How do I mak my own Allspice essential oil? I have raw allspice. I don't have or want a distiller. Any tips would be great.How to make allspice essential oil?
There are different way to make essential oils.
For the water fraction there is:
Three types of distillation are used:
1. Water
2. Water and steam
3. Direct steam
4. Hydrodistillation
Then there is:
5. Cold Pressing or Expression:
6. Enfleurage:
7. Solvent Extraction
8. CO2 extraction
9. Florasols/Phytols
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/faqs/med…
http://www.naturesgift.com/extraction.ht…
Firstly determine what you want the essential oil for. If it is for candles or oil burners then the water fraction/method might suffice. If it was for medicinal purposes then you might need a combination of water extraction and solvent extraction to capture all potential active constituents.
Solvent extraction more info:
http://www.aromathyme.com/extraction.htm
You would need to crush the berries first.
Looking at this research paper methodology I think solvent extraction could be pretty complicated, requiring a lab:
http://striweb.si.edu/publications/PDFs/…
If you just want the essential oil for candles/oil burning perhaps steam distillation might suffice.
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