# Monarda (Lavender Bee Balm or Wild Bergamot) Hydrosol

> Monarda fistulosa, the lavender bee balm or wild bergamot, organically grown and distilled in the Pacific Northwest: a gentle hydrosol chemically close to the mild geraniol type of thyme.

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## About
Wild bergamot in flower, its lavender heads busy with bees on a summer afternoon. This hydrosol is distilled from that plant: Monarda fistulosa, also called lavender bee balm, organically grown and distilled in the Pacific Northwest.Monarda has been used by Native Americans for thousands of years. Chemically it is very similar to thyme, specifically the mild geraniol chemotype, which makes this gentle hydrosol a welcome stand-in for thyme geraniol hydrosol, a water that is much harder to find. It is a small, quiet piece of North American plant history, kept in a bottle for everyday use.DetailsBotanical name: Monarda fistulosaAlso known as: Lavender bee balm, wild bergamotOrigin: Pacific NorthwestGrowing: Organically grown and distilledHow to useMist it onto the skin as a toner, use it as a gentle skin wash, or reach for it wherever a recipe calls for thyme geraniol hydrosol.A wild meadow herb, distilled into something quiet and useful.