Hydrolate in accordance with the organic production directive

Plants guaranteed from the Inizio natural garden

Black-Elder-Hydrolat Organic

✓ 100% natural hydrolate made of Sambucus nigra (flower)

• cultivated, watersteam-destilled and bottled in Vorarlberg
• in 100 ml amber glas bottles
• incl. spray head
• without alcohol and preservatives

✓ Fields of application

• as a sudorific and diuretic drug when suffering from cough and cold
• balancing, skin harmonizing care in the case of pigmentation marks (face water as a preventive care for freckles)
• gentle face- and body care for blemished skin (to treat pimples) and slight skin rash
• as a calming leave-in hair-serum for frequent washing, oily hair and against dandruff 
• as a refreshing skin care around the eyes
• for perfuming foods and beverages 

More information about the use of hydrolates (only available in German)

✓ Scent and therapeutic effect of black elder

• Black-elder-hydrolat smells tangy-sweet, flowery and aromatic
• sudorific, diuretic, promotes expectoration, anti-inflammatory, anti oxidising
• skin soothing and -refreshing, skin-harmonizing in the case of pigmentation marks, clarifying

✓ Ingredients of black elder

• flavonoids
• rutin
• tan agents
• phytosterines
• less essential oil

You really want to know, what the hydrolate consists of?

Here you can find all ingredients:
✓ black elder
✓ water

Black elder

The black elder, which is used for the Inizio hydrolate, is locally grown in Vorarlberg/Austria. It is harvested by hand between end of april and the mid of june on a sunny day around midday and when it is in full bloom. It will be always watersteam-destilled at the day of the harvest. To receive a balanced, harmonious aroma we use only blossoms. 

Black-elder-hydrolat smells tangy-sweet, flowery and aromatic. Many legends are existing around this magic bush. The folk (traditional) medicine knows black elder mainly for its sudorific and diuretic effect. The natural cosmetics uses black elder blossoms to produce deodorants, after shaves, skin creams and eye care products. It's estimated especially for its flowery, aromatic scent, but also for its skin soothing, balancing and anti oxidating effect. Therefore the hydrolate is often used in the case of stressed, inflamend skin, pimples or blemishes. The anti oxidating, refreshing effect of the black elder blossom extract is appreciated for skin care around the eyes and to prevent wrinkles. Another wonderful application is to use black elder hydrolate for prevent or reduce pigmentation marks and freckles. Use theEine weitere tolle Anwendung ist jene zur Abschwächung von Sommersprossen und Altersflecken. For that the hydrolate has to be used over a longer period of time.

Learn more about black elder (information only in German)

Pure water

The water, which is used for the production of hydrolates, is pure and untreated water from the ground water fields in the foreshore of the Rhine. The Lustenauer drinking water needs no treatment, because it is water of the very best quality. Through the process of destillation pure hydrolat is formed.

Picked by hand and destilled in Austria

pure natural care agents
vegan

without alcohol, preservatives
free of artificial ingredients!

not tested on animals
without ingredients from dead animals

More information about hydrolates

(Information only available in German)