Hydrosols

What are Hydrosols? When most Essential Oils are made, the plant material is steam distilled. The steam is forced at high pressure through the plant material to extract the volatile oils. These volatile oils are what contain the aromatic molecules, along with the balanced, natural chemicals that provide the healing properties associated with the oil. These volatile oils are better known as Essential Oils.

At the end of this process, we end up with the water (from the steam) and the Essential Oils floating on top. The Essential Oils are then removed from the water, leaving an aromatic, all natural water known as a Hydrosol. Although most of the EO is removed, there are still traces of it left in the water, and the aroma is usually close to the aroma of the EO, but not identical.

Hydrosols are not concentrated like EOs are, and are extremely mild in comparison. Each Hydrosol’s healing properties are the same as those associated with the EO from which it was extracted, just in a much more diluted form.

Because Hydrosols are basically water, and water is the basis for life, it is necessary to know your supplier, and to be aware of any "blooming" that may be present. We triple-filter all our Hydrosols when we get them because we just won’t take a chance on sending you an inferior product. This will have no effect on how you use them in your formulations—you will still need to preserve your products as usual. We are offering Certified Organic Bulgarian Lavender and Rosemary Verbenone, and German Chamomile, Neroli, Witch Hazel and Rose. *Because the Essential Oil market fluctuates and availability of Hydrosols is often varied, we can’t guarantee that we will always have them, or that they will always be these particular Hydrosols. You may keep them in the refrigerator or in a closed cabinet in a cool room.

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The Finest Aromatherapy Grade Hydrosols: An Affordable companion to Essential Oils

About Our Hydrosols: We carry the finest, aromatherapy-grade Hydrosols we can find, and we don't stop there! Each Hydrosol is triple-filtered to ensure that you get a safe, high-quality product. Use Hydrosols as all or part of the water part in your face masks, lotions, creams, sprays, shampoos, soaps and more! Once you've experienced Hydrosols, you'll never want to use plain, boring distilled water again! Hydrosols are expected to stay Out of Stock until fall of 2006. Thanks.

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Lavender, (Organic) Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia Origin: USA Derivation: Steam Distillation from flower buds	SCENT: Sweet, floral scent with a deep, rich undertone. Absolutely gorgeous! PROPERTIES: Perfect for every skin type and can be used every day as a cleanser, toner, makeup remover and skin soother. Cooling, antiseptic and very healing. Useful in all skin preparations, and for burns, bites, stings and rashes. Anti inflammatory, calming, safe for babies and lends its unsurpassed healing properties to all hydrosol blends and skin preparations. If you can only choose one Hydrosol, make it this beautiful Certified Organic Bulgarian Lavender!	OUT OF STOCK 16 Ounces! $14.95
Neroli (Orange Blossom) Botanical Name: Citrus aurantium Origin: Tunisia Derivation: Steam Distillation from blossoms	SCENT: Luscious, sexy, floral, fruity and very complex scent. A truly incomparable and must-experience-to-believe Hydrosol that is every bit as luscious as the expensive Essential Oil. PROPERTIES: Major calming and de-stress properties which is mildly sedative without causing sleepiness. Purported to be antibacterial, antiseptic and antispasmodic. Perfect for delicate, sensitive skin, and a very effective astringent for oily skin, without causing over-dryness. Combine with Lavender and Rose or use alone as a beautiful skin toner. Add this decadent but affordable Hydrosol to any bath, skin and soap formula for an experience you won't soon forget.	OUT OF STOCK 16 Ounces! $4.95
Rose, Damask Botanical Name: Rosa damascena Origin: India Derivation: Steam Distillation from flowers	SCENT: Smells almost exactly like fresh-cut roses used to smell, before the scent was engineered out of them! An extremely complex, intensely floral Hydrosol. PROPERTIES: Balancing, soothing and moisturizing. Balancing to hormones, supports PMS relief and suitable for all skin types, especially dry and mature skin. A very mild astringent. Use in any and all skin preparations, safe for babies. Mixed with the Hydrosols of Lavender and German Chamomile, you get the best, most versatile all-around health & beauty spray available. For those who love the scent of true Rose, this is the choice for you--beautiful, useful and much more affordable than the Essential Oil.	OUT OF STOCK $6.95 16 Ounces!
Rosemary Verbenone (Organic) Botanical Name: Rosmarinus officianalia Origin: USA Derivation: Steam Distillation from herb	SCENT: This is Rosemary without the intense camphoraceous scent. Classic Rosemary, but less intense. A clean, fresh and herbaceous scent. Beautiful! PROPERTIES: Safe for all ages and skin types. Perfect for respiratory ailments, as a disinfectant and works magic on the skin to calm irritation, pimples and other problems. A must-have for facial steams, especially when combined with German Chamomile and Rose and/or Lavender to bring out impurities and unclog the pores before cleansing and facials. Strongly antioxidant, antibacterial and healing.	OUT OF STOCK $5.95 16 Ounces
Witch Hazel Botanical Name: Hamamelis Virginiana Origin: USA Derivation: Steam Distillation from bark	SCENT: A delicate, herbaceous scent. Not to be confused with the Witch Hazel you buy in the store, which is mostly alcohol! Slightly woody and green, not a strongly scented Hydrosol. PROPERTIES: Very strong antioxidant with amazing wound healing properties. Reduces swelling, itch and redness. Used in hemorrhoid preparations worldwide, and can be used in this area undiluted and applied with a cotton ball. Great in acne and oily skin preparations, perfect as a cleansing water and toner, as well as a wash for scrapes, cuts and abrasions. Truly one of the most well-known and well-used Hydrosols in existence. Combine with any other Hydrosol or use straight for any topical ailment.	OUT OF STOCK $3.95 16 Ounces