Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Hi Selene, > Butch, > thank you so much. Now I can sit and read this afternoon. Welcome fer'shur. > thank you for your time and energies taken in sending this. You are > wonderful to share. It is true .. I am really a great person .. and humble too. ;-) > And a special thank you to all you other wonderful people who also > took the time and energy to share. They are great people also .. just not so humble as I am. ;-) > During my rest time this afternoon, I will be reading every post on > hydrosol. You must live a really boring life. ;-) > Thank all of you. > Selene Welcome fer'shur .. have a gud'un .. and keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com >>Hi Selene, >> >>> What is a hydrosol? >> >>See the next posts .. maybe you'll learn more than you wanted to. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 At 04:58 PM 10/22/2005, you wrote: >I am ordering some oils and see Hydrosols forgive me but what are they >and how do you use them? I did look it up and read about them a bit >and think I understand but thought Id ask here also. when a botanical is steam distilled two products come out of the still... the primary focus, of course, is on the essential oil, but the other... the hydrosol, is also of value. hydrosols contain microscopic amounts of the essential oil, as well as all the water soluble plant chemicals. They are very mild and gentle...useful for skincare and other purposes. for more information about hydrosols, see: <http://www.naturesgift.com/hyd.htm>http://www.naturesgift.com/hyd.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Thanks for helping clear that up so that I understood. thanks amy - Marge Clark when a botanical is steam distilled two products come out of the still... the primary focus, of course, is on the essential oil, but the other... the hydrosol, is also of value. hydrosols contain microscopic amounts of the essential oil, as well as all the water soluble plant chemicals. They are very mild and gentle...useful for skincare and other purposes. for more information about hydrosols, see: <http://www.naturesgift.com/hyd.htm>http://www.naturesgift.com/hyd.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 At 08:51 PM 4/8/2006, you wrote: > > If there is no Essential Oil .. there is no Hydrosol. Cucumbers >have >no EO. Based on the definition these folks are using .. one >could put >Horse Manure in a still and the liquid that would result >from this >could be sold as Horse Manure Hydrosol. what about WitchHazel hydrosol... to the best of my knowledge there's no witch hazel eo... but the hydrosol (the water based distillate of the witch hazel plant) is wonderful for skin care. Over 10 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Essential Oils, Hydrosols, Accessories, Hard to find Books and Videos <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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