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.

CALENDULA HYDROSOL

Organically grown in the US; this herbal water from healing calendula officianalis blossoms is new to us.  The traditional healing uses of Calendula include healing cuts, scrapes and bruises, preventing infection and healing ulcerated skin.  It is known for its healing properties.  Suzanne Catty recommends using this lovely new hydrosol as a mouthwash for any sort of needed oral care.  She recommends internal use as treatment for irritable bowel, ulcers, or nausea.  She also recommends its use as a wash for any sort of yeast or urinary tract infections.

We recommend it as a marvelously gentle wash or toner for irritated skin.

(There are those, usually me among them, who say it can not be a true hydrosol if it is not produced by steam distillation also producing an essential oil.  Well, true, there is no steam distilled essential oil of calendula, only the CO2 extractions we offer, but this floral/herbal water is a true, naturally produced distillate of organically grown Calendula blossoms.)

(See also our Calendula-Chamomile Castile Soap!)