The Beginner’s guide to Essential Oil Making : All the secrets for successful enfleurage and distillation, from harvesting to conservation, with 40 detailed plant sheets
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Did you know you can easily produce your own essential oils and floral waters at home? It’s true! You can distill (almost) anything. In this richly illustrated guide, suitable for beginners, you will discover: - How to make lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, mint (and many other) essential oils - How to extract the perfume of fragile flowers (rose, jasmine) through enfleurage - All the secrets to steam distillation with and without alembics - Detailed technical sheets for 40 key plants commonly used in medicine and perfumery, detailing optimal harvest periods, distillation parts, yield, flash point, and other essential characteristics- How to extract essential oils from citrus fruits (orange, lemon) - How to extract essential oils from coniferous trees (pine, fir) - The chemical characteristics of the extracted oils - The main properties recognised in naturopathy and phytotherapy of key plants - How to make candles, soap and perfumes with your oil - Dangerous and/or toxic species to avoid, as well as general safety instructions This practical guide gives you everything you need to start distilling plants responsibly and sustainably—from crafting your own essential oils to creating fragrant floral waters. Ready to begin? Let the sweet smell of flowers mingle with the heat of the still! - July 2025 Update: This book has been revised for accurate and fluent English language by a professional translator. Review: Great read and very detailed. - Fascinating book if you have ever wanted to make your own floral essences or essential oils. This book explains how to go about making simole essential oil recipes and what type of equipment to use. If you are in the USA you have to be careful about the size of your distillery equipment. Rules vary by state. But this is a great book. Review: Quality product and paper quality information good to have - Great book great information for a beginner something you want to get into
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| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 56 Reviews |
S**D
Great read and very detailed.
Fascinating book if you have ever wanted to make your own floral essences or essential oils. This book explains how to go about making simole essential oil recipes and what type of equipment to use. If you are in the USA you have to be careful about the size of your distillery equipment. Rules vary by state. But this is a great book.
W**G
Quality product and paper quality information good to have
Great book great information for a beginner something you want to get into
J**.
Great book! It is part of my essential oil inventory on my bookshelf
Highly Recommend! Well written and detailed.
L**R
Not written for American users
Poorly written! No American measurements, no INDEX, zero information on making essential oils for healing recipes!! Just info for making perfumes, soaps and candles! Worthless book. No current information on countertop distillers just old out dated ways to do things. Do not waste your money. Doctors can not write good books and can not include indexes or current correct information, they just write them for money not for good information!! Book is double spaced to make it look like you’re getting more information, used every trick they possibly could on this just for money.
A**E
I made my first oil thanks to this book
Excellent book, much more detailed than others on the subject ! I was able to distill my first droplets of Eucalyptus Oil with it :)))
A**L
good book
will come in handy when we start making our own oils
A**R
Waste Of Money
Waste of money. Devoid of substantial information. Don't waste your money. Wish I hadn't.
L**E
Nice and Complete
Very interesting book, with a lot of illustrations and explanations that goes deep into the details !
E**E
Aromatics Made Easy!
This book is packed with relevant information about plant distillation. I'm just starting out, but I've already been able to use a pressure cooker to make rosemary and eucalyptus oil (just a few drops, but it's a good start!). I'd recommend it!
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