Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 At 01:53 AM 9/23/2005, you wrote: >What is a hydrosol? >Is it creamy like butter? >or is it an oil? >What do you use it for? a hydrosol (sometimes called hydrolat) is the 'other' product of steam distillation. During the distillation process that yields the Essential Oils, the steam containing the oils is chilled, thus turning into water, with a layer of EO floating on top. The EO's are skimmed off and bottled for our use. In some cases the remaining water is just discarded. However, this water contains both minute molecules of the Essential Oil, as well as all the water soluble elements of the plant that are not present in the Oil. they can be potent healing elements themselves. you can see descriptions of about 20 - 25 of them online at http://www.naturesgift.com/hydrosol_order.htm Celebrating 10 years online. Supplying pure Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Butch Owen <butchbsi Thu, 23 Jun 2005 15:46:13 -0700 Hydrosols (Snipped a lot) > 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 Downtown Friendsville, MD. Pop: 597 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 thank you Marge. will go there and look around as soon as the Rita things here calm down a bit. Selene *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 9/23/05 at 7:35 AM Marge Clark wrote: >At 01:53 AM 9/23/2005, you wrote: >>What is a hydrosol? >>Is it creamy like butter? >>or is it an oil? >>What do you use it for? > >a hydrosol (sometimes called hydrolat) is the 'other' product of steam >distillation. > >During the distillation process that yields the Essential Oils, the steam >containing the oils is chilled, thus turning into water, with a layer of >EO >floating on top. The EO's are skimmed off and bottled for our use. In some >cases the remaining water is just discarded. However, this water contains >both minute molecules of the Essential Oil, as well as all the water >soluble elements of the plant that are not present in the Oil. > >they can be potent healing elements themselves. > >you can see descriptions of about 20 - 25 of them online at >http://www.naturesgift.com/hydrosol_order.htm > > > > > >Celebrating 10 years online. Supplying pure Essential >Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information and more! >Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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