The distillation

How to distill ?
 

Plants or trees (crushed in advance) are placed in a stainless steel vat of 1000 liters in which the water vapor passes through.

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The vapor permiates through the botanical material from plants, dissolves and vaporizes aromatic molecules in order to absorb essential oils. Then, the steam mixed with the essence passes through a serpentine in which the condensation and the cooling take place.

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The biend of water and essential oils is collected in a special recipient. Due to the density difference between water and oil, the separation occurs naturally.

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The essential oil is then poured into bottles and reposed for a few weeks before sales. The quality of distillation (water quality, plants, pressure and temperature) depends on the quality of essential oils.

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