Essential oil distiller

[IdahoHerbalist]

Was getting ready to send you an email on just that topic. I think we should start with something in the essential oil realm before we branch out to the REAL reason you got it, right?

Make sure you put up lots of notes and photos. I can't wait to see how you go with it.

[Doc Jones]

IdahoHerbalist wrote:

Was getting ready to send you an email on just that topic. I think we should start with something in the essential oil realm before we branch out to the REAL reason you got it, right?

Errr...yeah...yeah...right....essential oils!

Doc

Now now guys....people will think you're a pair of rednecks

The still could come in handy for so many things:

Alcohol for tincture making.... no....stop it....tincture making I'm telling you....
Essential oils
Medicinal hydrosols

[IdahoHerbalist]

Fey wrote:

Now now guys....people will think you're a pair of rednecks

Now why would they have to THINK we were rednecks? Where we live that is the norm.

But you sound so civilised

Speaking of redneck (yes, here's me going off on a tangent again with a bit of trivia), I read somewhere that sesame oil has PABA in it and that it makes a good sunscreen. I'll have to remember to look that up again.

Chiming in much later on this thread.....
I'd be interested in how this distiller has worked.
Was this non-electric?
I'm looking for the optimal combo of distilling for water and for essential oils.
May be impossible.

Thanks.
PS - this is my first post.

[IdahoHerbalist]

It worked well. Did decent on lavender and was doing good on Cloves before I let it run out of water and damaged it. It is being repaired now.