These beauty benefits of lavender hydrosol will give your skin and hair some serious TLC!
Hydrosols are becoming more and more popular and with good reason too! They are all-natural, safe and contain a whole host of benefits including promoting natural beauty!
A popular hydrosol loved by many is lavender hydrosol! It is extracted through the same process that’s used to obtain lavender essential oil, which is steam distillation of fresh lavender flowers.
Lavender hydrosol is safe to use on skin, even sensitive skin! It has a faint scent of lavender that’s not too overpowering. Let’s see 15 beauty benefits of lavender hydrosol below!
21 Beauty Benefits of Lavender Hydrosol
Below are 21 amazing beauty benefits of lavender hydrosol for skin, hair and more!
1. Good for Acne Prone Skin
Just like lavender oil, lavender hydrosol is very good for soothing and treating acne prone skin. It has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce acne inflammation while it’s oil control properties help remove excess oils on skin that cause breakouts.
2. Cleanses Skin
Did you know that the name lavender is got from the Latin word lavare which means ‘to wash’? Isn’t that so amazing to know?! Lavender is cleansing in nature! You can use lavender hydrosol by soaking a cotton ball with it then gently wiping off dirt from your face. Alternatively, try this cleansing lavender face wash:
- Cleansing Lavender Face Wash: In a foaming soap dispenser, add ¼ cup lavender hydrosol, 1 tbsp liquid castile soap, ½ tsp vegetable glycerin, 1 tsp jojoba oil and 4 drops lavender essential oil. Shake well to combine. Lather up with the foam then rinse off with cool water! Use in place of your usual face wash.
3. Natural Facial Toner
Who needs to buy pricey facial toners when you can use lavender hydrosol? Store ½ cup of lavender hydrosol in a fine mist spray bottle. Mist this onto your face as a natural facial toner!
4. Cools Down Sunburn
Soothe irritated skin by applying potato on it. Just like it cools and soothes a sunburn, it also helps the same way for skin rashes, bug bites and other skin irritations.
5. Natural Facial Toner
Spray lavender hydrosol directly on your face as a natural facial toner!
5. Promotes Hair Growth
Did you know that lavender essential oil is one of the best essential oils for hair growth?! That automatically makes lavender hydrosol also good for hair growth, since hydrosols contain a small percentage of essential oils in them! Make a hair growth mask with lavender hydrosol as follows:
- Lavender Hair Growth Mask: Combine 1 tbsp lavender hydrosol, 1 whole egg, 5 drops rosemary essential oil and 1 tsp raw honey in a bowl. Apply it all over your scalp and hair. Tie your hair up and cover with a shower cap. Let it sit for 1 hour then rinse off very well with cold water. You don’t have to shampoo your hair because the hair mask acts as a natural shampoo and conditioner. But, feel free to go ahead and shampoo if you feel like it. Use a natural sulfate-free shampoo if possible.
6. Tightens & Firms Skin
Fun fact: spraying lavender hydrosol directly on your skin tightens and firms it! Add witch hazel for more skin tightening effects!
7. For Sensitive Skin
Sensitive skin is prone to redness and irritation quickly. Not a lot of products, even natural ones can be used on it. Thankfully, you can safely use lavender hydrosol for sensitive skin. Use it as a facial cleanser, face toner, face mask, soothing spray and others!
8. Deodorant
Yes you can use lavender hydrosol as a natural deodorant too! It not only has a light scent to mask BO but also has antibacterial properties that kill odor-causing bacteria! Try this deodorant spray:
- Natural Deodorant Spray: In a spray bottle, mix ¼ cup witch hazel, ¼ cup lavender hydrosol, 4 drops tea tree essential oil and 4 drops lavender essential oil. Spray on clean underarms.
9. Minimizes Oily Skin
Using lavender hydrosol on your skin minimizes oily skin by reducing excess oils on your skin, cleansing pores & removing stale oils stuck inside and tightening pores so a lot of oil can’t be secreted onto the skin.
10. Hydrates Skin
Lavender hydrosol is hydrating, no doubt about that! Spray it on your skin as a hydrating face mist. You can also mix equal parts aloe vera gel and lavender hydrosol for a skin hydrator with more oomph!
11. Calms Inflamed Skin
Calm any skin inflammation by using lavender hydrosol on it. You can spray it directly on the inflamed skin or add it to a bath to tackle a bigger area.
12. For Shiny Silky Hair
You can use lavender hydrosol as a hair rinse to promote shiny silky hair! Simply add 2 tbsp of lavender hydrosol to 2 cups of water and use this as your final hair rinse. Alternatively, try this Lovely Lavender Leave-in Conditioner!
