Peppermint Water Hydrosol (Hydrolat) Organic

Organic Peppermint Hydrosol
INCI Name: Organic Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Water
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: India

Packaging: Drums (metal or BPA-free), BPA-free buckets, BPA-freejugs, amber glass bottles
Description: Clear liquid; light characteristic peppermint aroma
Applications: Skincare, Soap Manufacturing

Benefits: Cooling, soothing, refreshing aroma, antibacterial, anti-itch, soothes bug bites and sun burns, anti-dandruff

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.

When I find someone who doesn’t like the smell of peppermint I liken them to those who don’t like chocolate….not sure what corner they came from! Organic peppermint hydrosol is such a bright and fresh mist. You can use this organic botanical hydrosol in any formula where you normally use water. The scent is very mild and early, not strong like the essential oil, so it will not overwhelm any of your other ingredients. Peppermint is a great mood bosting ingredient and serves to combat strong odors, such as stinky teenager tennis shoes.

Try making a spray with a little added menthol, wintergreen essential oil, Ravensara essential oil, cajeput essential oil and tea tree essential oil to create a cooling foot spray. The addition of tea tree essential oil will help combat athlete’s foot!

You can also use any of our organic botanical hydrosols on clothes, masks, car interiors, sheets, towels, and more. Organic peppermint hydrosol would be great alone, or try adding pink grapefruit essential oil for a bright, crisp, fruity car or sheet spray.

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 Peppermint Hydrosol has an earthy, sweet peppermint smell.

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 Peppermint Hydrolat/Hydrosol is sold in 1-ounce amber glass bottles, 4-ounce amber glass bottles , 8-ounce amber glass bottles, 16-ounce amber glass bottles, half-gallon BPA-free HDPE jugs, 1- gallon BPA-free HDPE jugs, BPA-free 5-gallon sizes (40 pounds), 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.