Organic Cucumber Hydrosol, 50 ml

Fresh cucumber water for hot days

In July, when the greenhouse door stays open all afternoon and the watering can never seems to be empty, a fresh cucumber scent hits the spot. This hydrosol is plant water obtained by steam distillation of fresh cucumbers. It smells exactly like a cucumber you have just sliced on the garden table: clean, green and light.

We like it most for DIY cosmetics. Anyone who makes their own cream, lotion or soap at the kitchen table knows the recipe usually starts with water. Replace that water with cucumber hydrosol and the finished product gets a fresh, summery note without any added fragrance. It is a simple way to make a basic recipe feel like your own. On its own the hydrosol is not meant for the skin; it is an ingredient for further processing.

Ideas for using it

• as the water phase in a homemade cream or light lotion
• as part of the water in a summer soap batch
• as a quick spray into the air of a stuffy room or grow room, never directly onto the plants
• combined with lavender water for a softer, more floral room scent

Facts from the label

• Type: cucumber hydrosol (plant water), certified organic cosmetics
• Volume: 50 ml
• Scent: fresh, cucumber
• Best season: spring and summer
• Use: ingredient for homemade skin care products
• Character: refreshing
• Bottle: 8 × 4 × 4 cm

A tip from the potting bench

Mix small batches. Homemade cosmetics are at their best when fresh, so prepare only what you will use soon and store it somewhere cool. The bottle of hydrosol itself belongs in a cool, dark place with the cap screwed on tight, just like your seed jars.

Certified organic cosmetics, CZ-BIO-003.