Is there any harm in making your own hydrosol?

There are many girls who are clever and skillful and like to make some skin care products at home, such as lipstick, rouge and hydrosol. It may seem hygienic to make these at home, but in fact, it is very dangerous to make them at home without sterilizing them. A girl’s delicate skin cannot withstand this kind of stimulation, but hydrosol is actually a very good thing that can improve many skin problems. So let’s learn about hydrosol today.

Rose hydrosol, also known as rose water essential oil, is made by stirring freshly picked rose flowers with salt to seal in the fragrance, then putting them into a distillation tank to separate the oil and water. Rose hydrosol dissolves in water and has the effects of replenishing moisture, moisturizing, quickly reducing inflammation, anti-allergic, relieving itching, and delaying aging.

Hydrolat (also known as water essential oil) refers to the water left over from the distillation and extraction process of essential oils. It is a by-product of essential oils and a 100% saturated hydrolat separated during the essential oil extraction process. It has natural and pure ingredients and a light and pleasant fragrance. During the distillation process of plant essential oils, the oil and water will separate and separate. Some water will remain in the essential oil liquid after distillation. Due to the different densities, the essential oil will float on the surface and the water will settle below. This water is called pure dew. Pure dew contains trace amounts of acid and lipid substances, and its chemical structure is different from that of ordinary pure water, which is very helpful for body conditioning. In addition to trace amounts of essential oils, hydrosols also contain many water-soluble substances from plants, which are lacking in general essential oils. During the distillation process, water continuously flows through plant tissues, dissolving a large amount of water-soluble substances in the tissues. Therefore, although the properties of hydrosols are very similar to those of essential oils, they are not exactly the same.

Rose Hydrosol

1. Extraction process :

Taking rose hydrosol as an example, let's first look at the production process of hydrosol distillation:

Rose flowers picked from rose planting bases must be processed immediately to avoid the volatilization of effective aromatic substances and reduce the amount of essential oil extraction. The method used is to stir with salt to seal the flowers to release their fragrance, and the sealed flowers can then be distilled. Flowers are placed in a distillation tank, where they are heated and pressurized for distillation. The steam after distillation is cooled and condensed to form distilled water, which then enters an oil-water separator. The oil-water separator is at low temperature with essential oil on top and distillate on the bottom. The separated essential oil is extracted and enters the essential oil storage container, and the distillate below circulates into the distillation tank to continue heating and evaporation. Because this part of the distillate contains essential oils that have not been extracted. This cycle is repeated until the essential oil is extracted. The remaining liquid is the hydrosol. Hydrosol is finally produced in the form of nearly colorless distilled water. This kind of hydrosol can be regarded as true 100% hydrosol.

During the distillation process, the salt originally added is precipitated in the tank and the liquid in the tank cannot be completely evaporated. These liquids that have not been finally evaporated cannot be added to the pure water. Once added, the salt will inevitably be mixed in and the color of the pure water will turn yellow or red. Schematic diagram of the distillation of rose water:

2. Smell: Rose hydrosol is extracted by distillation. After high temperature and high pressure, it has a slightly sour taste. The product blended with essence has no herbal taste. Everyone feels differently about the smell of hydrosol. What some people feel smells good may not smell good to another. This is because of the problem with the human olfactory system. It is much more difficult for people to describe olfactory sensations than visual sensations. Therefore, everyone's smell perception is different. One thing in common is that if you feel that the smell of this hydrosol is bad, if you keep using it for a few days, you will find that the smell seems to have changed and is not so bad. After a few more days, you will probably feel that it smells very good. Naturally, hydrosol becomes a part of your life and you can't live without it.

3. The effects of rose hydrosol: Rose hydrosol is pure rose extract, without any added fragrance, moisturizer, preservatives, etc. It is a truly natural product, so it is particularly gentle and safe. Rose hydrosol contains a large amount of volatile aromatic components of rose flowers. These aromatic components are divided into two parts. The part that is insoluble in water is rose essential oil, and the part that is soluble in water is rose hydrosol. It also contains large-molecular aromatic ingredients, and the composition is particularly complex, with about 300 kinds of ingredients, mainly alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters, ethers, etc. These ingredients all play their own unique roles, so rose hydrosol has a comprehensive balancing effect. For neutral skin, it can enhance skin luster; for oily skin, it can balance oil secretion; for dry skin, it can quickly replenish moisture; for sensitive skin, it can eliminate red blood streaks and reduce sensitivity; for grayish and dull skin, it can enhance skin vitality. Almost all people with different skin types can use rose hydrosol to achieve extraordinary beauty effects.

