Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday to me!! ) I've treated myself with some new fun things to play with on my day off. Some new oils, hydrosols, waxes and some new books!! (yeah, I'm giddy) Anyway, does anyone know much about how safe hydrosols are at room temperature for short times? What I've been doing is putting a small amount into a (sterilized) spritzer bottle and keeping the rest in the refrigerator, just so I can have some handy in my bathroom for skin care. I refill it about every week or so. I haven't seen any problems but how do you know if the hydrosol has gone bad? Thanks guys, Terri (planning to make the most of the last year of my 20's!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Hi Terri, If a hydrosol is going bad, it gets " floaties " in the bottom - Mary Well, Naturally At 06:42 AM 4/22/2005, you wrote: >Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday to me!! ) > >I've treated myself with some new fun things to play with on my day off. >Some new oils, hydrosols, waxes and some new books!! (yeah, I'm giddy) > >Anyway, does anyone know much about how safe hydrosols are at room >temperature for short times? > >What I've been doing is putting a small amount into a (sterilized) spritzer >bottle and keeping the rest in the refrigerator, just so I can have some >handy >in my bathroom for skin care. I refill it about every week or so. I >haven't seen any problems but how do you know if the hydrosol has gone bad? > >Thanks guys, > >Terri >(planning to make the most of the last year of my 20's!!) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 > > Happy Earth Day and Happy Birthday to me!! ) Happy Birthday Terri!!!!! > > I've treated myself with some new fun things to play with on my day off. > Some new oils, hydrosols, waxes and some new books!! (yeah, I'm giddy) Good gifts to treat yourself to > > Anyway, does anyone know much about how safe hydrosols are at room > temperature for short times? As long as they haven't been contaminated they should be fine at room temp, especially if its only for a short time. It is always prudent to refrigerate them, but if they've been contaminated the fridge isn't gonna be much help anyway > > What I've been doing is putting a small amount into a (sterilized) spritzer > bottle and keeping the rest in the refrigerator, just so I can have some handy > in my bathroom for skin care. I refill it about every week or so. Sounds like a good way to do it. Always be sure to not pour any hydrosol back into the " mother " hydrosol container, and don't touch the inner caps and bottle rims, etc, or leave the bottles of hydrosols uncovered for long. Those are all sure fire ways to increase the risk of introducing contaminants. > I > haven't seen any problems but how do you know if the hydrosol has > gone bad? You might see things floating in it, it might turn cloudy, it might smell bad, or all of the above. Also, please note when I say things floating in it, I don't mean regular naturally occuring sediment. Hydrosols are filtered to get rid of sediment , but over time small particles of the botanical matter will form a sediment again and it'll have to be refiltered to remove them . This is quite noticable in large containers of hydrosols - and yes, I've seen the naturally occuring sediment in hydrosol that just came from being tested 100% free of contaminants. The floaty things in a contaminated hydrosol will be growing clusters of living bacteria or fungus. Nasty stuff. I f you're ever in doubt .. clean the toilet with your hydrosol, not your face > Thanks guys, > > Terri > (planning to make the most of the last year of my 20's!!) Enjoy - make it last! I have a good friend who has been in the last year of her 20's for 3 years now *Smile* Chris (list mom) One Week Only Pre-Buy Specials: Unrefined Hawaiian 'Alaea Red Sea Salt Organic Corsica Helichrysum Essential Oil <http://www.alittleolfactory.com> http://www.alittleolfactory.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 Thank you SO much Chris for taking the time to respond! You're a dear. *smile* I had my nose in my new books all day yesterday (sylla sheppard hangar's and the complete guide...by salvatore battaglia. LOVE IT. Now I just need to find a way to make a living as an aromatherapist on the east side of Indianapolis. Hmmm, that could be interesting, lol. All my best, Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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