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Essential Oil Extraction: Expression
Monday, July 30th, 2007Essential oils are the oils extracted from the ‘essence’ of a plant - those parts that contain the plant’s aroma molecules, and there are many ways in which they are extracted.
Using different methods of extraction guarantees that the highest concentrations of oils can be extracted. Essential oils are gathered from many different types of plants […]
Essential oil processing - distilling oils: how was your oil processed:
Friday, July 27th, 2007Essential oils are processed from plants: the leaves, roots, bark and seeds, using various processes. The process used can affect the quality of the oil, so if you’re using oils for therapeutic purposes you’ll want to know as much as you can about how the oil was processed.
The majority of essential oils available today are […]
African essential oil
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Many exotic essential oils are sourced from Africa. African essential oil from Madagascar varieties include black pepper clove buds and clove stem, Niaouli, Ylang-Ylang, ravintsara, ravensare as well as cinnamon bark and cinnamon leaves.
Most of the African essential oils are usually distilled according to special orders and the quality is guaranteed to be of high […]
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