Instructions
Lime hydrosol – Citrus aurantifolia species Dwarf Baers
Limes from Maui Grown Tomatoes (@maui_grown_tomatoes) in Haiku, Maui –organically grown –never sprayed. I distilled the whole fruit, quartered.
2 oz cobalt blue bottle with a sprayer cap $15.00
4 oz bottle with cap $25.00
Contact Bobbi to order.
All things lime
Did you know that if you leave limes on a tree to ripen fully they turn yellow? And get sweet and juicy and much softer than the unripe limes we’ve grown accustomed to. I prefer fully ripe limes over the little hard green ones you find in grocery stores.
Lime Hydrosol
For Your Skin: Lime Hydrosol acts as a natural refresher, helping to tone and brighten your skin, leaving you looking revitalized.
For Your Spirit: Lime’s zesty scent cuts through confusion and fog, symbolizing clarity and a fresh start. It’s about shedding what no longer serves you and embracing the new with open arms and a clear mind.
Two of the main chemical components of Lime Essential oil are d-Limonene and y-Terminene.
Limes are rich in Flavonoids. d-Limonene is the main plant component in citruses. It is a powerful immune stimulant, it boosts white blood cells and also increases antibody producing cells in the spleen. It is also anti-bacterial, it can be used to heal bacterial related skin issues and to calm acne.
d-Limonene is also a powerful antioxidant protecting our cells from free radicals and protecting brain health as well.
Another plant chemical in lime is y-Terpinene which is anti-inflammatory and helpful at relieving pain.
And y-Tepinene is also anti-viral, helping to prevent the spread of viruses. It is not as successful in treating cold sore type of viruses but seems to be used best to kill viral airborne particles or
any viral particles not yet in a human cell.
Likely components from the hydrosol include a-terpineol, 1.8 cineole, linalool, terpinene-4-ol
In history lime has been used to cure or prevent stomachache, cough, fever, sore throat, and as an eye wash. It can also be used as a mouth or facial wash to cure infections. The essential oil has historically been used for cold sores, sore throat, bronchitis, asthma, arthritis, and obesity.
Its best therapeutic actions are antioxidant, antidepressant, anxiolytic, nervine, and antispasmodic. It has an affinity for our digestive and nervous systems, and a calming yet uplifting effect on our psyche and moods — Refreshing and Restorative. It can relieve brain fog and negativity.
From the monograph (monograph from AromaticStudies.com):
Digestive system: poor or sluggish digestion , toxic overload, digestive/colon spasm, inflammatory bowel disorders (C+++)
Musculoskeletal system: muscular or joint aches and pains, arthritis, cellulite, muscle spasms (C+++)
Nervous system: Asthenia (general weakness), headache, general fatigue, inability to focus (C+++, I+++)
Psyche/emotion: anxiety, depression, stress, anger/irritability, can support communication for those who may have limited communication skills. (I+++, C+++)
How to use hydrosols?
Most common:
#1 mist face and body prior to oil or moisturizer. This helps your oil to seal the moisture into your skin.
- Need to uplift your mood? Use grapefruit, lime or tangerine hydrosol.
- Want to brighten your skin or balance your hormones? Use rose geranium hydrosol.
- Working on a big project, school, or learning and remembering something? use rosemary hydrosol.
- Feeling a little congested? Try the red bottlebrush (eucalyptus) hydrosol.
- Have a little cut or scrape? Use niaouli hydrosol.
Use as a toner, pour a little on an organic cotton pad or ball. Or blend 2 different hydrosols and add a little aloe vera or witch hazel hydrosol and make a toner. I offer these here.
Add 1 tsp to a litre of water and enjoy.
Air spritzer – works great in the bathroom
I gargle with hydrosols! My favorite to gargle with is rose geranium.
Eye Pads – soak a cotton pad in hydrosol and lay one on each eye — this is nice when the hydrosol is chilled.
Medicinal:
Eye infections, of any type that I’ve experienced have been nipped in the bud many times by me spraying one of my hydrosols on at the first sign of any symptoms.
Poison Ivy – I have found hydrosol helpful at receiving itch from poison ivy — specifically rose, chamomile, and peppermint, used singly.
Spray on a cut or wound to aid in healing and cleaning.
Compresses – after you heat the water and wet your cloth, wring it out, then add a few spritzes of hydrosol.
Other:
Use in your clay mask recipe – after applying mask spritz your face with a hydrosol to keep your mask from drying out too quickly.
Add up to 1 tsp to your neti pot water
Use 1 cup in a foot bath or hand bath
Add 1-2 cups to your bath (not very practical for most, but if you happen to have an abundance of a certain hydrosol).
I use hydrosols in all my lotions that I make.
In the laundry you can dampen a washcloth with hydrosol and put in dryer to help freshen stale or stinky clothing.
Internal
Freeze it in ice cube trays and use in iced tea.
You can even cook with them, they can add nice flavor when some of the water for rice is substituted with hydrosol.
Try soaking nuts in a tasty hydrosol like grapefruit