Hydrolats (hydrosols) are the steam/condensation that is created during the process of making essential oils. Hydrolats/hydrosols do smell like the essential oil they are derived from, but they are not nearly as strong as an essential oil.
Organic hydrosols/hydrolats are excellent to use as tonics, face sprays, body sprays, perfume bases, and as carriers for skincare products in place of using just water. 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. Choose from our collection of hydrolats and hydrosols for sale below.
If you are creating skincare or hair care products and would like to have something other than plain water, please welcome to your formula organic hydrosols!
Our hydrosols, or hydrolats, are pure plant waters. Hydrosols are made by collecting the steam out of the distillation pots after essential oils are made. The steam is filled with all the plant benefits, but without the heavy smell. Incorporating plant hydrosols into your skincare routine and formulations is very easy and is a great way to increase the effectiveness of your products.
Plant hydrosols are 100% pure at Shay and Company- no dilutants, carriers or preservatives are used. You will find ΓÇ£hydrosolsΓÇ¥ on the market that have preservatives in them. This is generally because the pure hydrosol has been diluted with distilled water. When you purchase the hydrosols from us, they are not diluted down.
How to use hydrosols:
1-Straight on your skin just as they are. This is the easiest way to use a hydrosol . Just put it in bottle with a sprayer and spritz it wherever you’d like! Face, neck, décolleté, pillow, inside hats, hands, masks…you name it. Hydrosols are very clean and do not have the strong aroma like the essential oil so they are mild to use. They do have a smell (they are not odorless), they just don’t smell strong!
2-Dilute it down with distilled water, or organic witch hazel, or blend together a couple different hydrosols, and use them directly. This is a great way to get the plant benefits and either have it be a little more mild (water) or get the skin tightening benefits (organic witch hazel).
3-Looking to create an alpha lipoid acid exfoliating treatment? Organic hydrosols are a great delivery system for our AHA Fruit Enzyme Blend (alpha lipoic acid exfoliating system). You would use 1-10% AHA Fruit Enzyme Blend and mix with any of our organic hydrosols, put in a spray bottle and there you go!
4-Incorporate the organic hydrosol in the water in your formulations- you can replace your water 1:1 with the organic hydrosol if youΓÇÖd like, or you can just replace part of your water with an organic hydrosol. This will both increate the organic percentage of your formula, and it will impart the plant benefits of the hydrosol into your product. The hydrosol will not affect the end aroma of your formulation, unless you are using almost all hydrosol. Even then the aroma of hydrosols is not like that of an essential oil so it will not be as strong.
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100% Pure, undiluted Organic Chamomile Water (or hyrosol).
Light cucumber aroma with all the soothing, calming and cooling benefits. Excellent addition to…
Benefits: antibacterial, skin soother, reduces redness, eases symptoms of eczema and rosacea, hydration
Clear hydrosol with slight purple tint and perfect lavender odor.
Helps boost hydration in the skin, sooth red, inflamed skin, and to help soften…
Clear hydrosol with fresh, bright peppermint aroma.
Clear hydrosol with sublte rose smell.
Beneficial for acneic and oil skin types and excellent for all hair care applications.
Organic Tulsi Hydrolat is calming from the first sniff. All those benefits transfer right…
USA made Organic Witch Hazel Distillate is so beneficial for skincare product lines!
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Our handler certificate is renewed annually and covers every ingredient badged Certified Organic.
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Cold-pressed and virgin oils keep more of the plant's colour, scent and unsaponifiables, which makes them the better choice for leave-on skin and hair products. Refined oils are filtered for a lighter colour, neutral scent and longer shelf life — the safer pick for soap, candles and anything you intend to scent yourself. Expeller-pressed sits between the two: mechanically pressed with no solvents, but heat is generated in the process.
Refined avocado, apricot kernel and babassu cover most cold-process recipes — a soft oil, a light conditioning oil and a hard oil for bar firmness. Babassu is our recommended palm alternative.
Yes. Every shipment lists its lot number on the invoice, and a COA — plus a GC/MS report where applicable — is available on request for any lot. Our USDA Organic handler certificate is renewed annually and linked in the footer.
Drums and pallet quantities are quoted directly so freight can be priced properly. Call (503) 653-1155 or email us with the ingredient, the quantity and your delivery ZIP, and we will come back within one business day.
Almost everything is stocked in a 4 oz size for exactly this reason. Order the small size, test your formula, then scale to gallons or drums — on the same lot wherever stock allows.
Tell us the ingredient, the quantity and your delivery ZIP — we'll price the freight properly and come back within one business day.
