Patent ID: 8642107

Claim:
A method for preparing an alcohol free herbal water formulation having a shelf life of six months at 25° C. and retaining its sensory properties for use as human drinking water, consisting of: a. adding a first essential oil of rosemary in concentration ranging from 1×10 −4 ml/L to 1×10 −1 ml/L to water satisfying pre-specified standards of drinking as prescribed under United States Environmental Protection Agency; b. adding another essential oil in concentration ranging up to 5×10 −1 ml/L to the water of step (a), wherein the essential oil is selected from the group consisting of: vetiver oil, geranium oil, palmarosa oil, patchouli oil, and menthol mint oil; c. adding a concentration of: up to 1×|0 −1 g/L or up to 0.5% v/v of an emulsifer; and d. optionally adding one salt selected from the group of: from 4.2×10 −7 M to 8.9×10 −4 M of table salts, up to 5.25×10 −2 g/L of rock salt, up to 8.9×10 −4 M of mineral salts, and from 4.2×10 −7 M to 8.9×10 −4 M vegetable salt.