How to Make Your Own Essential Oil From Spice pt 2

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Make Your Own Essential Oil From Spice pt 2

The easiest method to make essential oils are by enfleurage and maceration. In a summer time, there be no need to heat the oil. But in the dull weather, or if you making a spice oil in winter, you can do
by maceration in warm water.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

1 piece 600ml wide necked jar with tight fitting lid
300 ml oil
Glass mixing bowl
Muslin ( to cover the top of the bowl)
Dark glass bottle with tight fitting lid or stopper
8 tablespoon of flower petals
6 tablespoon of chopped herbs (optional)
4 tablespoon of crushed spices ( optional)
6 tablespoon of thinly pared citrus zest (optional)

Step 1

En-fleu-rage; A process in the making of perfume by which odorless fats or oils are exposed to the exhaled fragrance of fresh flowers.
is a method that involves steeping the plants in cool olive oil.

After the time, the oil strained off and the plants are replaced with fresh one. This process are repeated until the strength of the aroma of oils reach as you require.
Step 2

Mac-er-a-tion; To make soft by soaking or steeping in a liquid.
The same method as above except that the container of the oil is placed in hot water for a hours each day to speed up the process.
Step 3

* Put the oil into the jar then add the plant material and stir. Cover tightly and leave for 48 hours in

a sunny windowsill, shaking every 12 hours.
Step 4

* Lay a piece of muslin over the bowl and strained the oils. Gather up the muslin and squeeze the

material to extract as much as you can.
Step 5

* Put the oil back to the jar and add fresh material. Continue in a same way until you get the aroma

you want.
Step 6

* If the weather is cold and dull you can place the jar in a saucepan of cold water. Slowly heat it

until the water become just hand-hot. Keep it the temperature for 10 minutes. Remove the jar. Do this

once a day.
Step 7

* After final straining, you can put the oil into a dark glass bottled. The shelf life for your essential

oil is 6 - 12 months if kept in a dry, dark, cool place.