Yarrow

The Yarrow that we harvest makes for a distillate that flashes blue – indicating the likely presence of Chamazulene. Chamazulene is a degradation product of sesquiterpene (matricin). It’s also known as a free radical scavenger, able to travel inter cellularly and bring its benefits to fibroblasts that reduce collagen.

Through the years of distilling, we’ve noted that the best distillates comes from flowers that are dried on the stalk and feel like they weigh next to nothing. Due to its high concentration of sesquiterpenes, which can be dermal irritants, Yarrow is safer to distill after it stops looking social media pretty.

After distillation is complete, rather than skim the surface for the scant amount of oil, we leave it in.

If our Yarrow hydrosol rings your bell, we suggest ordering a year’s worth at harvest time (August - October).