Essential Oil Distilling- LAVENDER By Anthony Zaca from Rainier Distillers company in Yelm, WA Essential oils, like Lavender or Rose, can be extracted with a still. Currently, the most popular method for extraction is steam distillation. Distillation: There are different processes used, however. In all of them, water is heated to produce steam, which carries the harshest chemicals of the aroma filled material with it. The steam is then chilled (in a condenser) and the resulting stuff comes out. The Essential Oil will normally float on top of the Hydrosol (the distilled water component) and may be separated off. Hydrosol is like "Rose Water" and can be sprayed. I use freezing. You can see this in my youtube video. To start with, I first tried Lavender. French Lavender is amazing. It sooth
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