HYDROSOLS

What are Hydrosols?

 

Once primarily the by-product of the distillation process they have many names; hydrolat, aromatic water, floral water, distillate and hydrosol. The most well-known being Rose Water.

 

KLOO calls these precious distillates that have no preservatives, Hydrosols. They are highly therapeutic distillates, which hold the lighter essence of an aromatic plant in water. They constitute a very safe and effective way of prescribing the volatile principles and vital essence of a plant internally, an essential element that is missing from the present practice of herbal medicine and aromatherapy in the UK.

 

A hydrosol is water enriched with both the essential oil and the water-soluble volatile components of a plant. The essential oil is finely dispersed throughout the water in a low concentration, giving each water its individual chemistry. The water-soluble volatile components are actually in solution and give the aromatic water additional properties not possessed by the essential oil alone. They include substances like hydroxy acids, carboxylic acids and many others, which modify and balance the action of the pure oil. These water-soluble volatile constituents provide the aromatic water with a more wholesome action, which is more like that of the whole plant when compared to the action of the pure oil.

 

Hydrosols capture a broader range of both the water and fat-soluble volatile constituents of a plant, and this contributes to their efficacy and safety.

 

KLOO works with Hydrosols as therapeutic medicines, often combined with flower essences to provide plant medicine support. 

 

They are amazing skincare allies, as well as being able to freshen up a space without the scent lingering for long periods, keeping areas feeling and smelling fresh and clean.

 

Very Valuable medicines for the modern world.