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HOW TO DISTILL TANGERINE PEEL
The main method for extracting Tangerine essential oil, as it is for other members of the genus Citrus, is certainly cold pressing. This is because the essence contained in the peel is sufficiently high, that it is enough to …
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ROSEMARY ESSENTIAL OIL: USES AND PROPERTIES
The name comes from the Latin “ros marinus” meaning “sea dew”, because this shrub grows spontaneously along the coasts of the Mediterranean sea. In ancient times it was often used as a substitute for incense that was too expensive, thanks …
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE ESSENTIAL OILS
Essential oils, the set of aromatic substances responsible for the scent of plants, are known and have been used since ancient times. Over the centuries there is an alternation of glory and oblivion, the latter essentially following the progress …
ESSENTIAL OILS: WHAT ARE THEY?
Essential oils are the extracted products of aromatic plants, by distillation or mechanical processes (like cold pressing). More than thirty plant families produce essential oils, which include about ninety species. Essential oils, in general, are composed of more or less …