Wild Patchouli Hydrosol

Uses beauty

• As an ingredient in your blends for spraying onto the skin of your face and neck after cleansing. Then apply your skincare cream or oil immediately to damp skin.

• As an ingredient in your blends for spraying on the hair, to provide a sweet, very pleasant scent.

• Incorporated in the aqueous phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, it is ideal for making:

  • Sweet, amber fragrances, eaux de toilette, aphrodisiac room mists, etc.

  • A regenerating lotion for problem skin

  • A purifying cream for acne-prone skin

  • An anti-dandruff lotion

  • A suave hair spray

Synergies

• For fragrant room mists: orange blossom, sandalwood or jasmine hydrosols, mandarin or lemon essential oils, etc.

• To reduce the appearance of dandruff: green clay, peony powder, essential oils of rose geranium, tea tree, palmarosa, etc.

• For a sensual ambery fragrance: sandalwood, ylang-ylang hydrosols, etc.

Instant recipe by Aroma-Zone

Apply to hair, massaging into scalp, then rinse with warm water.

Spray this blend in the evening to stimulate your senses.

Uses well-being

As an ingredient in your blends for:

• An aromatherapy bath

• A solar plexus massage

• A home mist, sprayed on with a vaporiser or as a replacement for water in a mister.

Synergies

• For draining effects:: cypress hydrosol, Juniper hydrosol, etc.

• To reduce the appearance of cellulite: grapefruit hydrosol, Lemon and grapefruit essential oils, Fuco'slim, Natural caffeine, etc.

Culture

Foraged

Quality

Fresh and 100% pure preservative-free product, microbiologically tested by the Aroma-Zone quality laboratory.

Production process

Steam distillation

Part of the plant used

Leaves and flowering tops

Botanical name

Pogostemon cablin

Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Function

Cosmetic ingredient

INCI designation: Pogostemon cablin leaf/flower

Concentration

To make 1 litre of hydrosol, you need 1 kilo of leaves, known as the 1:1 ratio. This minimum extraction ratio, which we impose on ourselves, guarantees an intense fragrance, prolonged life and, above all, a high concentration of aromatic molecules in the hydrosol, a guarantee of its quality.

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Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: clear liquid

• Colour: colourless

• Odour: aromatic, sweet, oriental, slightly earthy, warm, pleasant

• Taste: aromatic

pH

6.0 - 7.0

Hydrosols are sensitive to pollution. As our Aroma-Zone hydrosols are fresh, pure products with no preservatives, we strongly recommend that you store them in the refrigerator and use them within 6 months of opening. When using them, make sure your hands are always clean and that you disinfect all utensils and bottles that come into contact with the hydrosols when preparing your homemade cosmetics. If you notice a change in appearance or smell, stop using the hydrosol.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

Supplier documentation

'L'aromathérapie - Se soigner par les huiles essentielles' Back to home page

New edition by Dominique Baudoux

'L'aromathérapie exactement'

Pierre Franchomme

'L'aromathérapie énergétique ; guérir avec l'âme des plantes'

Lydia Bosson and Guénolée Dietz

Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Methanol Extract from Pogostemon cablin.

Lu TC, Liao JC, Huang TH, Lin YC, Liu CY, Chiu YJ, Peng WH. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2009 Nov 20.

Protective effect of Pogostemon cablin on membrane fluidity of intestinal epithelia cell in ischemia/reperfusion rats.

Xie YC, Tang F. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2009 Jul ; 29(7):639-41.