Table of Contents How to Store Essential Oils Degradation Factors Best Containers for Essential Oils Optimal Storage Conditions What About Hydrosols? Common Storage Mistakes Practical Tips for Storage & Organization How to store essential oils and hydrosols is a topic often overlooked when discussing natural aromas. However, when it comes...
The Dilemma: Sleeplessness can be a problem common to humans. Unhealthy sleep patterns can be driven by modern day stress, anxiety, depression, or pain. Poor sleep habits can interfere with cognitive function and mood. A lack of sleep is stressful. It has the potential to compound an already difficult situation...
What is Hydrosol? Hydrosols are little known, but they're a pretty cool product. It's easy to think about how they're made in two easy steps; Steam distillation is a process that uses steam to extract essential oils from plants. 2. Hydrosols are the byproduct of the steam distillation of essential...
There are three things that have an impact on the yield of essential oils produced with your copper still. The size of the column The volume of the raw material The average oil content of the raw material to be used. The Column. The bigger the column the better! For...
There is little more annoying than being plagued by pesky flies and having to use noxious chemical laden sprays to send them on their way. Or perhaps having an unsightly yellow sticky fly paper hanging, and getting it stuck in your hair – yes this has actually happened to me!...
Many people see losing their hair as part of aging. However, where men would rather shave it bald than worry about hair loss, the same can't be said for women. For them, hair loss can be emotionally and socially damaging. If any of this sounds familiar, there might be hope!...
Of all the wonderful ways we use herbs to enhance our lives, using a plant's essence is one of the most intense. Lavender smells like summer in a bottle and is one of my favorite essential oils. Learning how to distill lavender essential oil from flowers you harvested may make...
Using essential oils in a spray form has advantages. Economical: Sprays are an economical way to use your oils. 20-30 drops of most oils (or combinations of oils) allow you to enhance the air in a room, the linens in your closet, or to anoint your own body. Four...
