Hydrosols

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Hey Chris .. Kirstin .. other good folks ..

 

> Hi Kristin,

>

> Not Butch here - he is basking in the sun on the Mediterranean Sea with

> his lovely lady by his side ... but as soon as he returns I'm sure he'll

> answer your question.

 

We're back .. and had a real great time. Spent 4 days in Bodrum on the

Mediterranean then 7 days in Cesme (Izmir) on the Aegean. Annuska's

sister (Marina) is married to a fellow (Erhan) from Izmir .. Marina and

husband stayed in Erhan's parents beach house and gave us theirs for the

time we were there. Cesme is beautiful .. snow white sand .. deep blue

and aquamarine water .. great sea food .. lots of beer and raki .. and

My Russian Baby .. what a life. :-)

 

Anna will go back to Russia next week to mother hen her mother (who has

early MS) and her grandmother (who has heart problems) .. and check on

her beauty shop/solarium in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Sweet gal if ever

there was one. But .. she is a thief .. gal done stole my heart. ;-)

 

When she goes back I'll miss her starting around 10 seconds after she

boards the plane .. but we'll be together again the middle of July. :-P

 

Anna brought an official invitation letter .. and the small Russian

Consulate in Izmir agreed to issue me a broad 90 day visa .. for those

who might be considering a trip to Russia .. the entry documents must

list EACH city you will visit .. and in my case its 5 cities. I'm not

sure what they would do if one went off the authorized path .. but I'm

sure they would figure a way to get some profit out of it. ;-) My visa

is working now and should be finished the last of next week. Hard it is

to get an Invitation Visa for Russia .. a visa for an organized tour ..

or legitimate business reasons is relatively easy.

 

> In the meantime - I can tell you that there unfortunately are a lot of

> " floral waters " and " hydrosols " available on the market that aren't

> genuine hydrosols at all (they are filtered oil infused water) or are

> diluted in strength with distilled water, or are just plain old - well,

> old and/or no good.

 

True it is .. and many are cut with distilled water. There are more

important reasons to test a hydrosol than there are to test an essential

oil. An EO can be adulterated and could be unsafe depending on the

adulterant used .. but a Hydrosol could be contaminated with bacteria or

mold spores .. and hydrosols are used on the skin .. often ingested. My

hydrosols are tested every 90 days by a US Government Approved Water

Testing Facility .. they use the standard for drinking water .. and in

EVERY CASE uncontaminated Hydrosols will test out as being MORE PURE

than the standards for bottled or tap water in the USA .. this is simply

because they start out totally sterile. Check the testing at URL

http://www.av-at.com/hydrosol.html

 

> Right now I am doing a pre-buy on a Neroli Bigarade hydrosol from Spain,

> and I can tell you that its taken me several years of hunting to find

> one that met my standards of a Neroli hydrosol that I'd carry. And now

> that I have I am so excited

 

Good reason to be excited .. its a hard one to get.

 

> Granted, it may not be going for the very cheapest price available

> (although it is a pretty darn good price though if you ask me) - but

> then again - its not the cheapest of quality available either - and over

> the years I've learned that in most cases cheap quality isn't even worth

> paying a really cheap price for <grinz>.

 

Right you are on that .. and if something is overpriced it won't sell ..

but we don't find folks hanging onto Neroli Hydrosol very long .. its a

high demand - low supply - item. Same goes for Rose Hydrosol.

 

> Tis not easy to find true blue quality products out there, but rest

> assured, there are several of us suppliers who make it our mission to

> work really hard to provide quality products to our customers.

 

True and true .. nuf' said. ;-)

 

> *Smile*

> Chris (list mom)

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

I am .. and y'all keep smiling too. :-)

 

Kirstin .. see below.

 

> Butch,

>

> I'm interested in getting into hydrosols as a product

> for my lines. I notice you carry about 8. I have

> seen many hydrosols listed online, and really wonder

> about the authenticity and/or effectiveness of them.

 

Authenticity? If they were not authentic .. would I or any other

supplier admit it? ;-) I have a lotta time and money tied up in my

business and customers in 50 states and 66 other countries .. no chance

I would gamble because One Aw Shit will wipe out Ten Attaboys in a

heartbeat. ALL the Hydrosols I offer (except the two from the USA) were

taken from the stills in my presence. The two from the USA are from a

distiller I know and have used for years.

 

Effectiveness? Some general comments follow ..

 

Chris once wrote .. on this list:

 

" They can be used in place of the water ingredient for all sorts of

toiletries such as making lotions, diluting liquid soaps, body

spritzers, linen sprays, etc.

 

Certain ones are also good for use as a wash or spray for skin issues,

where you don't want something as strong as the EO (which just might

further complicate the problem), but you want the benefits of the whole

plant and EO. "

 

Spring cleaning is on the agenda this coming week and I am going to

spray the whole place down with a combination of the following

hydrosols: Oregano, Rosemary, Myrtle and Lavender.

 

I also use several hydrosols in cooking such as rose, rosemary,

lavender, oregano, fennel, etc. " UNQUOTE

 

Rose Hydrosol .. for example .. will cure Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) in a

flash .. its a great skin toner .. and the odor is relaxing. I know one

person who took a bath in 25 kilograms of Rose Hydrosol .. I think that

was a first since Cleopatra did it a few years prior. ;-)

 

Yarrow Hydrosol has MANY therapeutic uses .. and some folks blend a bit

of Rose or Lavender Hydrosol in it to change the odor. Odor is a

strange thing .. its real personal .. like taste in food or in choosing

a spouse. Example .. some folks hate the odor of Catnip but a list

member here told me he liked it a lot .. said

 

Oregano Hydrosol .. death on germs .. folks here (including professors

in the botanic field .. and Butch Owen) drink it regularly .. its great

for calming the stomach and for prevention of other stomach problems.

 

Lavender Hydrosol is also tough on germs .. and it will mellow you out.

 

Essential Oils contain only the natural non water soluble chemical

components of a plant .. that's all that comes through the distillation

process. But Hydrosols contain that plus water soluble components ..

basically, we get a more accurate representation of the chemical profile

of the plant with a Hydrosol.

 

Some old posts on Hydrosols follow this one ..

 

If those posts don't answer your questions (and those of folks who have

not even asked) please narrow down the questions .. or break them into

segments explaining exactly what information you want .. I'll be happy

to address them in more detail. :-P

 

> I'd appreciate any info on this...

 

My pleasure.

 

> Thanks,

> Kirstin

 

Welcome fer'shur .. and y'all keep smiling. :-)

 

Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Wholesale/Retail GC Tested EO, Rose

Products, Hydrosols and other nice things shipped from our store in

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