier oil can be any cold-pressed, seed-based oil (ideally organic and unrefined). This includes most cooking oil, like coconut oil, avocado oil, and olive oil. Personally, we LOVE using sweet almond oil, grapeseed oil, and the V6 Carrier oil (made by Young Living). This is the best way to dilute your essential oils for topical use.

Popular Blue Tansy Essential Oil Recipes

Muscle Massage Oil Featuring Blue Tansy Oil

3 drops of Blue Tansy
5 drops of Helichrysum (italicum)
1 teaspoon of Vitamin E oil
2 teaspoons of Carrier Oil

Massage into desired targeted area as often as needed.

Calming Massage Featuring Blue Tansy Oil

3 drops Blue Tansy
2 drops Lavender
2 drops Grand Fir
1 tablespoon Carrier oil

Essential Oils That Blend Well With Blue Tansy Essential Oil

Member-Favorite DIY Blue Tansy Essential Oil Blends

Blue tansy has a middle note, making it an excellent addition to your DIY diffuser blends.

Be Creative – 3 drops bergamot, 2 drops ginger, and 1 drop each blue tansy and cedarwood
Cheerful – 3 drops orange, 2 drops lemon, and 1 drop each spearmint and blue tansy
Courage In A Bottle – 5 drops black spruce, 4 drops frankincense, 3 drops each grand fir and rosemary, 2 drops blue tansy, and 1 drop rosewood or hinoki
Lift Your Blues – 3 drops blue tansy, and 2 drops each lemon, orange, bergamot, and jasmine essential oils
Positive Thoughts – 4 drops copaiba, 3 drops each blue tansy and helichrysum, 2 drops frankincense
Relax – 4 drops blue tansy, 3 drops tangerine, 2 drops orange, 1 drop each of patchouli and ylang ylang
Sunny Side – 3 drops each blue tansy and marjoram essential oils and 2 drops juniper
Sweet Aroma – 5 drops blue tansy, 4 drops orange, 3 drops ylang ylang
To The Tropics – 4 drops blue tansy, 3 drops each ylang ylang and geranium, 2 drops each lemongrass and bergamot, and 1 drop lime

Blue Tansy Essential Oil Substitute Ideas

Blue Tansy's popularity in beauty products surged, causing it to be over-harvested, almost entirely out of existence in the wild. With modern farming initiatives, supplies are steadily increasing, but it’s still one of the more expensive essential oils. A 5ml bottle typically costs close to $100, which causes many people to look for a cheaper or more readily available blue tansy alternative.

Becuase of Blue Tansy's chamazulene content, there are only a few oils that would sufficiently replace it:

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Tansy Essential Oil

Is blue tansy essential oil safe to use while pregnant?

Yes, blue tansy is generally safe to use while pregnant, however, I strongly recommend not using it before the beginning of your second trimester.

If you're using oils while pregnant, I highly recommend this reference guide. It contains some great advice for using essential oils while pregnant, plus some DIY Recipes you'll love too.

Is blue tansy essential oil safe for kids or babies?

Yes, but I do recommend if you're using oils on your kids, dilute at a higher level: 1 drop to 5ml of carrier oil.

While essential oils may be safe for kids to use, please do not have your child use an essential oil internally as a supplement without being under the direct guidance of a naturopathic doctor.

Also, keep in mind that blue tansy essential oil is very concentrated. It is best. to keep it out of the reach of children, stored in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

Can you ingest blue tansy essential oil?

No, blue tansy is not considered to be an essential oil safe for consumption.

Can you be allergic to blue tansy essential oil?

There are a few reasons why you would experience an allergy-like reaction to essential oils. Usually, this is caused by not diluting the oil you're applying (or not diluting it enough). Please refer to our essential oils and allergies article for more in-depth information.

Is blue tansy essential oil safe for dogs and cats?

Blue tansy essential oil is safe to use with your dogs and cats.

If you're using essential oils around your family pets, allow them to access out of the room and into a space where you're not diffusing. This way, they can escape when they feel they've had enough.

Please also consider picking up a reference guide specific to using essential oils with animals. There are also reference guides specific to Young Living's oils too.

How often should you use blue tansy essential oil?

Whether or not to use blue tansy oil is also a personal question. This depends on what you're using it for and how experienced you are using it.

For beginners, I recommend only diffusing for 30 minutes at a time, then giving your body an hour break. If you diffuse too much, you could end up lightheaded.

Personally, I have a diffuser running most of the day intermittently (using the intermittent setting on our diffuser). Or I'll wear a piece of diffusing jewelry with 3 drops of oil on it throughout the day (those 3 drops usually last a few days). Check out our article about diffusing essential oils safely for more info.

Should you use blue tansy essential oil if you're taking medication?

You may want to avoid using blue tansy essential oil if you take antidepressant medication or any other medicine metabolized by CYP2D6.

This is a very personal question, and really depends on which medications you're taking. I have an entire article dedicated to known medication contraindications that I highly recommend you check out and have a lengthy conversation with your local aromatherapist and pharmacist.

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Blue Tansy Testimonials

Aging Backwards!

From Echo Summer Hill: I am 35 years old and I’m all about taking the best care of my skin as possible!! I swear since using Young Living oils and products on my face I’m aging backwards. ⁣Just call me Benjamin Button, Y’all! ⁣I use it all from the oils, cleansers, moisturizers, serums and Savvy makeup!! ⁣⁣Now listen up…I can’t stand doing DIY things but I saw this recipe a few months back, tweaked it to fit what I wanted and have been obsessed every since making it! It’s so easy and my skin really does glow and feel so much better since using it! ⁣⁣Tweak Recipe to fit your desires…⁣⁣

13 Drops Blue Tansy ⁣
13 Drops Frankincense
⁣13 Drops Geranium ⁣
7 Drops Patchouli
⁣3 Drops Royal Hawaiian Sandalwood
⁣2 Drops Rose ⁣⁣

Add to a 2 oz dropper bottle, filled the rest of the way with rose hip oil

My Hair!!

From Cheryl Salter: I was noticing how much my roots had grown out as of course, I needed my color done 2-3 weeks ago. I remembered someone mentioning they use to use Blue Tansy as a hair lightener or highlighter so I figured what the heck. I put some on my dry hair at the root line. of course my hair turned blue there and was a bit nervous but kept going. I then washed my hair a couple hours later and next day noticed no roots showing. It looks like I had my roots highlighted! Yes I am a blonde so not sure regarding other colors buy hey worth a try!

Where to Buy High-Quality Blue Tansy Essential Oil

Don't be fooled into purchasing substandard essential oil brands using clever marketing and loose labeling laws. Be sure you know about the 10 Dirty Little Secrets of the essential oil industry so you can make the best choice for your needs.

Warning: DO NOT purchase your essential oils through Amazon or similar websites!

Any website that allows anyone to sell, such as Amazon, eBay, Walmart… etc… are terrible places to purchase essential oils. While you may get a “good deal,” knowing who you're purchasing from is difficult. There are many counterfeit essential oils being sold that are causing health ailments, major skin reactions, and a lot of misery. These are NOT high-quality essential oils. They are fakes being sold purely for profit.

Where we purchase our essential oils, and why

We purchase our blue tansy oil fro m Young Living because they set a higher standard for essential oil production than what I've found throughout the rest of the industry. Their farm-to-table type of approach and testing at every phase of their farming, distillation, and bottling processes has proven to me time and time again to be the closest thing out there to buying from your local farmer or DIYing, only better with their 25+ years of continual research, testing, and improvement. They are completely transparent in everything they do and even open their farms so you can see for yourself (or involve yourself in the process).

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