Hydrosols!

Hydrosols are defined as “an aqueous solution or colloidal suspension of essential oils, usually obtained by steam distillation from aromatic plants”. They are also called floral waters, hydrolates, herbal waters, or essential waters. They contain the water soluble molecules from the plant material, and generally have a pH of 5 to 6, which is perfect...

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Witch hazel!

I realized when writing a post on toners that I had failed to write up the post on witch hazel. So here it is…Join me tomorrow for more fun formulating with extracts! Witch hazel (INCI: Hamamelis virginiana) can be found as an extract or steam distilled water and is reputed to do many wonderful things....

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Formulating with extracts – recipe round up!

I thought I’d put together a summary of all the recipes I’ve written up that include extracts. Before you go throwing around all these lovely powders, please read the post on combining extracts! (There are many other recipes on this blog that contain extracts that weren’t part of the extract series of posts…please do a...

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Formulating with extracts and oils – facial moisturizer for dry skin

Let’s play with our extracts and oils to come up with a really decadent light facial moisturizer for someone with dry, aging, weather damaged skin. (For the post on basic facial moisturizers, click here…) Let’s start with our oils and butters. I don’t like to use butters in a facial moisturizer because it can bother...

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Combining extracts!

I’m sure by now you’re eager to include extracts in your products – if you haven’t already – and combining them can be a great way to get some awesome properties in your lotions and potions. But there is a warning about combining extracts, and that warning is “beware” (my apologies to Fry & Laurie...

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