Description
Hydrolats: Their Properties and Uses: In-House | CPD Training Course – 6 points (IFPA) / 5 points (FHT)
Hydrolats, also known as hydrolsols, are the water by-product of the distillation process and are explained through history, through chemistry, through usage and through their properties. The course will teach about safety in application and administration, and several hydrolats will be discussed in detail for clinical treatments, including therapist favourites such as Chamomile
Roman (Chamaemelum nobile) and Frankincense (Boswelli carteri) plus the lesser used but equally brilliant Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris).
Course content:
- The importance and power of water
- Healing treatments with water
- Increased dilution
- How do we obtain these waters?
- Keeping qualities
- Quality
- Reasons for using hydrolats
- Hydrolats in association with other therapeutic products
- Uses and therapeutic values of hydrolats
- Uses of distilled water
- Methods of use
- Cautions
- The individual hydrolats
Booking a Course – In-House Courses
Please ensure that you read and understand the following information before booking an academy course:
Bookings for courses can be made online. You will be asked for full payment of the course fee or given the option to pay for your course in instalments by choosing to ‘pay in three’ with PayPal or in four instalments via Clear Pay. You can also book via telephone on 01455 251020. Payment will need to be paid in full for your course should you choose this option.
All bookings will be acknowledged with a letter of acceptance, sent via email unless otherwise requested, and there will be an official enrollment form to fill out and return to the academy together with copies of all pre-requisite qualifications.
Cancellation Policy – In-House Courses
- Cancellations giving over 14 days’ notice will receive a full refund (or have funds transferred to another course booking), less a cancellation fee of £10.
- Cancellations made within 14 days of the course start date will forfeit 50% of the full course fee paid. Non-attendees on the day of the course will forfeit the full course fee.
If a course fails to reach minimum booking numbers by 14 days of the start date, it will be considered not viable, and the student will be given one of the following options:
- To be given a free transfer to the next available course of the same title or value.
- To take their chosen course via distance learning (if it is available as such).
- To have a bespoke one-to-one training session (there will be an additional charge for this option)
Frequently asked Questions:
What to Wear?
Students at the Academy are encouraged to be relaxed and at ease. For this reason, it is recommended to wear loose comfortable trousers and tops that enable easy movement and do not restrict the body. All loose tops and shirts should be tucked in to prevent ‘trailing’ on the client for practical courses. Shoes should be flat-heeled and comfortable.
What do I need to bring with me?
Just bring yourself! We will provide tea, coffee, snacks, pens, paper and the course note books, the only thing not provided is lunch. We are situated close to 2 food outlets that you are welcome to visit, alternatively, please feel free to bring your own food from home and store it in our fidge for student use.
What qualifications do I need to attend this course?
None, this course is open to everyone with an interest in aromatherapy, holistic health and wellbeing. CPD points are only validated to therapists, so please do double check this with your accrediting body before booking. If you would like to attend for your own learning and interest then you are very welcome to do so!
