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Hops CO2.
A thick CO2 extract of hop blossoms, made in Germany and highly recommended for deodorants and foot-care blends, used at about a single drop per ounce of base.
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About this product
The hop vine climbs high through the summer, hung with soft green cones that have long flavored the brewer's kettle. Here those blossoms become something for the apothecary shelf: a CO2 extract of Humulus lupulus, made in Germany, of which a very little goes a very long way.
Hops extract is highly recommended for use in deodorants and foot-care products. Its lipophilic components, the humulones and lupulones, are behind its deodorant activity, and it is used at remarkably low dilutions, as low as 0.1 to 0.2%, literally a single drop per ounce of an oil-based product. One idea worth trying: a drop or two worked into clay or arrowroot powder for a deodorant powder.
Details
- Botanical name: Humulus lupulus
- Method: CO2 extraction of the blossoms
- Made in: Germany
- Texture: thick, from molasses to semi-solid at cool room temperature
How to use
Warm the bottle gently before pouring, since the extract thickens in a cool room. Use it at 0.1 to 0.2%, about one drop per ounce of an oil-based deodorant or foot-care blend.
A small bottle of the brewer's flower, for the most everyday of rituals.
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Hops CO2
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