- Lovely Lavender Leave-in Conditioner: In a spray bottle, combine 2 tbsp lavender hydrosol, 4 tbsp aloe vera gel, ½ tsp argan oil, ½ tsp vitamin E oil and 5-10 drops of your favorite smelling essential oil. Spray on hair as a leave-in conditioner.
13. Reduces Redness
Red blotchy skin looks unattractive! To reduce redness, spray lavender hydrosol on your skin. It’s got strong anti-inflammatory properties that reduce inflammation and skin redness.
14. Makes Skin Look Youthful
Lavender essential oil is one of the best essential oils for anti-aging. Same goes with lavender hydrosol! It’s a powerful anti-aging properties for smoothing out fine lines and keeping skin supple! Here’s a face mask you can make and use 2-3 times a week.
- Anti-Aging Face Mask: In a small bowl, add 1 tbsp colloidal oatmeal, enough lavender hydrosol to form a paste, ½ tsp coconut oil and ½ tsp lemon juice. Mix well and spread it on your face (and neck). Remove the face mask with a warm damp washcloth after 10 minutes. You can do this before a shower for easy removal.
15. Fresh Hair Spritz
If you love hair sprays and spritzes then this fresh lavender hair spritz is for you!
Fresh Lavender Hair Spritz: Into a spray bottle, pour ½ cup lavender hydrosol, ½ tsp argan oil and 5 drops of lavender essential oil. Cap the bottle tightly and shake well to mix. Spray onto hair before moisturizing it, or whenever needed!
16. Make a Lotion with it
Yay, it’s lotion making time with lavender hydrosol! The result will be a refreshing, non-greasy light fluffy lotion for daily use!
- Lavender Lotion: Into a high speed blender, add ½ cup warm melted shea butter and ¼ cup warm melted mango butter (melt the two in a double boiler and let them cool off until just warm). Next add 1 tsp raw honey. Put on the blender on medium and while it’s blending, pour in ¼ cup of warm lavender hydrosol (warm it beforehand) through the open end of the blender. Stop blending when a white creamy mixture has formed! Transfer your mixture into a clean container then stir in 20 drops of your favorite essential oil(s)! Pour a little of the lotion into a small container for daily use and store the bigger batch in the refrigerator for longer shelf life. Moisturize with this lotion daily after a shower.
17. Use in a Bath
Adding lavender hydrosol to a bath not only beautifies your skin but also reduces stress and promotes relaxation! That’s because lavender hydrosol has therapeutic qualities of calming frayed nerves! So next time you have a bath, use this recipe:
- Relaxing & Skin Beautifying Lavender Bath: Run a warm bath. In the meantime, mix up 1 cup whole milk, 1 tbsp coconut oil and 15 drops of lavender essential oil in a Pyrex measuring cup. Pour this into your bath. Next add ½ cup of lavender hydrosol. Swirl the bath with your hand then step in and relax in the bath for 30 minutes.
18. Cools Rosacea
Rosacea is an inflammatory skin condition where your face, especially your cheek and nose area becomes red, inflamed, hot and irritated. You need cooling substances to help bring relief to rosacea. One of them is lavender hydrosol! Store a spray bottle containing the goodness in the refrigerator. Spray on your face whenever needed to cool down your skin!
19. Makeup Setting Spray
One of the reasons I love hydrosols like rose water, orange blossom water and lavender hydrosol is because they act as DIY makeup setting sprays! Spray pure lavender hydrosol 6 inches from your face after applying makeup to keep it matte. If you want a more long lasting makeup, add vegetable glycerin and corn starch to your setting spray! Here’s the recipe: DIY Setting Spray with Cornstarch. Just substitute water with lavender hydrosol.
20. Body Splash
We’ve all admired those expensive body splashes but most of them are laden with chemicals and artificial ‘parfum’. Do you really want to use that on your skin? Skip the toxic nasties and use lavender hydrosol as a natural body splash instead!
21. Natural Perfume
The light scent of lavender hydrosol can act as a nice subtle perfume for your skin and hair! And if you want a stronger perfume, all you got to do is add a few drops of lavender essential oil!
Where to Get Lavender Hydrosol
Please make sure to buy 100% pure and organic lavender hydrosol! Look for the word organic on the bottle because you do not want to be using pesticides on your body! I recommend buying Plant Therapy’s 100% Pure and Organic Lavender Hydrosol. Store a little lavender hydrosol in a fine mist spray bottle for easy application as a facial toner, perfume, body splash and more!
Enjoy these amazing beauty benefits of lavender hydrosol by using it in your beauty regimen!
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