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How
do we make them?
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flower and plant extracts used in Balancing BloomsŪ
essences have been handpicked. Harvested at different
times of the year, the wild flowers are gathered from locations
around the English, Welsh and European countryside.
The essences are prepared
using a three-step system established by Edward Bach.
The first step is to create a liquid tincture, a
process undertaken in two ways depending on the
nature of the flower or plant.
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The
sun method
Delicate
wild flower essences are extracted by steeping
petals in spring water. The water is held in
special Edwardian finger bowls – that
concentrate the power of the sun’s rays
– and placed as close to the mother plant
as possible. This ideally takes place on a cloudless
day meaning the petals can be left in direct
sunlight for several hours until their energy
has been absorbed and a change in the colour
and/or viscosity of the water observed. |
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The
boiling method
To
create a tincture from more robust, woody plants,
extracts are boiled in spring water for thirty
minutes. The solution is then allowed to cool
before being carefully filtered by hand. |
Once prepared and in line with
Edward Bach’s original recommendations, the tincture
is mixed with full strength brandy which acts as
a preservative. This solution is then diluted in
brandy again to create a stock and mixed with more
spring water and brandy to make the final dose which
is sold in 20ml bottles at the ready-to-consume
dilution Edward Bach intended.
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