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Item Reviewed: Hydrosols (Rose, Lavender, Lemon Balm & Neroli)
Price/pack size: ~$4-5 /15ml
Available at: Yours Essentially
Ingredients:
Description: Hydrosols or distillates are products from steam distilling plant materials used for aroma-therapeutic purposes. They cannot be made by combining essential oils with water. The highest quality of hydrosols come from the distillers who steam the floral and plant material strictly to produce a hydrosol. Yours Essentially offers hydrosols that are produced in this manner. Hydrosols contain very small doses of the essential oil; they are usually clear and have the appearance and consistency of water. They are also generally safer for babies and individuals with low immune systems.
Pure hydrosols do not have possess the anti-bacterial properties as compared to essential oils, hence they are subject to degradation. Our hydrosols are free of additives and preservatives; they are a fresh product and should be treated like perishables. Store them in the fridge to prolong their shelf life, however, it is fine to decant a small amt to bring out as a facial/body freshener.
There are many uses for hydrosols and they will impart both fragrance and therapeutic benefits to your products. Gentle enough even for babies, Lavender, Helichrysum or Rose can be used for a nappy rash; spray directly on skin to soothe and heal, or add some to small bucket of warm water for washing at change time. It can also replace synthetic baby wipes.
You could use them as toners (we love!), body sprays, DIY clay masks formulation, room sprays. Expired hydrosols (don’t toss them out!) could also be diluted to water the plants or used as a hair rinse.
Review: I’ve been using hydrosols on and off for some time now, with Garden of Wisdom introducing them to me. But I haven’t been completely satisfied with GoW’s level of service and packing (perhaps they were just starting to get busy with many international orders then), so I stopped using hydros after I finished my bottles. Then recently, I started to get into them again after my toner was running low.
Naturally, I had to have rose and lavender cos they were my favourite scents. I’ve used all up except for Neroli (but that’s running low too) and have to say, I LOVE lavender. It’s pretty hydrating for a simple hydrosol (I spray about 4 times and let dry in between each spray), and I simply love the scent. It’s all natural and no alcohol too, so that’s a plus! I also use hydrosols as a wetting agent for my masks.
Rating: 5/5 
Would I buy again: YES!
