Hydrosol is the water collected when plants are distilled to make essential oil. As the best known hydrosol are the flower-waters like Rosewater, Lavender water and Orange flower water so the name are more common among public. These flower-waters have been used in skin care and perfumery for centuries.
Hydrosols usually contain a tiny proportion of essential oil along with many water soluble extracts from the plant that do not occur in the oil. The water pass through the plants several times during distillation process so a high level these water-soluble elements is obtained. The properties therefore do not identical to that of the corresponding essential oil, anyhow do closely resemble them. They are so gentle so can be used neat on the skin and safe for children and elderly.
FLORAL WATER OR HYDROSOL | Latin Name | CODE |
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Lavender | Lavendura augusifolia | W012-BI-A |
Orange Flower | Citrus aurantium | W010-BI-A |
Rose | Rosa damascene | W009-BI-A |
Geranium | Pelagonium graveolens | W011-BI-A |
Plai | Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. | W013 |