217: How to Distill Essential Oils at Home

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Have you ever wondered just what goes into producing those essential oils that we use every day? Helge Schmickl discusses how essential oils can be made right in your kitchen with equipment you already have! Helge graduated in chemical engineering at the Vienna Technical University in Austria. He writes books on distilling and fermenting on a small scale, hosting hands-on courses and online seminars, as well as developing small devices that produce an outstanding yield and quality of essential oils and concentrated hydrosols. 

 

It’s absolutely fine to leave the distillation to the professionals, but for all the do-it-yourself-ers out there, this is an episode not to be missed! 


In this Episode You’ll Discover:

  • Distillation basics (6:00) 

  • Inside the still (9:35) 

  • What are hydrosols? (12:15) 

  • How hydrosols can be used (18:00) 

  • Equipment for home distillation (22:00) 

  • How to get started: best plants for beginners (24:15) 

 

Resources mentioned in this week’s episode include:


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Recipes Mentioned in this Episode: 

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 Free the Knees 

DIY dugout:   Trish Rogers 

Ingredients:

In a 10 ml roller bottle, add:

  • 5 drops Wintergreen 

  • 5 drops Peppermint 

  • 5 drops German Chamomile 

  • 5 drops Helichrysum 

  • 3 drops Lemongrass 

  • 3 drops Frankincense 

Let it mix a minute or two and then fill the rest with Coconut oil 

You can massage it on your knee 3 to 4 times a day.cuts and wounds. 




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