Re: Use Hydrosols in Your Perfume

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> Many perfumers use up to 10% water in their finished alcohol-based perfumes.

Why not use a hydrosol instead of water? There are many unusual hydrosols,

particurally fruit distillates, that carry top-notes unobtainable in essential

oils, absolutes or Co2 extracts. Dabney Rose carries a raspberry hydrosol that

will blow your mind...and you know your not getting a raspberry note from

naturals unless you want to buy some boronia. You may think hydrosols are too

weak to use but some of them pack a punch - my quince hydrosol has crazy high

odor intensity. Also, often times hydrosols smell totally different than their

essential oil counterparts, which means that that there is a whole new world of

fragrance waiting for you. Hoping this helps some of you who were getting bored

with the hydrosol talk.

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> Kindly,

> Jess Ring

> Green Ring Botanicals

> Oregon, USA

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Jess! Thank you for your kind words!!

i have distilled a gorgeous Oud hydrosol that i have used in perfume with a

lovely effect. And you are so right, it sends the possibilities of creativity

beyond limits!

BTW, i second that opinion on your Quince Hydro...there's a lot of depth there

and it lasted me a v e r y long time as well.

dabney

http://www.dabney-rose.com/

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i have distilled a gorgeous Oud hydrosol that i have used in perfume with a

lovely effect. And you are so right, it sends the possibilities of creativity

beyond limits!

BTW, i second that opinion on your Quince Hydro...there's a lot of depth there

and it lasted me a v e r y long time as well.

dabney

http://www.dabney-rose.com/

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Nooo, stop!  All this talk of distilling has me itching to sell a kidney and go

buy a little still and start distilling for myself!

 

Seriously though, thank you all for sharing all this wonderful information and

opening up new avenues of thought on hydrosols in perfumery.  I had

always thought that where you are pretty limited in the amounts of water you can

add to a blend, that a hydrosol just wouldn't add much of a punch to a perfume. 

It is nice hearing otherwise.

 

But back to pacing myself now, first work through the NP course with Anya, then

jump in to a new project of distilling...

 

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I totally agree with Jess, (and not just because I produce hydrosols).

Some of the hydrosols smell just as good as the oils, if not better. One is

Armoise, Artemisia vulgaris, with a sweet herbal but not green scent. If you are

making sacred scents, Armoise has been used in rituals, vibrationsl healing, and

working with the elemental and spirit world,

Clary Sage is another lovely hydrosol with a distinctly clary sage essence but

softer with an Earl Grey tea-like quality due to the slight bergamot hint in the

aroma.

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> I totally agree with Jess, (and not just because I produce hydrosols).

> Some of the hydrosols smell just as good as the oils, if not better. One is

Armoise, Artemisia vulgaris, with a sweet herbal but not green scent. If you are

making sacred scents, Armoise has been used in rituals, vibrationsl healing, and

working with the elemental and spirit world,

> Clary Sage is another lovely hydrosol with a distinctly clary sage essence but

softer with an Earl Grey tea-like quality due to the slight bergamot hint in the

aroma.

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It has been my experience that, in general, a hydrosol will smell truer to the

actual fragrance of the live flower than the oil. Hydrosols get distilled w/

fresh material as opposed to oils (i think) & this may contribute to that..

dabney

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Hi Dabney and all,

My experience with Hydrosols has been mixed. They all smell different than the

oil because they contain mostly the water soluble part of the aromatic part of

the essence. Those water soluble molecules are more voluminous in the fresh

herb or flower than in the dried material for obvious reasons. I actually have

not distilled dried material so I don't know how the hydrosol would smell. All

of my oils come from fresh, recently harvested plant material, still full of the

life force. We're so lucky to have landed in Southern California where all of

these mediterranean aromatics grow so well!

Sandy, rivendellaromatics.com

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> Many perfumers use up to 10% water in their finished alcohol-based perfumes.

Why not use a hydrosol instead of water?

Hi jess:

I have used a touch of hydrosols in my EdPs for some time now.

They provide a freshness and scent profile that isn't in most EOs

and absolutes.

Anya McCoy

http://AnyasGarden.com

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