Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Thank you my dahling!! Hydrosols Ramble on;^) Marge at http://www.naturesgift.com <http://www.naturesgift.com> > and the attachment tells all about hydrosols. I wasn't sure if I could copy and paste from her site or not~ nettiquite, you know;^) If the attachment doesn't come through, go to her site and use the pull down menu and follow directions. HTH! Lucinda (and thanks for the farmer's cheer!<S>) RE: Mother's Day Gifts Who's Marge, what is her site, and what is a hydrosol? Oh, Lord, now I'm rambling!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Thank you my dahling!! Hydrosols Ramble on;^) Marge at http://www.naturesgift.com <http://www.naturesgift.com> > and the attachment tells all about hydrosols. I wasn't sure if I could copy and paste from her site or not~ nettiquite, you know;^) If the attachment doesn't come through, go to her site and use the pull down menu and follow directions. HTH! Lucinda (and thanks for the farmer's cheer!<S>) RE: Mother's Day Gifts Who's Marge, what is her site, and what is a hydrosol? Oh, Lord, now I'm rambling!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Hi Al, > Hey Butch, > I have never used hydrosols. I understand they are used for facial spritzers? Many can be .. Rose and Lavender for example .. but I wouldn't wannna use Oregano Hydrosol as a facial spritzer. I do drink it .. around 20% dilution in water .. its commonly consumed in Turkey .. you can buy it in the supermarkets. Many folks use Hydrosols in soaps .. mayhaps in cosmetics .. that I'm not sure of. > Can a bit of E.O. be added to make a blend? If so how can one keep > the oil from separating? No need to add EO to a Hydrosol .. a Hydrosol is EO bearing water. The oil in the Hydrosol is pretty hydrophylic .. doesn't separate easily though it will rise to the top after it sits a while. That's norm cause its less dense than water and if you saw the photos of the Florentine Flasks in the URL I sent .. you saw the Rose Otto floating on top of Hydrosol. As for how you could keep it from separating .. somebody here smarter than me can most likely answer that .. I reckon you would need an emulsifier .. but I still wouldn't recommend adding a EO to a Hydrosol .. no need. > Thanks al Welcome you are. Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 At 03:11 AM 10/12/2004, you wrote: >Ohhhhhh, never smelt that one ! How wonderful ...........and the English >water sounds even better . Are you in Australia Marge ? hugs and blessings, >. nope...USA...Tennessee...sort of southeast central Your source for superb Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information, Books and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 From: Bourbonais <gwb@...> Subject: Re: Foul lavender distillate water Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 6:40 PM  One other thing, I always reefer it.....once it's been opened.... To many crawlies in the air, and hydrosol is more susceptible to such than other types of essence... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) **********************************************************  Ha ha ! When I first read that I thought you meant you you smoked it. Took me a minute to realize what you really meant. Not you..it's me. I am really tired I guess! I love the idea of using hydrosols in beverages (ETOH or otherwise). Orange Blossom Hydrosol in Strawberry smoothie rocks. And Rose Hydro in wine sounds great too. Never tried Lavender Hydro in anything, but has great possibilities I think. Just a caution to those unfamiliar with Hydrosols. If you want to ingest them make sure they don't contain preservatives and are food grade. And refrigeration is important with that too as mentioned. Cheers! Patty  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 West wrote: > > One other thing, I always reefer it.....once it's been opened.... > > To many crawlies in the air, and hydrosol is more susceptible to such > than other types of essence... ----------------------------------------------------- Ha ha ! When I first read that I thought you meant you you smoked it. Took me a minute to realize what you really meant. Not you..it's me. I am really tired I guess! Hey...I thought there might be some misinterp there too.... But that is *esoteric* terminology.......No? Ya blew yer cover, Patty....