Anya's Garden Perfumes + The Natural Perfumery Institute

  Make Hydrosol the Simplers Herbalist Way by  Anya McCoy  |  Jan 17, 2016  |  Anya's Garden Perfumes ,  Ask the Perfumer ,  Herbalism ,  Hydrosols ,  natural aromatics  |  4 comments Simplers Distillation to Create a Quick and Easy Hydrosol There are times I just want to spray a delectable floral, spice, herb, or other botanical water on my face or body. The well-known botanical waters rose or orange blossom, are also known as hydrolats, distillate waters, or hydrosols. I’ll call them hydrosols for this article because that is perhaps the best-known name for them. What’s the difference between Hydrosols and Simply Boiling the Botanical? When you boil a botanical, whether it’s a rose or oolong tea, you are making an infusion. All of the properties of the botanical are being drawn out into the hot water, and you can drink it ‘as is’. When you make a hydrosol, many of the chemical properties of the botanical are left in the water in the bottom of the pot, as in making tea. It’s the v