Rosemary Water/Hydrolat, Organic
Ingredients/Tech Specs:
CTFA Name: Organic Rosemary Water/Hydrosol
INCI Name: Cannabis Rosmarinus Officinalis Water (Organic Rosemary Water)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (Oregon!)
Packaging: Drums, BPA-free buckets, BPA-free jugs, amber glass bottles
Description: Clear liquid; light herbaceous, spicy aroma
Applications: Skincare, Soap Manufacturing, Hair Care
Benefits: antibacterial, skin soother, balance sebum production, stimulate hair growth, cleansing, circulatory stimulant, antioxidant
Organic Rosemary Hydrolat is an exceptional addition to your product line, especially if you are targeting hair and scalp products. Rosemary is known to help stimulate hair growth and cleanse the scalp. You can use Organic Rosemary Hydrosol on its own, directly on the scalp as a treatment; or incorporate it into your shampoo and conditioner formulas.
Rosemary, both the essential oil and the hydrosol, carry the same beneficial properties. The natural levels of carnosic acid is the power ingredient that helps stimulate hair growth. Carnosic acid is a natural anti-inflammatory agent, helping to stimulate blood flow to the hair follicles, and creates a desirable environment for hair growth.
Rosemary Hydrosol is also excellent for use on acneic and oily skin. Organic Rosemary Hydrosol is mild enough to use directly as a facial spray/toner/tonic, without stripping and drying the skin. The natural occurring carnosic acid, carnosol and rosmarnic acid all help to balance sebum production and are excellent antimicrobial agents.
How are hydrolats (hydrosols) made?
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.
Where is our Rosemary Hydrolat grown?
Our organic Rosemary Hydrolat/Hydrosol is now grown right here in Oregon! We have partnered with an exceptional farm in Philomath, Oregon. We carry Lavender, Hemp, Cucumber, Rosemary, and Tulsi Organic hydrosols all grown on this same farm.
About the farm:
This farm is the brainchild of two long-time Oregonians. With the onset of the Hemp Pilot program in Oregon, Josh started J & J Organics with veggie farmer extraordinaire John Eveland, growing USDA certified organic hemp right in the fertile soils beside the Mary’s River in Philomath. As production grew it became apparent that there was a major lack of infrastructure to process organically grown hemp into certified organic full spectrum hemp oil and hemp products. This gave birth to one of the first fully USDA certified hemp processing facilities on the west coast. They have since grown into a central place in the organic hemp community of Oregon, using home-grown expertise to create custom extracts and build private label product lines. This farm has also championed third-party certifications to help with transparency and integrity, including becoming one of the first Demeter-certified Biodynamic hemp processing facilities in the United States.
How can you use hydrolats in your formulas?
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!
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 Rosemary 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.
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