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What is a hydrosol?

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  Hydrosol meaning as the name explains is a water solution that is prepared using plant material like stems, leaves, fruits and their peels, roots, bark, flower/petals, etc. Making of Hydrosol Making of Hydrosol is not a newly devised technique, It is an ancient practice called steam distillation (deg bhapka method). It is the same process that is used to extract essential oils. This environment-friendly practice produces pure hydrosols that are rich with water-soluble nutrients of the herb (Plant material). This water solution called hydrosol was used in Food, Skincare, Medicine/Pharma, Religious rituals, and much more in earlier times. But with different industrial revolutions, cheap and alcohol & paraffin-based fragrances and scented waters have made their way to each of these areas pushing the traditional distilleries to closure. Hence, the true real hydrosol and essential oil have almost disappeared from the market. And the natural market nowadays is majorly flourished w...