Guest guest Posted July 3, 2004 Report Share Posted July 3, 2004 Hey Cindy, > Thanks, Butch! Welcome. > That's just the justification (oops - I mean answer) I was looking for! > ; ) > Cindy Dang .. you are easy to convince today. ;-) Butch > As for medical benefit of Hydrosols in soap .. then whut tries to prove > that there is one is stretching the truth .. soap doesn't stay on the > skin long enough to heal or harm. If one soaks in a tub a long time > they could gain some emotional/psychological benefit from the odors. > > As for aesthetic benefit of Hydrosols .. remember that beauty is in the > eyes of the beer holder. ;-) > > As for cost .. for sure Hydrosols are a bit more costly than water .. > and EO are generally a bit more costly than are FO. If one is using FO > then whatever they throw in the pot is as good as what they are using to > scent the soap in the first place. If they are using EO then perhaps > the Hydrosol is a bit cheaper than water because the Hydrosol will have > between .5% (with Rose Otto) up to 7%-8% of the less costly oils in the > Hydrosol. > > Why less EO in the costly oils? Because of Cohobation .. a second run > of the Hydrosol through the still to extract more oil. This is always > used on Rose Otto and Melissa because in addition to being very costly > oils they are very hydrophilic oils and the lion's share of the oil does > not come out in the first run. > > As for costs of Hydrosols vs Water .. if one wants to get out their > calculator or whatever they use to figure costs .. and they are using EO > in their soaps .. they might find that Hydrosols are less costly than > water. :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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