If you are a fan of our BeautyMix recipes or of homemade cosmetics in general, you should be aware of the hydrolats. But do you really know their role in your cosmetic products? Can they be used alone? Are they only involved in the scent of your products or do they have properties?

In this article, we will answer your questions and take you on a journey through pleasant scents! At BeautyMix, we offer four: rose, Orange Blossom, witch hazel and pepper mint.

Also called " floral water ", a hydrosol is obtained following the distillation of a plant or a flower in order to obtain a essential oil. Following the distillation, the water vapor captures the aromatic molecules and keeps only the water-soluble ones. The liposoluble molecules on their side are concentrated in the essential oil. After condensation of the water vapor by cooling, the essential oil floating on the surface of the water is separated, and the water is also preserved for its very interesting virtues. This is how hydrosol is created! The hydrosols will therefore have properties as interesting as the essential oils which will have allowed their production. Only their therapeutic properties will be less, because the molecules are very diluted. Remember that hydrosols are water. Their actions are therefore light and their primary purpose is to give your products a delicate smell. 

Possessing beautiful therapeutic, cosmetic or culinary properties, hydrosols are still little known compared to essential oils. However, it is worth including them in your routine as they can be used in several situations. We will be particularly interested in these in the context of cosmetics!

At first, you can use it as a lotion because the hydrosol is ideal for perfecting make-up removal, cleansing the skin, soothing it or decongesting it . To do this, you can spray it on your face or pour the product onto a reusable cotton pad to gently apply all over your face. You can also diffuse it on your face in a steam bath.

For fans of Do It Yourself, you can replace the water you use to prepare your cosmetics (mask, cream, etc.) with your floral water. In this context, be sure to use a hydrosol adapted to your skin type.

Here are a few examples:

• for combination to oily skin: lavender, witch hazel, rose, peppermint
• for dry skin: orange blossom, cornflower, chamomile ... 
• for sensitive skin: chamomile, witch hazel, rose, cornflower ...
• for mature skin: pink

Your product should be stored away from light and at room temperature . It is important that after each use, you close your product correctly to avoid deterioration of it.

At BeautyMix, we offer you four hydrosols. Now let's zoom in on each of them!

The BeautyMix Team is a fan of orange blossom and peppermint hydrosol! And you, what are your favorite hydrosols?

Now that you know more about our hydrosols, why not also learn more about our vegetable oils ? The article about them is correct here !