Hydrosols ** Another Question on Sterilizing

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Hey Kelly,

 

> Hi again Kelly

 

Lemme add something to what Chris has written here.

 

> Anytime you make anything that contains volatile oils (and hydrosols do

> contain particles of volatile oil) we must keep in mind heat will

> degrade and/or dissipate the volatile oils somewhat.

 

True .. and also keep in mind that there is NOTHING natural about

distillation in the first place .. boiling plant material to extract

the oils is not a natural process. So .. as for EO, any damage done by

heat during distillation is beyond our control and what we get is what

we get and what we have is what we know about and what we have to work

with .. simple as that.

 

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

> Just another thing I thought of....if I were to make a cream using

> hydrosol as the liquid or part of the liquid, is it okay to sterilize it

> via high temps, or do the high temps compromise the hydrosol qualities?

 

BUT .. when a Hydrosol exits the still it is STERILE. It is later that

they can be contaminated. And when you get a hydrosol from anyone who

has them tested for all forms of contamination .. you know you are then

getting an uncontaminated hydrosol. So .. no need to sterilize it.

 

BUT .. you are using preservatives in your cream anyway .. I presume.

You should be. So the issue is about will you contaminate the sterile

hydrosol while making it, or will the user contaminate it (or water for

that matter) while using it?

 

> Thanks very much! :-)

> Kelly Beers

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-P Butch http://www.AV-AT.com