First Plant Distillation This is Part Three of blog series on Distillation. See Part One: About Distillation and Part Two: How to Prepare Your Still. Preparing for your first plant distillation is a journey to embrace.... For your first distillation, I recommend...
(Part II of Distillation Series) Have you received your copper alembic still? Here is information on how to prepare the still for the first plant distillation. This is an important step, so be sure to follow and you are sure to have days and years of beautiful...
About Distillation Where to begin......Are you interested in exploring Distillation for hydrosols and maybe even essential oils? Do you have a still or are you thinking about getting one? Learn the basics of distilling in this 4 part blog series. What is Distillation?...
The following is for the Blogfest created by Roxana Villa for May Flowers. http://journal.illuminatedperfume.com/2010/04/may-flowers.html I walk outside this evening after a day of heavy much needed rain. The relief the plants and the earth feel is apparent. All that...
What's the difference between Ravintsara and Ravensare? This is my attempt at understanding the differences, the misinformation and the controversy of these two essential oils. Ravintsara and Ravensara are both obtained from trees belonging in the Lauraceae family....
http://journal.illuminatedperfume.com/2009/11/adventure-ahead.html “Plants mean nothing in isolation; they are a life-form rooted in and identified by their community, by their relationships to and interactions with all other life on Earth”. (Buhner) I...
By garden, I mean anything from the actual garden that you planted on your land to the plants growing up through the cracks in the city (e.g., St. John’s Wort in the sidewalks of Seattle). Your garden includes the natural landscape which you can drive to, walk to, or...