| If you enjoy aromatherapy, you may be wondering | | | | your plant material or not. Drying does reduce the |
| how to make essential oils at home. It requires a little | | | | amount of oil in the plant, but you will actually get |
| effort, but what is gained from the process is a | | | | more when it comes to distilling if the dried plant |
| completely natural, pure product, and it can be a lot | | | | material is used, as it is possible to fit more material |
| of fun to make! While the initial set-up costs may | | | | into each distilling cycle. |
| seem expensive, when the price of these products | | | | Once you've decided whether to dry your plant |
| over the course of a lifetime is considered, learning | | | | material or not, continue onto the next step of how |
| how to make essential oils at home is cheaper over | | | | to make essential oils at home. Add filtered or distilled |
| the long term. | | | | water to your tank, following the manufacturers |
| If you run or are planning on starting your own | | | | directions. When making these products, make sure |
| aromatherapy business, then knowing how to make | | | | that the water is close to, but not actually touching |
| essential oils at home is going to benefit you, as you | | | | the plant material, which will be housed in a false |
| will be able to tell your customers with no hesitation | | | | bottom. |
| that the oils are natural, and of the best quality. In | | | | The next step in how to make essential oils at home |
| addition, there is a savings to the business in not | | | | is to pack your plant material tightly into the false |
| having to buy from a manufacturer, and an increased | | | | bottom of the still. Then close the still and boil the |
| profit margin on the sale. | | | | water. Most plants begin to excrete their essential oils |
| The following outlines the basics in how to make | | | | at 100 degrees Celsius, or 212 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| essential oils at home. Firstly you will need a still, | | | | Different plants take different amounts of time for |
| which is used to distill essential oils. It's possible to | | | | the full extraction process to work, so it's important |
| make your own, and there are plenty of instructions | | | | to research this to ensure that the essential oil you |
| to be found on the internet. However, if you lack the | | | | obtain is of the highest quality. |
| time, and the know-how, then it's possible to buy a | | | | Once your oil has been extracted, place into a dark |
| still designed specifically for this process. | | | | glass storage container as soon as possible. If you |
| The next step in how to make essential oils at home | | | | require more of the product, simply repeat the |
| is harvesting your plant materials. For the best quality | | | | process. It is possible to use he same container for |
| essential oils, different plants need to be harvested | | | | storage. |
| at particular times, so it's important that you are | | | | The steps required to make essential oils at home |
| aware of the best harvesting time for each plant. | | | | are not complicated, they just require some |
| This information can be found easily in a good guide | | | | knowledge, and the correct materials. However, it's |
| to herbology, though depending on what climate is in | | | | well worth going to the trouble to make essential oils |
| your area, all of the correct plants may not be | | | | at home, as you can control the quality, and ensure |
| available. | | | | that the oils are completely natural. |
| You then need to decide whether you want to dry | | | | |