The effect of rose hydrosol comes from its ability to directly penetrate into the cells, which is something that ordinary water-soluble products cannot do. Therefore, its moisturizing effect does not stay on the surface of the skin, but quickly replenishes the moisture of the cells and increases the water content in the cells, fundamentally solving the problem of dry skin. This is why rose hydrosol does not rely on moisturizers to achieve excellent moisturizing effects.

Don’t think that the effect of rose water ends after replenishing the water in the cells. On the contrary, it has just begun. Its active ingredients act directly on the inside of cells, relying on enhancing the activity of capillaries closely connected to the cells to achieve the effects of nutrient supply, toxin elimination, and balancing blood vessels and oil secretion.

Four methods of use:

1. Drinking: Three times a day, one tablespoon each time. Of course, you can also add rock sugar and hawthorn slices to mix with water. Long-term drinking can improve breath, menstrual irregularities, dull skin, constipation and other problems caused by endocrine disorders, and has the effect of prolonging life.

2. Facial application: Soak the mask paper with pure dew, apply it on your face until it is 80% dry, then remove and throw away. This will have the best and most obvious effect. Do not wait until the mask paper is completely dry before removing it, as this will cause the moisture and nutrients to be absorbed onto the mask paper!

3. Replace toner: After washing your face, spray the hydrosol on your face and gently pat your face with your hands. Use it for several weeks continuously and the skin moisture will increase by 16%;

4. Skin care: as a toner, combined with base oil and essential oil to make cream or lotion, etc.;

5. Facial spray: Mix this product or several kinds of pure water and make facial spray. The skin can absorb it quickly and then feel dry. Spray again. The interval between skin drying will also increase. Repeat 10 times and the moisture content of the skin can be increased a lot in a short time. Spray once every 3 hours thereafter and the skin can keep hydrated and fresh every day. It is effective for all skin types!

6. Hair care: Spraying on hair can make hair smooth and soft, prevent UV damage, and prevent hair from being contaminated by oil smoke;

7. Bathing: Add hydrosol for a fragrant bath;

8. Indoor spraying: As a pure natural air freshener, spraying it a few times indoors can kill bacteria and leave a fragrance. If you have extremely sensitive skin, please dilute it to 30% concentration with purified water for first use.

About precipitation: It is normal for the distilled floral water to have some fine soil-like precipitation at the bottom after standing.

Five functions:

1. It can replenish moisture and moisturize. It contains moisturizing factors that can be fully absorbed by the skin and retain moisture;

2. It can cleanse the skin. Spraying it on the skin surface can thoroughly remove dirt on the skin surface and in the pores, thereby achieving the purpose of purifying the skin. Using this product before beauty treatment can promote the skin's absorption of nutrients;

3. Rapidly reduce inflammation. This product contains a large amount of aromatic alcohol substances, which have strong antibacterial and bactericidal effects and can promote capillary contraction. Spray this product on the red and swollen areas of the skin, and the effect will be seen within seconds.

4. Anti-allergic and anti-itching. If you have sensitive skin, it can help you reduce the redness of your skin caused by direct sunlight. It has the effect of eliminating pityriasis and prickly heat. It has an anti-itching effect on mosquito bites.

5. Anti-aging effect. Rose hydrosol is not only rich in various vitamins, glucose, fructose, citric acid, malic acid and other nutrients beneficial to human health, but also rich in triterpenoid compounds (triterpenoid compounds have good anti-aging effects), which can delay skin aging. Can effectively remove wrinkles. When used as an eye mask, it can eliminate fatigue and improve dark circles in a short period of time, leaving your face moisturized and radiant. It can prevent wrinkles, pigmentation, delay skin aging, calm the nerves, moisturize, nourish the skin, relieve tension, adjust the physiological cycle, and balance the acidity and alkalinity of the skin. This product works really well with compressed paper film!

