Distilled AT STOVEHOUSE · Twice Monthly
Made from Alabama botanicals. Distilled here. Available in season.
Each hydrosol starts with native Southern plant material ethically harvested from pollution-free land, distilled in our traditional copper still, and bottled on-site, immediately after production.
What a hydrosol actually is
Distilled for millennia. A separate product with its own chemistry.
Often called floral waters or distillates, hydrosols are produced by steam distillation of fresh leaves, bark, flowers, resins, or other plant material. After the steam condenses, the result is an aromatic liquid containing all of the water-soluble and volatile components of the plant.
For at least the last four thousand years, various cultures have distilled plant materials for medicinal, culinary, and beautification purposes.
These hydrosols are unique to Alabama. Our regional collection focuses on plants native to Alabama. Most have been used historically for beautification and healing. The botanical material, the water chemistry, the distillation parameters, and the collection are all optimized specifically for these Alabama traditions, producing something as unique as our state.
You can smell the difference.
The Distillation Calendar
Two Saturdays a month. Two batches per day. Roughly 20 bottles total.
Our alembic runs on a schedule, announced in advance. Each Saturday distillation is a specific in-season botanical, distilled fresh, bottled immediately. When the batch sells, it's gone. The same botanical may return in a future season when the plant is ready. Or it may not.
Distillation days are open to watch. Come in during your walk-in window and the still will likely be running.
FrequencyTwice monthly, Saturdays
Batches per dayTwo botanicals
Bottles per batch~10 bottles, 4 oz each
Announced viaInstagram · Inner Circle email
In-lab availabilityWalk in same day · Online while stocked
Current Collection
Availability changes with each distillation run
The Alabama Collection
All eight botanicals in our regional rotation are native to Alabama and the Southeast. Freshly harvested from untouched, pollution-free land, distilled in-lab, labeled by batch. Each botanical has its own window when the plant is just right. These are distilled during that window.
Seasonal
Magnolia Blossom
Magnolia grandiflora
Face mistLinen sprayBody
Soft, floral, and distinctly Southern. Faintly sweet with unusual depth. Tones and hydrates. Mist over clean skin or spritz on linens before bed.
$264 oz
Seasonal
Goldenrod Field
Solidago spp.
SoothingBody sprayCompress
Warm and uplifting, with a slightly herbal, citrus-bright aroma. Clarifying for congested skin. Reach for it as a body mist or facial toner.
$244 oz
Seasonal
Sweetgum Grove
Liquidambar styraciflua
Skin tonerScalp mistCompress
Green and woodsy with a clean, balsamic edge. Astringent and grounding. Ideal as a scalp mist or soothing skin toner.
$264 oz
Seasonal
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Body mistSkinAromatics
Bright and spicy with an herbal scent that lingers. Mist on pulse points or use to freshen a room.
$264 oz
Seasonal
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Linen sprayScalpPoultice
Sharp, clean, and unmistakably American. Clarifying on the scalp, grounding as a room mist, bracing on a compress.
$264 oz
Seasonal
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
RespiratoryLinenCompress
Clean and piney with a cool, slightly sweet finish. Opens airways. Good on a compress, better on a pillowcase in winter.
$244 oz
Very Limited
Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Skin tonerBodyAstringent
Bright and astringent with a waxy, almost medicinal clarity. Tightens and tones. Small yield, limited bottles, no equivalent on a retail shelf.
$304 oz
Very Limited
Tulip Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Face mistSoothingLinen
Delicate, faintly honeyed with green undertones. Spring bloom only, one batch per year. Face mist, linen spray, or simply worth having while it exists.
$324 oz
Spring bloom only · One batch per year
What's next on the still
Each botanical has a season. The calendar follows the plant.
The distillation schedule is determined by the plants. Peak bloom, right growth stage, harvested within hours of being distilled. The specific botanical is announced two weeks out.
- Follow @botanicallabNRI on Instagram for distillation day announcements
- Inner Circle members receive the schedule by email with first access to reserve bottles
- Walk in on any distillation Saturday to watch the run and pick up that day's batch
How to use a hydrosol
Six ways to use it.
Face and skin mist
Spray directly on clean skin, over makeup, or after cleansing. pH is naturally skin-compatible. No dilution needed.
Linen and room spray
Pillows, sheets, soft furnishings. The resinous and woody botanicals are made for this. Cedar and pine especially.
Compress and poultice
Saturate a cloth and apply topically. Traditional application for soothing botanicals. More direct than a mist.
Body spray
Post-shower, post-workout, or any time you want botanical on skin without oil. The floral and herbaceous varieties work best here.
Scalp and hair
Cedar and wax myrtle are particularly well suited. Apply to scalp between washes or use as a finishing mist.
Space and ritual
Mist lightly before a class, a practice, or winding down for the evening.
About the sourcing
Clean material. Pollution-free. No exceptions.
Distillation concentrates everything present in the plant material. That is what makes a good hydrosol good, and why sourcing matters more here than in most botanical products.
Roadside collection introduces exhaust particulates, agricultural runoff, and herbicides used in municipal maintenance into the plant before it ever reaches a still. Every botanical distilled here comes from pure land with no road exposure and no spray history. When a trusted source is not available, that botanical waits.