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[url=http://www.oilganic.com/books/375-Essential-Oils-Hydrosols.htm]375 Essential Oils and Hydrosols
by Jeanne Rose [/url]

1. on Page 27:
"... THREE Essential Oils Are More Than Stinky Essential oils, which are harvested from various plant parts by distillation , are composed of many different components. The chemical ingredients give to each essential oil the scent of the essence. ..."

2. on Page 49:
"... Guide to Essential Oils Benzoin (Styrax benzoin) Family: Styracaceae Habitat & Growth: Native to ... produced. Oil from peel extracted by cold expression or vacuum distillation to produce a Terpene-free oil. The main component is Linalyl acetate, with free Linaloöl, varying from 20-30%, among others. Ester ..."

3. on Page 53:
"... Guide to Essential Oils Cabreuva (Myocarpis frondosus) Family: Fabaceae Habitat & Growth: South American ... an oily, leathery, black smoke odor. Components: Produced by destructive distillation of this particular Juniper. Process is called empyreumatic or partly decomposed. Also called Juniper tar. Sesquiterpene called Cadinene; Hydrocarbons and ..."

4. on Page 59:
"... The Blue Oils` by Jeanne Rose, contd. Latin Name Other Names A/P EO ... 0 *A=Annual P=Perennial *Oxidation changes the chemical composition of the essential oil. If any of these oils are greenish-black when they ... therapeutically. *All of these essential oils are produced by steam distillation, which also results in the production of azuline. ..."

5. on Page 81:
"... Guide to Essential Oils and the least expensive is the one most often used for distillation of essential oil, and this is generally called oil of Olibanum. Scent: Expansive, clean, dry, woody, conifer, fruity, dry, pepper, ..."

6. on Page 93:
"... Guide to Essential Oils shock therapy for the respiratory system and can be used ... more characteristic of the live flowers. On steam or water distillation, Jasmine flowers give a low yield of oil, but the hydrosol may be useful. Process of enfleurage was developed in ..."

7. on Page 118:
"... 375 Essential Oils & Hydrosols Opopanax, also known as Bisabol myrrh and Sweet ... presence of bromine vapors. The oil is obtained by steam distillation of the crude resin in approximately 3.5-10% yields. It is a yellow to greenish-yellow liquid with an intense, warm, and ..."

8. on Page 122:
"... 375 Essential Oils & Hydrosols oil with the name "Agarwood" on the label. ... cut and coarsely chopped, then soaked in water prior to distillation. After proper maceration of the wood, this oleoresin will yield an essential oil upon distillation. Being a distillation at atmospheric ..."

9. on Page 128:
"... 375 Essential Oils & Hydrosols and thrown into the still for the EO. ... stiff needles that grow in pairs. Used mainly for the distillation of American gum sprits of Turpentine. This is a tall, evergreen tree native to the southeast United States. Scent: Coniferous, ..."

10. on Page 131:
"... Guide to Essential Oils oil but probably means an unguent of animal fats scented ... were prepared by macerating Rose petals in hot fat. First distillation was probably by the Arabs in A.D. 500, although ancient drawings show primitive stills as far back as 10,000 BC. ..."


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