Конечно, очень важно качество гидролата. Возможно, Мартин перестраховывается, но скорее всего ему не раз приходилось сталкиваться с продажей гидролатов, произведенных и расфасованных с не соблюдением санитарных требований
или не прошедших проверку на соответствие нормативам. Кстати, смотрела сейчас его сайт, там обновленная версия статьи о гидролатах - сделано добавление:
"November 2008 update: To confirm the above, I have just seen a copy of microbial testing done by a professional lab on Sandalwood hydrosol. Extracts of that report are reproduced here courtesy of Butch Owen...He has his hydrosols tested every 90 days and always tests what bulk suppliers are offering to him. The results of those tests are horrifying, the Sandalwood hydrosol that was being offered had a total plate count of 22,000,000, compared to a total for Lavender USA of just 10, Turkish rose 4 and US Melissa 1. The Ohio State standard for bottled drinking water is a plate count of bacteria no higher than 500 parts per million in a 100 ml test sample.
What the bugs were in the Sandalwood is not known, but it proved how badly contaminated some hydrosols can be. It also shows how those who advocate the internal use of hydrosols that have not been tested for contamination are playing with fire, and how easily a disease epidemic could be triggered by a trade that claims to aid peoples health".