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Please remember to store your precious hydrosols under refrigeration. True, natural hydrosol contain no preservatives so should be treated as perishable. We store them under refrigeration, and do our best to maintain sterility while rebottling, however if you plan on using any of these healing waters internally, we suggest you pasteurize them before use. Filtering through a fine filter (a coffee filter works beautifully) and slowly heating just to a very slow boil should insure sterility without damaging the healing elements.

Blue Tansy Hydrosol

Wild, Morocco, Tanecetuum anuum

Our Tanecetuum Anuum essential oil is one of the most powerful, and yet the sweetest smelling of the anti-inflammatory "blue" oils. It functions, in skincare, as an anti-inflammatory skin soother...but smells sweet and fruity, unlike the other high azulene oils.

Now, I love the use of the hydrosols of the blue oils in skincare... but in total honesty, their aroma is less than pleasant. It can be hard to get past the scent of German Chamomile Hydrosol. My British Distiller doesn't even save the distillate...says "it smells so bad no one will buy it" and our German Chamomile hydrosol was not a good seller. Only those who really need its anti-inflammatory action will use it.  (later note, we got tired of hearing complaints about the aroma and have discontinued it. We can special order it for you if you can use a liter, but no smaller quantities).

Drum roll please. Blue Tansy Hydrosol smells as sweet as honeyed cider. One wants to drink the stuff. (please don't! I've tasted it, and it's bitter and soapy and nasty tasting.) But it SMELLS wonderful - sweet and fruity. The producer recommends its use for redness, rashes, burns, eczema and psoriasis. I would use it for allergic dermatitis, since Tanecetuum anuum can have an anti-allergic effect. (Some clients diffuse the oil to help prevent seasonal allergies.)  I would use this delightfully sweet water for sunburn, for any sort of burn or skin irritation, for Rosacea, for any condition involving inflammation of the skin. I suspect it would also be helpful for insect bites, rashes, heat rash, etc.

My mentor Sylla used a combination of Helichrysum italicuum and Tanecetuum anuum essential oils diluted in a water spray. while undergoing radiation treatments to protect her skin. She said at the time she didn't know of a source for the two hydrosols that she could trust. Today, if I were in that situation, these are the gentle hydrosols I would reach for.

I'm imagining the use of the highly fragrant sweet water in a face cream. yummmm. (Note added later - For Christmas 2003 I made some lotion using the Tanecetuum water as the water portion.  One recipient has been using it for her baby's diaper rash, and raves about it. Courtney raves about it for any sort of dermatitis, rash or itchiness, and is hoarding the tiny bit she has left until I can make more.) 

HYDROSOL SAMPLER

One ounce each of five of our Hydrosols (our choice), bottled in plastic, for you to experience. FREE atomizer top as our gift to you.  The selection normally includes Rose, Neroli, Lavender, Rose Geranium and Roman Chamomile, and is priced at $18.00. (Contents will vary based on what we have in stock.)

If you wish to custom select the samples, the charge for a custom selection is $23.00. Be very sure to list the Hydrosols you want in the sampler in the Comments section of your order. A list and description of all available hydrosols may be found by clicking here.