Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Hi Debbie, > I'm sure Butch and Anya gave you much more valuable info, but there is > also a big difference in the smell between steam distilled lime and > expressed lime. Yes'm ... there sho'nuf is a difference. I think there are some folks who like the odor of distilled Lime better than expressed but there are few who will take the other citrus distilled over expressed. The rind of Lemon makes a much finer oil. And of course, with distillation, a Citrus oil doesn't have coumarins so its not phototoxic. Its possible to distill the whole fruit ... my guy here tried it with Lemons and Oranges .. a waste it is .. and came out like crap too. ;-p Last year, he had sheets spread out all over the ground under his Orange trees .. waiting for fresh blossoms to fall off. Not enough fell so he decided to shake the trees a bit. Of course, every blossom that fell was one less orange later on and he still didn't get enough blossoms to produce any Neroli. ;-p We're about to be into the season .. Oranges and Lemons will be cheaper than dirt soon. I have a professional hand press .. like the Vitamin stores use. I have my maid buy 25-30 kilos of Oranges and Grapefruit and spend an entire afternoon squeezing. Mighty fine it is. :-P > Debbie > deb > Our handcrafted soaps are unique and luxurious ~ > http://www.bhcdecadence.com/bhcd/soaps.shtml Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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