Please note that the aromatic waters we sell are not hydrolats or hydrosols (which are by-products of essential oil production), but are specifically distilled. Aromatic waters are highly therapeutic distillates which contain the lighter essence of an aromatic plant.

An aromatic water is water enriched with both the essential oil and the water-soluble volatile components of a plant. The essential oil is finely dispersed through the water in a low concentration, giving each aromatic water its individual smell. The water-soluble volatile components are actually in solution, and give the aromatic water additional properties not possessed by the essential oil alone. 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.