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Sandalwood Distillate has anti-inflammatory and calming properties for the skin and is known to help relieve itching, irritated skin.

It has been known to help with symptoms of sore throat and respiratory issues such as bronchitis.

Frankincense Distillate is a beautiful skin-healer, with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and analgesic properties in addition to its ability to tone and improve skin texture.

 It can also help deepen and expand breathing by opening up the airways, drying up mucus in the lungs, and expelling phlegm.

According to Susan Catty’s book on Hydrosols, Frankincense Hydrosol may even help with mouth or gum infections, as well.

In ancient medicine, Peppermint Water is mention as a drink that heats and traps poisons, relieves headaches and refreshes.

It cleans and refreshes the skin, destroys the smell of sweat, as well as activates the bloodstream of the brain and helps in some cases of migraine (headache).

Peppermint, using locally, reduces itching, helps to keep skin dry, bruises, nicks, and insects.

Peppermint is used in mouth rinsing fluids. Menthol, the main component of Peppermint essential oil (naturally occurring in Hydrolate - Distillate), known for its antiseptic and antifungal properties, creates a cooling effect on the skin.

Night - Flowering Jazmine (Parizhada) Distillate properties:

Similar to Jasmine, only milder smell and effect.

Warm, slightly shiny and firming.

Have good anti-inflammatory, even rheumatic pain-reducing properties.

Reduces fever. Oriental medicine was blended with Black Pepper and Honey was given to drink from malaria.

Warm, rich, spicy and dried apple scent Water is suitable for a variety of skin. Helichrysum Italicum Distillate cleans and tones the liver, improves circulation, reduces allergies, especially hay fever symptoms, inhibits aging processes, and is especially suitable for mature skin.

Extremely pleasant scent Salvia (Clary Sage) hydrolate moisturizes dry skin, suppresses inflammation and soothes spasms. It can also help dispel depressed mood and soothe premenstrual syndrome.

Natural facial care is unimaginable without hydrolate. They are sprayed on the skin like softeners, tonics or moisturizers.

Geranium water is aromatic, rich, sweet, with a wonderful Rose flavor thread. Scents similar to essential oils. If you drink unpolluted Pelargonium water, it looks like you can bring perfume. Cooling taste both on the skin and on the tongue, even if the Hydrolate is warmed up beforehand. When Distillate diluted with water, the aroma of the flowers diminishes dramatically and then you can feel the taste of a refreshing drink.

Fairly stable Distillate. Its pH (acidity) is from 4.9 to 5.2, i.e. very close to our facial skin pH.

Pelargonium Hydrolyte is a versatile distillate: suitable for all types of skin, for all life spans, from the youngest to the oldest.

It regulates and helps to adapt to both oily and dry conditions, both acne and sensitive skin. According to the scientists, the Pelargonium Hydrolate is a humectant, i.e. attracts moisture and holds it on the skin.

This is a hydropathy of good health that harmonizes both feminine and masculine energy. Use it as a skin freshener, moisturizer, toner.

The Pelargonium Hydrolate can spray directly onto the make-up, it works well in the contaminated city, returns moisture to the skin and protects it.

The inflammation and cooling, slightly refreshing Pelargonium Distillate, soothe sunburns, itching, insect bites and all the problems associated with skin fever.

Also, the Pelargonium Hydrolate is suitable for a wide range of skin redness: broken capillaries, rosacea.

It is Hemostatic, i.e. reduces bleeding, so it can rinse bleeding wounds. Kids love the aroma of this Hydrolate, so you can rinse your scratch knees and elbows. Sore irritation and accelerate the appearance of a new skin.

Spirulina thrives at a pH around 8.5 +, which will get more alkaline, and a temperature around 30 °C.

Spirulina Powder is the best form to use of food, cosmetic treatment, medical treatment.

Chemical structure:

Dried Spirulina contains about 60% (51 - 71%) Protein.

Spirulina's lipid content is about 7% by weight, and is rich in gamma-linolenic acid, and also provides alpha-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid.