6. Sedative and aphrodisiac. This product has a strong sedative effect and can effectively relieve tension.

6. Historical usage records: Rose originated in China.

There are records of it as early as the Northern Song Dynasty, and it has continued to be used by royal palaces of successive dynasties.

In the Jin Dynasty, roses from Miaofeng Mountain were daily cosmetics for young people. According to the Jin Dynasty book "Hou Fang Hua Yuan", "Bai Yu scratched her head and her hair was green like clouds, while the rose facial fat penetrated her bones and was smooth." In the Yuan Dynasty, people made beverages from roses from Miaofeng Mountain and sent them to the palace. Imperial doctors used it as a raw material for imperial medicine. It was recorded in "Yinshi Zhengyao" written by the imperial physician: The production method of "Ke Te Bing'er" has the effect of promoting salivation and relieving coldness and gargling.

The fragrance of rose comes from about 0.03% of volatile components it contains, and its rich and bright colors come from natural pigments such as red pigment, yellow pigment and β-carotene. In addition, it also contains quercetin, fatty oil, organic acid and other substances that are beneficial to beauty. During May and June every year, when the roses are about to bloom, their fresh buds are picked in batches, and then strictly disinfected, sterilized, and air-dried, almost completely preserving the color, fragrance, and taste of the roses. Take 3 to 5 grams of specially processed flower buds and brew them with boiling water for 5 minutes. You can add sugar or honey, or mix them with any kind of tea you like and brew them together. It has a pleasant aroma and has the effects of regulating qi and blood, soothing the liver and relieving depression, lowering blood lipids and losing weight, and moisturizing the skin. It has a magical effect, especially on women's menstrual pain and irregular menstruation.

Roses are not only for viewing and beautifying the environment, but also have magical therapeutic effects. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Rose flowers are clear but slightly turbid, gentle but not fierce, can soften the liver and wake up the stomach, relieve qi and activate blood circulation, are good for relieving stagnation, and have none of the drawbacks of being pungent, warm, strong or dry. It is the most effective and docile among all the qi-regulating medicines, and there is almost no match for it among all the aromatic products." Roses contain more than 300 chemical components, such as aromatic alcohols, aldehydes, fatty acids, phenols, and essential oils and fats. Regular consumption of rose products can soften the liver and wake up the stomach, relieve qi and promote blood circulation, beautify the skin, and make people refreshed. The newly opened flowers and roots of roses can be used as medicine, which has the effects of regulating qi, activating blood circulation, and astringing. It is mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, bruises, liver qi and stomach pain, breast swelling and pain, etc. The pulp of rose hips can be made into jam, which has a special flavor. The fruit is rich in vitamin C and VP, which can prevent acute and chronic infectious diseases, coronary heart disease, liver disease, and prevent the production of carcinogens. In some countries, the fruit is used as raw material for concentrated vitamin preparations. Rose essential oil (formerly known as rose water), which is extracted from rose petals by distillation, can activate male hormones and sperm. Rose water can also improve skin texture, promote blood circulation and metabolism. In short, the whole rose is a treasure, and the flowers, roots and fruits can all be used as medicine. For example, the flowers can be made into decoctions or pills, and the petals can be used to make drinks. The roots are mainly used as infusions or decoctions, and the fruits can be made into pills.

Seven ways to identify rose hydrosol

1. If the bubbles do not disappear after shaking vigorously for a long time, it is fake because the solution contains artificial chemical additives such as chemical emulsifiers and surfactants. Although real rose water will produce bubbles when shaken, the bubbles are large and will disappear and return to their original state after being left to stand for a while.

2. If you open the bottle cap and smell the alcohol, it is fake.

3. Add a little essential oil (about 1CC) and shake it up and down vigorously. If the essential oil does not float up after 5 minutes, it can be judged that there is emulsified oil in it.

4. 100% rose water is already saturated and no more essential oil can be added. Once added, oil and water will immediately separate.

