Lydia's University's Lectures

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

How are Essential Oils Extracted?

Different methods are used to extract different essential oils.


One if the methods used is Water distillation. 


This involves boiling the plant material while it is submerged in water. The steam is then collected and condensed and the water and essential oil separated. Essential oils extracted by steam distillation include rose and neroli.


Learn more from the Aromatherapy 101 Course.

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