Spirulina contains Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, Vitamin C, Vitamin A and Vitamin E.

It is also a source of potassium, calcium, chromium, copper,iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium and zinc.

Spirulina contains many pigments which may be beneficial and bioavailable, including beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, chlorophyll-a, xanthophyll, echinenone, myxoxanthophyll, canthaxanthin, diatoxanthin, 3'-hydroxyechinenone, beta-cryptoxanthin and oscillaxanthin, plus the phycobiliproteins c-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin.

It is popular as a cooking oilin several Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Japan, India and China. In India, it is now being recognized as their version of Olive oil.

Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from Sesame seeds. Besides being used as a cooking oil in South India, it is often used as a flavor enhancer in Chinese, Japanese,Middle Eastern, Korean, and Southeast Asian cuisine.

Evening Primrose oil contains a high concentration of a fatty acid called GLA and it is this fatty acid that is largely responsible for the remarkable healing properties of the plant. In fact, Evening Primrose contains one of the highest concentrations known of this important substance and only a few other plants contain it at all. This makes Evening Primrose an important medicinal herb.

This is one of those prime examples of "Letting food be your medicine and medicine be your food". Native Americans traditionally considered the Evening Primrose plant's seeds, leaves, and roots to be a food. This plant was a staple food for many Native American tribes who ate the boiled, nutty-flavoured root.

Every part of this plant can be used. The leaves can be cooked and eaten as greens. The roots can be boiled like potatoes and allegedly taste like sweet parsnips. The flowers are sweet and can be used in salads or as a pretty garnish. The young seedpods can be steamed and the ripe seeds can be roasted in an oven for 15 to 20 min. at 350° and used on bread or in salads. You can also sprinkle the roasted seeds over any dish like pepper.

Pharmaceutical and food companies are developing GLA-containing supplements and specialty foods for infants, the elderly, and people with health problems. In foods, Evening Primrose oil is used as a dietary source of essential fatty acids. Initial human study is unclear about the effects that EveningPrimrose oil may have on weight loss. Raw

Evening Primrose oil is used as an anti-inflammatory and also in small quantities, such as a teaspoon, as a daily supplement for women.

Evening Primrose oil is very good for salad dressings like a health supplement.

The Black Mustard is said to have been employed by the Romans as a green vegetable. The young leaves may be eaten as salad in place of those of the White variety, but are more pungent.

Mustard oil is a pungent plant extract from Mustard Seed, horseradish, and wasabi, and its main constituent is allyl isothiocyanate.

Although it is used in India and elsewhere as a cooking oil, high doses injected or applied topically can cause irritation and inflammation. Mustard oil, a key in India and South Asian cuisine.

Like Olive oil to Mediterranean countries, Mustard oil in Asian countries like India, Nepal, and Bangladesh is used for lots of purposes, in both cooking and care. It almost has a wasabi quality and it works really well with fish.

Omega-3 rich oil is often cooked to a smoking point in India in order to dilute its eye-watering strength a bit (which, unfortunately, is an act that also burns off those healthy omega-3's). Also in foods, Black Mustard Seed is used as a spice and to flavor Mustard condiment.

Black Mustard helps to lose weight: The wonder seeds are packed with B-complex vitamins like folates, niacin, thiamine, riboflavin etc. Apart from all the individual merits of these components, they are great in speeding up one's metabolism leading to weight loss.

However, before using it for cooking or external application, ensure that you are not allergic to it.

The oil from Hemp Seeds is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids. This makes it an alternative to Fish and Fish oil for vegetarians and vegans as those are typical sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

The taste is nutty and earthy, making it a great oil to use in salad dressings or as a bread dip.

It is not really suitable for anything sweet or anything delicate that might get overpowered by the strong flavor. You may not want to use it in a raspberry vinaigrette, but instead, use it in non-sweet dressings.

Hemp has a low smoke point, which means that it will start to smoke and change flavor with anything more than just a little bit of heat. You can warm it up, but make sure it doesn't actually get hot, as in any kind of frying.