Distilled water

Distilled water is water that has been distilled to remove impurities like minerals and salts.

Aqua

Funnily enough, it looks just like water 😝

Up to 100%

It feels just like water

Nothing

Fast

0°C (32°F)

~5.8 (read this to learn more)

Water

We use distilled water in our formulations because it removes the variable of whatever might be in tap or mineral water. Learn more here.

Yes

Inexpensive, generally easily available, low-variable water.

It doesn’t come out of your tap?

De-ionized water is a good alternative, and tap water will likely work in a pinch assuming your tap water is clean and not extremely mineral heavy. You can learn about other alternatives here.

If you’d like to fancy up a formulation you can swap some of the water for other watery-type ingredients like aloe vera juice, witch hazel distillate, or hydrosols.

Use as the formulation directs—it’s an extremely flexible ingredient!

Stored somewhere cool, dark, and dry, distilled water should last indefinitely.

Distilled water is not sterile—it simply lacks the minerals and salts that can be found in tap water or mineral water.

4L (1 gallon)

I recommend buying it from your local grocery store; you’ll be buying it roughly 4L/1 gallon at a time (at least) and you don’t want to pay to ship that!