Lavender Essential Oil Distillation Part 1

Distilling Oil on our beautiful Oregon farm Part #1

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[thekorge]

The setup looks awesome! Would you be able to explain how your oil separator works? Thanks!

[Merzpics]

Part 2 - covers the oil separator in action Thanks for watching

Just put in Lavender Essential Oil Distillation Part 2

[EJStoner18]

I don't know what your cooling coil looks like, but if you recirculate the water and keep it cool your collection will be more efficient. Even air can be pumped through the coils, but it doesn't exchange heat as efficiently as water.

[Merzpics]

Part 2 - Lavender Essential Oil Distillation - video goes more into depth as to how I capture, cool and then recirculate all of the water. That's the beauty of this setup as its almost totally self contained. Thanks for watching

[EJStoner18]

As a chemist, I can tell you that this process is called a Steam Distillation and you have a really nice set up here. If you look for a piece of glassware called a Dean-Stark trap (very similar to what you already have) or a separatory funnel, you might find the separation easier. You can allow the oil/water mixture to stand a bit longer and separate better per your needs. Neat.

[Merzpics]

Thanks for sharing your interest in the process

[SheChoosesReason]

This is fascinating, thank you!

[trobyto]

sorry but wouldnt the quality of the oil go down if u show it to the sun?

[SumptuousSuds]

Wow, this video is a gem! Thank you for sharing. I have a small soap-making business and my five year plan includes raising my own milk goats for goat milk soap and making my own essential oils. Congrats on your great-looking product and thanks for sharing your success with us hope-to-be up and comers.

[AnimatorStorm]

Hi,

I would please if you could write me, how much it would cost to buy, approximately?

Thanks,

Don