Hydrolats

Certification: Ecocert SAS F-32600 Source: France, Morocco, England Method: Steam distilled from plant matter. Hydrosols are a legitimate product and have been used clically and for beauty in aromatherapy for centuries. True hydrosols are made during the process of extracting essential oils from a plant. A plant, like lavender, is put into a distillation unit, steam is pumped through the plant matter, which extracts various components from within the plant, and then the steam cools back into a liquid state. At that point, the water insoluble components rise to the surface of the captured water and are separated out—these are the essential oils. The water that is left over holds some water soluble components of the plant—this is the hydrosol also referred to as hydrolat.

How hydrolats help us and how to use them are described in Len Price's book Understanding Hydrolats.SP Essentia 's hydrolats are obtained from France and Morocco and England. They are Certified Organic. More information is available on www.ShirleyPrice.com.