Hydrosol - Plantain

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Plantain has an excellent & versatile range of skin care properties. Anti-inflammatory, Moisturising, Wound Healing...and more

At Skyezone we cultivate Plantain (Plantago) and produce the hydrosol through steam distillation.  Also known as plantain water, it is a gentle and versatile skincare product with several benefits.
How Plantain Hydrosol can aid in skincare:

Anti-inflammatory: Plantain hydrosol can help soothe irritated skin, making it beneficial for conditions like eczema, dermatitis, and minor burns.

Wound healing: Thanks to compounds like allantoin, it promotes cell regeneration, helping to heal cuts, scrapes, and reduce the appearance of scars.

Moisturizing: Its emollient properties help to moisturize dry, chapped skin, providing a soothing and softening effect.

Antimicrobial: It has natural antibacterial and antimicrobial qualities, making it effective against acne-causing bacteria.

Antioxidant: The antioxidant properties protect the skin from free radical damage and environmental stressors.

Calming itchiness: It can provide relief from itchiness and irritation caused by insect bites, rashes, or allergic reactions.

How to incorporate plantain hydrosol into your skincare routine:

Toner: After cleansing your face, spray plantain hydrosol onto a cotton pad and gently swipe it over your skin. This helps balance pH levels and preps your skin for moisturizer.

Facial Mist: Pour plantain hydrosol into a spray bottle and use it as a refreshing facial mist throughout the day. It's great for calming your skin and providing a moisture boost.

Mask Activator: Use plantain hydrosol to mix with powdered face masks, such as clay or charcoal masks. This can enhance the soothing and healing properties of your mask.

After-Sun Care: Spray or apply the hydrosol to your skin after sun exposure to reduce inflammation and hydrate your skin.

Spot Treatment: Dab a bit of plantain hydrosol directly onto blemishes or insect bites to reduce redness and irritation.

Bath Soak: Add a few cups of plantain hydrosol to your bathwater for an overall skin-soothing experience.

Compress: Soak a clean cloth in plantain hydrosol and apply it to irritated areas for a cooling, calming effect.

These are just a few ways to harness the benefits of plantain hydrosol for your skincare regimen.

Making Plantain Hydrosol
The distillation process involves harvesting the plant material, typically when it's in full bloom and 70% flowering, for the best quality hydrosol, and then using steam to extract the beneficial compounds from the leaves and stems. The hydrosol is then stored in glass, in a cool dark area. 

Plantago major hydrosol contains these in trace, water -soluble fractions:

  1. Aucubin — an iridoid glycoside with strong wound‑healing, anti‑inflammatory, and antimicrobial activity 
  2. Verbascoside (Acteoside) — a caffeic‑acid derivative with antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory, and skin‑repair properties 
  3. Caffeic‑acid derivatives — broad antioxidant and soothing activity, common in Plantago species 
  4. Flavonoids (including luteolin, quercetin, rutin) — antioxidant and barrier‑supporting compounds 
  5. Hydrolysable tannins — astringent, wound‑healing, and antimicrobial activity 

Soothes irritation — calms redness, reduces surface inflammation, and settles reactive skin thanks to aucubin’s anti‑inflammatory activity.

Supports skin repair — verbascoside and tannins help accelerate recovery in compromised or stressed skin.

Antioxidant protection — caffeic‑acid derivatives and flavonoids defend against environmental stressors.

Gentle antimicrobial action — helps keep the skin’s surface clean and balanced without harshness.

Mild astringent effect — tightens and tones the skin, useful for oily or combination types.

Barrier support — reduces transepidermal irritation and helps maintain a calmer, more resilient complexion.

Suitable for sensitive skin — hydrosol form is gentle, low‑irritant, and ideal for soothing formulas.

Contains, but not limited to:

  • Plantain Hydrosol — contains aucubin and verbascoside, known for calming, repairing, and antioxidant activity.

