Hydrosols and essential oils?

Question

Can hydrosols of flowers like roses be added to drinking water? are there any precautions I should know of? Any other insights?

Secondly, what about essential oils....can they be added to drinking water.

Answer 1

I can tell you about essential oils because I am addicted to them LOL. Not really but they are great. I get mine from an online herbal store. Their website is www.mynsp.com/naturespalace The have over 30 different ones and yes you can put them in drinking water, bath water or rum them on your body for soothing comfort or pain.

Answer 2

Hydrosols are the byproduct of distilling the oils- I wouldn't drink either of them.  They all have medicinal properties- penny royal can kill you, while lavender can relax you.  Learn about what you want to be drinking and find out if you can make tea out of it- rose petals look really pretty in teas but you want to make sure you have organic rose tea otherwise you may well poison yourself... Take care and consult an herbalist.  Definitely don't drink essential oils they are usually not pure and have many chemicals in them.  Try taking cucumber slices and adding them to water, or some washed organic  mint leaves.  Look for floral based teas- Numi has a good white rose if thats what youre after.

Answer 3

you shouldn't drink any essential oils the only reason to add hydrosols / or essential oils to water would be in a bath. lol

Answer 4

Yes, you can consume Hydrosols. ( True Hydrosols from distillation ) They have been used in traditional ethnic cooking to flavor beverages, ice creams and baked goodies for eons.

Essential oils can be added to drinking water as well. Familiar flavors like Peppermint and Cinnamon are examples. Bear in mind that one drop will go a long way, you won't need much more. Additionally, the essential oil will not disperse in the water. Water and oil don't mix.