Most herbal EOs are produced by steam distillation (you call it water distillation) while most of the fruit and nut EOs are produced by pressing the fruit/nut. I usually try pressing first to extract the EO from the plant matter followed by steam distillation to get the seperation (the oils float on the condensed water) Lastly I will distill with alcohol which may become well scented but can not be called an essencial oil but rather a tinture. It usually scents soaps nicely as the alcohol evaporates and leaves the scents behind.Farmfresh said:I watched a little clip from a history show the other night where a woman was making her OWN EO from mints and other herbs using a water distillation process.
Gives me something to get studying on!Especially at the price most EO runs.
Any ideas for simple cheap distillation setups that I could use on the stove top ~gd?~gd said:Most herbal EOs are produced by steam distillation (you call it water distillation) while most of the fruit and nut EOs are produced by pressing the fruit/nut. I usually try pressing first to extract the EO from the plant matter followed by steam distillation to get the seperation (the oils float on the condensed water) Lastly I will distill with alcohol which may become well scented but can not be called an essencial oil but rather a tinture. It usually scents soaps nicely as the alcohol evaporates and leaves the scents behind.Farmfresh said:I watched a little clip from a history show the other night where a woman was making her OWN EO from mints and other herbs using a water distillation process.
Gives me something to get studying on!
I didn't want to mention it while Aggie had her Dad on the job but my hubs is going to make one for me based on the measurements at Aggie's link.aggieterpkatie said:Hey everyone, my dad has decided not to make molds to sell. Sorry for any of you who were interested! There's just too much going on now to make them.