Detailed Botanicals Information

  • Use as a toner — apply directly to clean skin with a cotton pad or mist to calm irritation and support repair.
  • Add to creams — blend into the water phase at 10–20% for soothing, antioxidant daily moisturisers.
  • Add to masks — incorporate at 15–30% for calming, astringent clay or gel masks.
  • Use in compresses — soak a cloth in hydrosol and apply to irritated or stressed skin for targeted relief.
  • Use in after‑sun care — mist over skin or blend into aloe‑based gels to reduce heat and redness.
  • Use for blemish‑prone skin — apply neat or diluted to help calm inflammation and support barrier recovery.
  • Add to balms — emulsify a small amount into water‑in‑oil balms for extra soothing action.

When skin is irritated — ideal for calming redness, heat, or surface inflammation.

When the barrier is stressed — use after over‑exfoliation, retinoid irritation, or environmental exposure.

During breakouts — helpful for soothing inflamed blemishes and supporting recovery.

After sun exposure — reduces heat and helps settle reactive skin.

When skin feels oily or congested — its mild astringency helps tone and rebalance.

As a daily soothing step — perfect as a gentle toner for sensitive or reactive skin types.

Post‑mask or treatment — use to calm and rebalance after clay masks, peels, or exfoliating treatments.

Hydrosol - Plantain

Key Benefits

Soothes irritation — calms redness, reduces surface inflammation, and settles reactive skin thanks to aucubin’s anti‑inflammatory activity.

Supports skin repair — verbascoside and tannins help accelerate recovery in compromised or stressed skin.

Antioxidant protection — caffeic‑acid derivatives and flavonoids defend against environmental stressors.

Gentle antimicrobial action — helps keep the skin’s surface clean and balanced without harshness.

Mild astringent effect — tightens and tones the skin, useful for oily or combination types.

Barrier support — reduces transepidermal irritation and helps maintain a calmer, more resilient complexion.

Suitable for sensitive skin — hydrosol form is gentle, low‑irritant, and ideal for soothing formulas.

How to Use

  • Use as a toner — apply directly to clean skin with a cotton pad or mist to calm irritation and support repair.
  • Add to creams — blend into the water phase at 10–20% for soothing, antioxidant daily moisturisers.
  • Add to masks — incorporate at 15–30% for calming, astringent clay or gel masks.
  • Use in compresses — soak a cloth in hydrosol and apply to irritated or stressed skin for targeted relief.
  • Use in after‑sun care — mist over skin or blend into aloe‑based gels to reduce heat and redness.
  • Use for blemish‑prone skin — apply neat or diluted to help calm inflammation and support barrier recovery.
  • Add to balms — emulsify a small amount into water‑in‑oil balms for extra soothing action.
Hydrosol - Plantain

Botanical Properties

Hydrosol - Plantain

Aucubin‑rich — a water‑soluble iridoid glycoside known for anti‑inflammatory, soothing, and wound‑healing activity.

Verbascoside — a potent antioxidant and skin‑repair compound from the caffeic‑acid family.

Caffeic‑acid derivatives — provide antioxidant protection and help calm stressed skin.

Flavonoids — including luteolin and quercetin, supporting barrier resilience and reducing irritation.

Hydrolysable tannins — offer mild astringency, toning, and antimicrobial balance.

Gentle antimicrobial action — helps maintain a clean, balanced skin surface without harshness.

Soothing + anti‑redness — reduces heat, irritation, and surface inflammation.

Barrier‑supportive — helps calm compromised skin and supports recovery after stress or over‑exfoliation.

All Active Botanicals

Organic Plant Hydrosols

We organically grow our herbs on-site and extract them through gentle steam distillation to capture these pure, nutrient-rich hydrosols.

By harvesting the plants when they are at 75% flowering, we ensure they are at their absolute peak potency to release active, therapeutic bio-compounds.

They can be used both externally to balance, hydrate, and refresh the skin—either on their own or mixed with your existing skincare—and internally to infuse foods or drinks with natural botanical benefits.

Because we use these premium hydrosols extensively as the foundational base for our own product range, retail availability depends strictly on the plants' preferred growing seasons and what we have to spare from our small-batch harvests.

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