Chamomile Water Hydrosol (Hydrolat) Organic

Organic Chamomile Hydrosol
Ingredients/Tech Specs:
CTFA Name: Organic Chamomile Hydrosol
INCI Name: Organic Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Bulgaria

Packaging: Drums (Metal BPA-free), BPA-free buckets, BPA-free jugs, amber glass bottles
Description: Clear liquid; light characteristic chamomile aroma
Applications: Skincare, Soap Manufacturing

Benefits: calming, relaxation, reduce anxiety, relieve depression, pain relief, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, cancer growth inhibitor

When making steam distilled essential oils, the heavy oils fall to the bottom and the steam that rises to the top is called a hydrolat (or hydrosol or plant water). The hydrosols that we carry are these 100% pure steam by-product of the plant- no water added, no preservatives needed as these are 100% steam, no essential oil added.

Hydrolats/hydrosols do smell like the essential oil they are derived from, but they are not nearly as strong as an essential oil. This makes them ideal to use as a gentle spray all on their own, or you can blend them into your products to impart the plant benefits without overwhelming your finished product aroma.

Organic hydrolats/hydrosols are excellent to use as tonics, face sprays, body sprays, perfume bases, and as carriers for skincare products in place of using just water. When you use a hydrolat/hydrosol in place of the water in your formula, you calculate that as part of the organic percentage, and you get to list the plant benefits.

They will impart a vary faint smell to your products, but nothing like adding the essential oil. These cannot be used in place of essential oils or fragrances with the expectation that your products will smell the same.

Having said all that, hydrolats/hydrosols are the BEST way to get plant bio-actives into your products without having the strong smells of the essential oils.

Organic Chamomile Hydrosol is an excellent way to boost the organic content of your formulas and to increase the calming and soothing effects. You can use hydrosols in place of your water in any of your emulsified formulas. You can also used Organic Chamomile Hydrosol directly on the skin, you do not have to dilute it or add into another formula.

Chamomile is well known for its benefits of soothing, calming and relaxation. Incorporating Chamomile products into your formulas will impart these same key attributes of calming into your skincare formulas. For example, products targeting dry, inflamed skin will benefit by having any one of our Chamomile ingredients (Organic Chamomile Oil, Roman Chamomile Essential Oil, Organic dried Chamomile Flowers). Changing out regular water for the Organic Chamomile Hydrosol is such a simple way to increase this skin healing effect.

You can mix any of our organic botanical hydrosols with essential oils to make a room spray, also. There are two ways:

• Just use the hydrosol and some essential oils and advise your customers that they will need to shake it each time before use as the essential oils will separate out OR
• Blend your essential oils with Polysorbate 80 (1 to 1 ratio), then add into your organic plant hydrosols. The polysorbate 80 works as an emulsifier to keep the oils suspended and it is 100% plant based!

Organic Chamomile Hydrosol has an earthy, slightly floral, characteristic of chamomile aroma.

Due to the soft smell profile of hydrolats/hydrosols you can use just about any of these with other essential oils.

You can use organic hydrosols directly on the skin. These are not as strong as essential oils, so no dilution is needed.

If you use any of our organic hydrosols on their own, you do not have to add any preservative to them. If you add water (please use distilled water) to the base, you will have to add a preservative. You can use a blend of Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate; you can use Leucidal Liquid Complete; you can use Campo Plantservative Water Soluble. Anytime you add water to a product you will need to do a preservative.

Organic Chamomile Hydrolat/Hydrosol is sold in 1-ounce amber glass bottle with dropper, 4-ounce amber glass bottle, 8-ounce amber glass bottle, 16-ounce amber glass bottle, BPA-free half-gallon jug, BPA-free 1- gallon jug, BPA-free 5-gallon buckets, and 55+gallon sizes. Please email us directly for 55-gallon+ orders.

Short Term Storage: Air tight container. Dark location. Cool room temperature.

Long Term Storage: Removing air from storage container will delay oxidation and rancidity (may need to place in a smaller container). Refrigeration can extend shelf life.

Best Used By: One year from date of purchase.

Shelf Life Once Used in Manufacturing: One year from manufacturing date.