Making Floral Waters

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Making Floral WatersSoothing, fragrant, decorative floral waters are both convenient andinexpensive to make. Use as a refreshing after bath splash, or a mildastringent, spritz for an air freshener, or uncover and let thefragrance refresh a room.Types of Floral Waters:Alcohol Based floral waters: Alcohol based floral waters are made bycombining fresh botanicals with a grain alcohol (vodka) and letting themsit for a few weeks to scent and color the liquid. Use only the glassjars with non metallic lids. The solution is then strained and fragranceoils are dissolved in the scented alcohol. This fragrant mix is added todistilled water to dilute the finished product. Dried botanicals can beadded to the bottles for decoration, if you wish.Vinegar based floral waters:Another type of floral water is made from fresh botanicals and vinegar.Vinegar based floral waters make fine astringents for your face and alsomay be added to bath water. Fresh botanicals are soaked in vinegar forthree weeks (or until all the color and fragrance has been leached out).Use only glass jars with non metallic lids. I sometimes strain themixture, add additional fresh botanicals, and soak an additional threeweeks to make an extra fragrant blend. The mixture is then diluted withdistilled water or rose water. No additional fragrance oils are added.Lavender & Rose Floral Water:Mix 1/4 cup fresh lavender buds and 1/4 cup red rose petals with 1/2 cupvodka (or enough to cover) in a jar. Let stand covered in a cool, darkplace for two weeks. Decant and strain the mixture. Add 10 drops roseoil and 5 drops lavender oil, stirring gently to dissolve the oils. Add3 cups distilled water. Let stand an additional week for the scents tomellow. Pour into a decorative bottle with sprigs of dried lavender anddried rose petals for decoration.Orange Spice Water:Mix the rind of one orange and 10 whole allspice berries with 1/4 cupvodka in a jar. Let stand, covered, for two to three weeks in a dark,cook place. Decant and strain the mixture. Add 15 drops sweet orange oiland stir to dissolve. Add 3 cups distilled water. Let the scents mellowfor another week. Pour into decorative bottles with a few allspiceberries and a long strip of dried orange zest for decoration.Fairy Water:Gently heat 1 cup apple cider vinegar. Pour over 1/4 cup fresh rosepetals, 1/4 cup mint leaves, and 1/8 cup sage leaves. Place in a coveredjar and let stand, shaking daily, for two weeks. Decant and strain themixture. Add 1/2 cup rose water to the vinegar. Decant into decorativebottles.Blessed Be!Jodi

 

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