Hydrosols are plant distillate waters distilled from fresh plant material. These aren’t simply essential oil added to water, these are the extraction of the cellular waters and volatile compounds of a plant through the botanical alchemy of distillation- where plant material is gently heated in an apparatus called a still. Steam gently carries the aromatic compounds up through the still into a condenser where the steam is cooled and transformed back into a liquid- this is the hydrosol. Hydrosols extract the water soluble and volatile compounds from a plant. Unlike essential oils, hydrosols do not need to be diluted to safely use, making them an ideal addition to a plant based skincare routine. We don’t source hydrosols- we produce them. All of our hydrosols are artisanally distilled in an alembic copper still from plants we sustainably harvest from the forests of Michigan’s Sunrise side, or grow organically in our apothecary garden. Plant material is distilled within a couple hours of harvest to preserve to vitality and aroma of the herbs. Learn more here.
We mindfully harvest Yarrow (achillea millefolium) from the meadows of Northeast Michigan and distill it into a fragrant hydrosol to help tone and soothe your skin. Yarrow’s strong antibacterial and ant-inflammatory abilities make it well suited to sensitive skin types struggling with redness or rosacea. Scent: deeply herbaceous, green and earthy.
Ingredients: Artisan distilled Yarrow (achillea millefolium) and lactobacillus ferment.
Hydrosols are plant distillate waters distilled from fresh plant material. These aren’t simply essential oil added to water, these are the extraction of the cellular waters and volatile compounds of a plant through the botanical alchemy of distillation- where plant material is gently heated in an apparatus called a still. Steam gently carries the aromatic compounds up through the still into a condenser where the steam is cooled and transformed back into a liquid- this is the hydrosol. Hydrosols extract the water soluble and volatile compounds from a plant. Unlike essential oils, hydrosols do not need to be diluted to safely use, making them an ideal addition to a plant based skincare routine. We don’t source hydrosols- we produce them. All of our hydrosols are artisanally distilled in an alembic copper still from plants we sustainably harvest from the forests of Michigan’s Sunrise side, or grow organically in our apothecary garden. Plant material is distilled within a couple hours of harvest to preserve to vitality and aroma of the herbs. Learn more here.
We mindfully harvest Yarrow (achillea millefolium) from the meadows of Northeast Michigan and distill it into a fragrant hydrosol to help tone and soothe your skin. Yarrow’s strong antibacterial and ant-inflammatory abilities make it well suited to sensitive skin types struggling with redness or rosacea. Scent: deeply herbaceous, green and earthy.
Ingredients: Artisan distilled Yarrow (achillea millefolium) and lactobacillus ferment.