<G>.....! Uhhhhhh....my cover...? I love the idea of using hydrosols in beverages (ETOH or otherwise). Orange Blossom Hydrosol in Strawberry smoothie rocks. And Rose Hydro in wine sounds great too. Never tried Lavender Hydro in anything, but has great possibilities I think. Get my hydrosols outta Liberty, mostly....Add on stuff... They have been perpetually out of the Orange Blossom..... The lav I had just got aged to where it got used as de-scent.... I wonder what ice cubes made out of hydrosol might have for applications...the stuff ought to freeze solid.... Some folks use them in cooking, too.... Just a caution to those unfamiliar with Hydrosols. If you want to ingest them make sure they don't contain preservatives and are food grade. And refrigeration is important with that too as mentioned. I know suppliers test them as part of SOP (or they should).....but they can only control things until the seal of your bottle is cracked.. One would think that a media of water, with elements of EO in solution, would not be conducive to critters, but I guess it is.... Best to offset them with high concentration C2H5OH...<G>...... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hi again... For the newbies... Hydrosol, hydrolat and distillate water....pretty much the same thing... At one point, rosewater was a major commodity, so much that it was essentially what roses got distilled for.... Was this annoying " oil " kept showing up....Stuff got pitched as undesirable... And I still don't believe it, but so the story goes.... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 >Best to offset them with high concentration C2H5OH...<G>...... -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) Mercy ! I didn't get to take chemistry in school, please can you solve that esoteric equation for me??????? (Blowing my cover too)...;-) Blessings and joy in your journeys Alwyn L'hoir Blue Moon Perfume http://www.quantumpeace.blogspot.com http://www.acountrywomansjournal.blogspot.com http://www.bluemoonperfume.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Alwyn L'hoir wrote: > >Best to offset them with high concentration C2H5OH...<G>...... > > -- > W. Bourbonais > L'Hermite Aromatique > A.J.P. (GIA) > > Mercy ! I didn't get to take chemistry in school, please can you > solve that esoteric equation for me??????? > > (Blowing my cover too)...;-) > > Alwyn, I'm still scratching my head over the reefer reference, but I do know Homer Simpson says the equation cited is the solution to all of life's problems ;-) -- Anya's Garden http://AnyasGarden.com - perfumes, aromatics, classes, consultation Natural Perfumers Guild + blog with daily updates 1500+ member Natural Perfumery group - / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Anya wrote: > Alwyn L'hoir wrote: >> >Best to offset them with high concentration C2H5OH...<G>...... >> > >> Mercy ! I didn't get to take chemistry in school, please can you >> solve that esoteric equation for me??????? >> >> (Blowing my cover too)...;-) >> >> > Alwyn, I'm still scratching my head over the reefer reference, but I do > know Homer Simpson says the equation cited is the solution to all of > life's problems ;-) > The C2H5OH diluent should be at least 80 proof (or 40%).....In warmer weather is best poured over cubicly shaped solid di-hydrogen oxide (solidus at 32 Deg F or less), which comes from the freezer section of the reefer....<G>...! -- W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 On Jul 2, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Anya wrote: > Alwyn, I'm still scratching my head over the reefer reference, but > I do > know Homer Simpson says the equation cited is the solution to all of > life's problems ;-) Alcohol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I guess it's a recent myth. People in days of old, i reason, weren't less intelligent than us today, and were more interested probably in spotting extracs and their qualities, as they found them, otr they emerged. Unlike 'consumers' they didn't wait for someone to tell them something is valuable for its qualities. People of old were more able to invest value themselves, and to discern the qualities of things by their own senses. There's the siilar story of coal, how it's qulities were discovered by accident, at a picnic with fire under a ledge of coal, by a young english lord. BUt I have also read of evidence of coal being used in ancient societes, and even in old england. I imagine in the local production, where roswe hydrosol wwas valued over hte oil for local use, oil was not kept or resold from small production units, with no market for it, or the market not reaching them to collect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 > > The C2H5OH diluent should be at least 80 proof (or 40%).....In warmer > weather is best poured over cubicly shaped solid di-hydrogen oxide > (solidus at 32 Deg F or less), which comes from the freezer section of > the reefer....<G>...! > > -- > W. Bourbonais > L'Hermite Aromatique > A.J.P. (GIA) > Be very careful with the dihydrogen oxide though, it can be very toxic especially if inhaled. Sagescript Institute, llc http://www.sagescript.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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