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.

Balsam Fir Hydrosol

Abies balsamea canadensis, Canada, Wild

Brand new, from Canada, this wild crafted water from the steam distilled needles of abies balsamea is an emotional delight. Like the essential oil, it is the aroma of Christmas for those of us from the Northeast. Susan Catty recommends Balsam Fir Hydrosol strongly for the depression caused by SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)...saying that some of this hydrosol added to a shower or bath once or twice a week will chase away the winter doldrums. She also recommends it in a compress for sore, aching joints or muscles, as a stimulating addition to a foot bath, She says that it is gently stimulating to the circulatory system, while at the same time calming the mind.

Recommended for external use more than for internal.