Peppermint Organic Hydrosol, 250ml
Essenciagua Peppermint Hydrosol is a pure, organic aromatic water artisanally distilled in France from freshly harvested flowering tops of Mentha × piperita. Its crisp, mentholated aroma provides an immediate sensation of freshness, helping to awaken the senses, clear the mind and revitalise both face and body.
Traditionally valued for digestive comfort, peppermint hydrosol can be diluted in water or enjoyed after meals as part of a refreshing digestive ritual. Its fresh, invigorating flavour also makes it a versatile botanical ingredient for sparkling water, iced tea, cocktails, desserts and other culinary preparations.
Applied as a facial or body mist, it refreshes and tones the skin, making it especially pleasant during hot weather, after exercise or whenever the body feels overheated. Its cooling character can also provide welcome comfort during hot flashes and for tired, heavy-feeling legs.
Peppermint hydrosol is also traditionally used as a cool compress for the forehead, temples or tired muscles. Its clear, minty aroma makes it an excellent companion during travel, mentally demanding days and periods of fatigue. Used as a diluted mouth rinse, it leaves the mouth feeling clean and the breath naturally fresh.
Benefits
- Provides an immediate cooling and revitalising sensation
- Traditionally used to support comfortable digestion after meals
- Helps soothe feelings of nausea, bloating and travel discomfort
- Provides a refreshing sensation during headaches and head tension
- Supports concentration and mental alertness
- Refreshes and tones the face and body
- Particularly pleasant during hot weather, exercise and hot flashes
- Provides cooling comfort for tired, heavy-feeling legs
- Can be applied as a compress to tired or tense muscles
- Freshens the breath and supports everyday oral hygiene
- Adds a fresh peppermint flavour to drinks and culinary recipes
- Artisanally distilled from freshly harvested certified organic peppermint in Occitanie, France
Who is it for?
Peppermint Organic Hydrosol may be suitable for those seeking natural support for:
- Digestion after meals
- Nausea and motion sickness
- Bloating and digestive discomfort
- Headaches and head tension
- Mental fatigue and poor concentration
- Hot flashes and feelings of overheating
- Tired, heavy-feeling legs
- Muscle tension after physical activity
- Oily or tired-looking skin
- Fresh breath and everyday oral care
- Natural flavouring for drinks and culinary preparations
Aroma and flavour
Fresh, powerful and distinctly mentholated, with green, peppery notes and an invigorating cooling finish.
Shelf Life of an Open Hydrosol (Refrigerated)
- Typical Duration: Once opened and kept in the refrigerator, a hydrosol will generally keep well for 6 to 12 months. Some delicate hydrosols may start to lose their freshness earlier, while more stable ones (like Rose or Lavender) often last toward the longer end.
- Storage Conditions: Always store in the refrigerator, tightly closed, away from light and heat. Avoid touching the inside of the cap or bottle opening to prevent contamination.
How to Tell if It’s Spoiled
- Olfactory Test: A fresh hydrosol should have a clean, pleasant plant aroma.
- Signs of Spoilage:
- The aroma disappears or changes to sour, vinegary, or musty.
- Cloudiness, sediment, or visible growth (mold/bacteria).
- A sticky texture on the surface or inside the cap.
Practical Tip
Even if the hydrosol is technically within the safe shelf-life window, trust your senses, if it smells or looks “off,” it’s best not to use it on skin or internally. It can sometimes still be used for household cleaning purposes if only mildly altered in scent, but not for therapeutic or cosmetic use.
250ml
Essenciagua hydrosols are 100% organic and natural, without any chemical additives, with impeccable traceability and sourced from short supply chains. They are of food-grade quality, allowing for oral consumption!
Top 3 Benefits for using Hydrosols
1. Gentle and Safe for All Skin Types: Hydrosols are mild and non-irritating, making them suitable for even the most sensitive skin. They maintain the essence of the plant in a less concentrated form than essential oils, offering soothing, hydrating, and toning benefits without the risk of irritation.
2. Versatile Usage: Hydrosols can be used in a variety of ways - as facial toners, in aromatherapy, as linen sprays, for wound care, or as ingredients in homemade skincare products. Their versatility extends to culinary uses, where food-grade hydrosols can flavor drinks, desserts, and dishes.
3. Therapeutic Properties: Despite their mild nature, hydrosols possess therapeutic properties that can benefit the mind, body, and soul. Depending on the plant they are derived from, they can have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, calming, or uplifting effects, among others, contributing to overall well-being.
How to use Hydrosols?
In Suzanne Catty's brilliant book "Hydrosols the Next Aromatherapy" she explains thoroughly all the benefits and the different ways of using hydrosols. I really recommend reading her book!
Here is what she writes:
"Hydrosols are mild but effective. They can be used undiluted without problems for most topical applications. In some ways you can treat them like water, for instance, to wash a cut or scrape, but it must be remembered that they differ from water in many ways. Hydrosols do contain some essential oils, so whichever one you use will contain some but not all of the properties of the oil, and you will receive some of the benefits that you would get if you used the respective oil.
Hydrosols have a very different pH than water; they are always either slightly acid, like lavender, or very acid, like rock rose. Rock rose, because of its extreme aciditity, is highly astringent and will constrict cells where it is applied. This means it is useful to stanch bleeding; it is also great for tightening pores and reducing wrinkles.
Lavender, with an almost neutral pH, may be better choice if a wound contains dirt or pus, since it can wash the debris out of the cut more easily, as the cells remain open and bleeding will help clean the wound."
Ways to use hydrosols
1. Spray undiluted hydrosols all over the body as a quick refresher, to cool the body temperature or stimulate circulation, to reduce the impact and damage of sun exposure, as a deodorant, or as a subtle perfume.
2. Use neat hydrosols to make your own wet wipes, for both adult and infant personal hygiene (Chamomile Roman is perfect for infants and kids)
3. Use as hand spray to prevent the spread of germs in cold season, or when you are traveling and are being exposed to far more germs than at home.
4. Treat skin conditions like eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, and poison ivy. Use several small applications per day, the general rule would be no less than three and as many as twelve small localized applications per day, every day until symptoms resolve.
5. Hydrosols can greatly relieve the itching, pain, and redness of the skin in case of for instance eczema. They can slow down the flaking process and speed up the healing.
6. It is very important that you buy organic preservative-free hydrosols.