5. PH value test paper water is neutral, the PH value of distilled water is 7, and hydrosol is acidic, and the PH value should not be greater than 5.4. If the hydrosol is mixed with water, it will go bad quickly, which is easy to tell. If distilled water is used, it may not be bad for a while, but the pH value will definitely change and will be significantly greater than 5.4. Therefore, using precision test paper can be the first step in identifying the quality of pure dew.

6. Taste: A good rose oil saturated dew is the first water, and the taste is a bit astringent and numb. The diluted pure dew generally does not have this feeling, especially after adding water, it only feels sweet.

7. Observation of precipitates: All pure dews produced by one-time processing in a factory are generally clean and transparent, without turbidity and precipitates. However, some hydrosols may have some charred products remaining in them during production, but this does not affect their use.

8. Identification by aroma: Rose essential oil has a refreshing rose scent. Even without the pure dew to extract the essential oil, this refreshing scent still exists, which is basically close to the aroma of essential oil. The pure dew after extracting the essential oil will have a diluted taste once the refreshing fragrance of the essential oil is missing due to the repeated distillation of the essential oil. Of course, the main factor in scent identification is the rose variety. Different rose varieties have very different scents and contain very different active ingredients, so the actual quality of the pure dew and its beauty-enhancing effects also vary greatly. This is like the perfumes available on the market, some cost a few yuan a bottle, while others cost tens of thousands of yuan a bottle.

The scent of pure rose water is quite strong, but not very fragrant. It's a more complex, natural blend of scents. If the smell is very fragrant and single, it is most likely blended with essences. The natural smell can be mainly compared to the smell of crushed fresh rose petals. However, it is still difficult to distinguish if you don’t compare several products.

Secondly, rose water is transparent and colorless. Some merchants actually dye it light pink. Don’t buy that. Definitely pigmented. Maybe there is no rose at all. Rose hydrosol is weakly acidic, has good affinity with the skin and has good penetration effect. You can see the effect immediately after doing a water mask. For example, the pores of the skin become smaller and it feels a bit translucent. Diluted rose water or fake rose water will not give you this feeling.

8. Pay attention to the following aspects when saving:

Hydrosols are relatively easy to deteriorate because they do not contain preservatives or other ingredients. However, since hydrosols contain a large amount of trace elements and water-soluble essential oils, they have their own antibacterial ability. Therefore, as long as they are properly stored, the hydrosols will not deteriorate. When storing, pay attention to the following aspects:

1. Place in a cool place, avoid direct sunlight, and store in a refrigerator at low temperature for better storage;

2. Please store it properly and keep the packaging clean. If you buy a large bottle, it is best to use a small bottle to pack it out to avoid contaminating the hydrosol;

3. The antibacterial ingredients contained in the hydrosol are volatile, so remember to cover the bottle cap after use.

The difference between Nine Rose Hydrosol and others

Each hydrosol has different functions and effects. Here are the brief functional differences of several other hydrosols:

Bulgarian Rose Hydrosol - hydrates, rejuvenates, and rejuvenates the skin, quickly increases the skin's water content, and makes the skin plump and elastic.

Provence lavender hydrosol - balance oil secretion, control oil, shrink pores, treat mosquito bites

Roman Chamomile Hydrosol--eliminates skin sensitivity, calms the skin, improves skin resistance, and is especially effective for dark circles when applied to the eyes.

Australian Tea Tree Hydrosol - removes acne, treats acne and blackheads, and kills bacteria. Algerian Orange Blossom Hydrosol - promotes cell regeneration, quickly replenishes skin moisture, enhances skin elasticity, whitens, fades spots, eliminates uneven skin tone and dullness, and protects against computer radiation.

Rose essence - has natural whitening, moisturizing and anti-oxidation effects. It contains the most valuable ingredients in rose flowers and can achieve all-round and multi-level skin care effects.

The above hydrosols are suitable for any skin type. Ladies can choose the appropriate hydrosol according to the effect they want. Various hydrosols can be mixed and used, and the proportions can be adjusted by themselves.

For example, if you want to hydrate + remove acne + fight allergies, you can mix rose hydrosol + tea tree hydrosol + chamomile hydrosol. If you want a stronger hydrating effect, increase the proportion of rose hydrosol, and so on.