Bay Rum Tree Hydrosol

Uses Hair care

• As an ingredient in your blends for spraying on the scalp and/or hair.

• Combine with active ingredients and other natural water-soluble ingredients to create scalp lotions or hair sprays. These preparations can be stored in the refrigerator, just like pure hydrosol. To keep them at room temperature, add a preservative such as Cosgard.

• You can also mix it with essential oils if desired, using a dispersant (such as Solubol or Disper), as essential oils are not soluble in the aqueous phase. As above, a preservative is required to store the lotion at room temperature.

• Incorporate into the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas. Bay Rum Tree Hydrosol is ideal for formulating:

  • A toning shampoo

  • An anti-hair loss lotion

  • An instant shampoo

  • A lotion for dandruff-prone scalps

Synergies

• Hair loss: combine with Nettle, Atlas Cedar, Common Sage and Grapefruit Hydrosols; Clary Sage, Spikenard, Grapefruit and Atlas Cedar Essential Oils; as well as Horsetail, Nettle and Bhringaraj Powders, or the Maca Vital cosmetic active ingredient

• Stimulate hair growth: pair with Nettle Hydrosol, Rosemary Cineole Essential Oil, Kapoor Kachli, Kachur Sugandhi, Fenugreek, Amla and Horsetail Powders, Maca Vital cosmetic active ingredient, or Mustard Oil.

• Dandruff: use with Patchouli, Bay Laurel and Nettle Hydrosols; Cade Juniper, Palmarosa, Bay Laurel and Geranium Essential Oils; or Neem, Brahmi, Tulsi and Nettle Powders

• Oily scalp: combine with Clary Sage, Rosemary Verbenone and Nettle Hydrosols; Lemon, Grapefruit and Clary Sage Essential Oils; Horsetail and Nettle Powders, the Algo’Zinc cosmetic active ingredient, or Burdock Extract.

Instant recipes by Aroma-Zone

Uses Skin care

• As an ingredient in your blends for spraying on the skin. After applying an aqueous preparation (such as a lotion) to the face, it is advisable to apply a cream or carrier oil suited to your skin.

• Use with active ingredients and other natural (water-soluble) ingredients to make skin lotions. This type of lotion can be stored in the refrigerator, like pure hydrosol. For storage at room temperature, it is necessary to add a preservative, such as Cosgard.

• You can also use it in blends with essential oils if you wish, but you'll need a dispersant (Solubol or Disper) as essential oils are not soluble in the aqueous phase. As above, you'll need to add a preservative to keep the lotion at room temperature.

• Can be incorporated in the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas.

Synergies

Acne-prone skin: tea tree, yarrow, lavender hydrosols, tea tree, manuka, fragonia and palmarosa essential oils, Algo'Zinc, Bacti-Pur cosmetic active ingredients, propolis extract, etc.

Uses Mouth care

• As an ingredient in your mouthwash preparations to combat bad breath.

• You can also use it in blends with essential oils if you wish, but you'll need to add a dispersant (Solubol or Disper) as essential oils are not soluble in the aqueous phase.

• Can be used in aqueous phase in homemade toothpaste formulas.

Synergies

• Oral hygiene: hydrosols of Bay laurel, tea tree, Propolis extract, etc.

• Bad breath: hydrosols of Coriander, Peppermint, essential oil of Cardamom, Menthol, etc.

Uses well-being

• In your mixtures for massaging the solar plexus.

• Add the hydrosol to your hot or cold drinks (1 teaspoon in a cup).