Guest guest Posted March 25, 2000 Report Share Posted March 25, 2000 Hello all! I have a question. I love the smell of Jasmine, but Jasmine EO is SOOOO expensive. The Jasmine has just bloomed here in SC and will only be in bloom for a few more days. What is the best way to get the EO out of the plants? I know it is usually distillation, but I don't have a still. Any suggestion? Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2000 Report Share Posted March 25, 2000 On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Christine Wells wrote: > Hello all! > I have a question. I love the smell of Jasmine, but Jasmine EO is SOOOO > expensive. The Jasmine has just bloomed here in SC and will only be in > bloom for a few more days. What is the best way to get the EO out of the > plants? I know it is usually distillation, but I don't have a still. Any > suggestion? > Hi Christine and List... The reason Jasmine is so expensive, is two fold.... First, the yield of the flowers is very low...(although the flowers can produce their essential oil fro up to 24 hours after picking....) Second....the heat of distillation will destroy what makes jasmine jasmine... As far as I know...there isn't any such thing as Jasmine essential oil... Jasmine comes as an absolute...that is...solvent extracted.....(there's an older method involving animal fat called enfleurage that isn't around much any more and even that used a solvent, ethanol usually, in the final stages to extract the essential...) There's several types around, and some variance with repect to where the jasmine type is produced.... You may also run across a concrete, pommade or wax....these being various stages or parts of the extraction process....all are lovely... And yes....jasmine is *always* expensive (reason 1 above), but fortunately it's one of those that takes only a little to do a lot... Absolutely my favorite absolute....! -- Gary Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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