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Essential oils can be described to be highly volatile and concentrated and can be extracted from the aromatic plants. The oils have been in use for many decades and they are believed to have a variety of medicinal, culinary and therapeutic uses. About seven hundred different kinds of plants contain the useful essential oils. Below is a guide on how to make homemade essential oils.
First of all, the ideal apparatus should be collected mostly for distilling purposes. There are special distill that are designed to distill oil only. Apart from the already made, an individual can make theirs. With this, creativity can be incorporated in the process. There are different designs that can be utilized depending on the use of the distiller.
On finishing the distiller, the raw material should be harvested. The development of plants determines the quality of the oil contained in these plants. Hence, harvesting at the ideal time is very important. Research in this case will be vital regarding the best moments of harvesting. The mode of harvesting should be right. The healthy and undamaged plants are the best in this case.
The plants are good when dried up. Therefore, the plants should undergo the drying process. This however, reduces the amount of oils contained in the plants. This however is boosted by the fact that when dry, much can be put into the batch hence producing much oils. Direct sunlight should be avoided as it would tamper with the plants. They may end up drying excessively. The type of plants determines the method used in drying.
Water should later be added to the tank of the still. The water should be distilled and as soft as possible. Before starting the process ensure you have adequate water to run the whole process. The time consumed on the process is determined by the plant as well as the quantity. In case of hydro distillation, which is mostly preferred in case of delicate flowers, the plant materials ought to be freely floating in the water.
On adding the plant material in the distiller, it should be closed. The materials used must be touching the sides of this distiller slightly. As long as the layer is not going below steam outlet, it can be made thick. It should be waited to boil in water. On reaching 100 degrees, the plant releases essential oils. The distillate goes through the condenser to a separator.
The collecting of the oil is done after the distillation is done. Cheesecloth can be used or anything resembling it. It must be clean and dry. Detergents as well as dirt are an enemy to the oil hence should be avoided as well. The special black container is later used to store the content. It is poured in there for use. These oils can be kept for more than 2 years.
The best stores of the oil is either stainless steel or dark bottles. This storage helps to improve on the time that the oil takes. The funnel to be used must be very clean. Finally the place used to store it must be cool and dark.
First of all, the ideal apparatus should be collected mostly for distilling purposes. There are special distill that are designed to distill oil only. Apart from the already made, an individual can make theirs. With this, creativity can be incorporated in the process. There are different designs that can be utilized depending on the use of the distiller.
On finishing the distiller, the raw material should be harvested. The development of plants determines the quality of the oil contained in these plants. Hence, harvesting at the ideal time is very important. Research in this case will be vital regarding the best moments of harvesting. The mode of harvesting should be right. The healthy and undamaged plants are the best in this case.
The plants are good when dried up. Therefore, the plants should undergo the drying process. This however, reduces the amount of oils contained in the plants. This however is boosted by the fact that when dry, much can be put into the batch hence producing much oils. Direct sunlight should be avoided as it would tamper with the plants. They may end up drying excessively. The type of plants determines the method used in drying.
Water should later be added to the tank of the still. The water should be distilled and as soft as possible. Before starting the process ensure you have adequate water to run the whole process. The time consumed on the process is determined by the plant as well as the quantity. In case of hydro distillation, which is mostly preferred in case of delicate flowers, the plant materials ought to be freely floating in the water.
On adding the plant material in the distiller, it should be closed. The materials used must be touching the sides of this distiller slightly. As long as the layer is not going below steam outlet, it can be made thick. It should be waited to boil in water. On reaching 100 degrees, the plant releases essential oils. The distillate goes through the condenser to a separator.
The collecting of the oil is done after the distillation is done. Cheesecloth can be used or anything resembling it. It must be clean and dry. Detergents as well as dirt are an enemy to the oil hence should be avoided as well. The special black container is later used to store the content. It is poured in there for use. These oils can be kept for more than 2 years.
The best stores of the oil is either stainless steel or dark bottles. This storage helps to improve on the time that the oil takes. The funnel to be used must be very clean. Finally the place used to store it must be cool and dark.
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