The Art of Spagyrics: Distillation of Essential Oils

In this video I elaborate on the essential oil distillation process in the spagyric method. This example here is a little different from standard, as we were doing both a hydrodistillation and steam distillation at the same time (we had a lot of plant material!).

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Here’s a closeup of the hydrosol dripping out and collecting oil!

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