How to make essential oil using steam distillation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ม.ค. 2014
- Watch as Laura explains the process of how to use steam distillation to make essential oil. In this video she uses juniper for the demonstration.
Video Shot using Canon T4i with Videomic Pro in 1080p 24fps
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As a chemist this is actually a pretty nice setup. One tip of advice is that the cold water should come from the bottom of the condenser flask and exit out from the top. The condenser water doesn't have to be flowing so fast (wasting water), it just has to be a slow trickle to allow incoming water to cool in the ice bath.
You can save your hydrosol and the next time you distil Juniper again, use that hydrosol as part of your distilled water in your boiler. Any oil left in the hydrosol will be redistilled and collected. Thanks for the video.
Great video. What I would recommend is switching the inlet and outlet of the water through the condenser. My professor would always have us put water from the bottom and drain out the top.
Organic chemist here... You actually DO want to have more than a trickle through your condensing column, you shouldn't be able to see any bubbles or motion if you get the speed/pressure correct. A great way to make your extraction more efficient is to do vacuum distillation... I you and most folks obviously dont have access to a vacuum but if you were able to hook up a vacuum generator to your already running water that would work... An actual vacuum pump would work best, just make sure you use a trap to ensure you don't have any of your oils go into the vacuum pump. Another great technique is to use dry ice and methanol or dry ice and isopropyl alcohol for your ice bath.... A great piece of equipment to get your hands on is a rotary evaporator. For simple DIY apps you can also use rock salt and ice, this will lower the freezing point and ensure more efficient condensation, its cheaper and safer. If you have any other questions that are chemistry related that could help you in your processing of essential oils feel free to write.
This is the best how-to demonstration of the subject on the entire internet.
To save water, try just putting a fish tank pump (or similar) into a sink full of ice water and put your drain tube into the same sink. That way you can just cycle your water and you will only use one sinks worth! Also, you need to reverse your hoses :).
Please make more distillation videos if you get free. Your one is the best I have seen yet.
Suggestions: 1. Replenish the boiler with the collected hydrosol instead of fresh distilled water. 2. Wrap the biomass reservoir and connecting tube on the top with alumina foil to conserve energy. 3. Reverse the in/out cooling water direction (as many have suggested).
Thank you so much for covering the entire process so thoroughly. I have watched so many videos in the last two days and this is the first one worth saving to go back to later.
Love it. Thanks for being brave enough to take us on your first ride. It made the comments that much more helpful.
6 years ago I watched your video and it inspired me to get a distiller..it took me till now to buy my distiller but I am on my way.
Forgive my ignorance, but as someone from the South, it's refreshing to hear someone be articulate with a Southern accent
Loved it! I'm getting into my own aromatherapy business so this was extremely helpful. Great job.
This is the best video I've seen yet describing how to distill essential oils. Nicely done. Thank you!
This video is AMAZING!!! Great video quality, wonderful explanations, and nice equipment! Thanks for making this video!
good music for this alchemic episode. Laura definitely fits in the exiting role of alchemist. The light and provisions are magic. Thank you.
Excellent job! You made a seemingly daunting experience doable. I would love to see a video on the setup. Thank you and your husband for the time and care you have taken to share and teach.
I am doing Aromatherapy 101 and this video helped me a lot! Thank you and I would love to get one of these! To be able to distill your own oils as an aromatherapist has to be a blast. I have a eucalyptus tree in my yard as well as hundreds in my neighbourhood. If I can find out what species they are, I could make my own eucalyptus oil which would be amazing. :) Thanks for a fantastic video.
This was so great. I'm at the very beginning of this journey and this was super encouraging. Thank you!
I watched a few demonstrations and yours was fantastic! I really learned a great deal and appreciate how you don't cover up any little mistakes just identify them and correct so we learn from them as well. Sweet voice!! Thanks so much!