German chamomile oil is extracted from the flowers of the German chamomile plant, also known as Matricaria chamomilla or Matricaria recutita. The flowers are steam-distilled to produce the essential oil.
During the steam distillation process, steam is passed through the flowers, which causes the oil to separate from the raw plant matter. The steam and oil vapors are then condensed, and the resulting mixture is collected in a receiving vessel. Finally, the oil is filtered from this condensed mixture into its purest essential form and collected in a bottle via decantation.