Distilling herbs

Learn how you can create your own hydrosols from aromatic plants from your garden or the wild by using common kitchen equipment…no copper alembic still needed. Hydrosols are the condensed, distilled aromatic vapor from plants and contain small amounts of essential and volatile oils. It’s easier than

Our Copper Alembic Distiller

When most people get headaches, they usually reach for Tylenol. But here's how to make herbal Tylenol, a natural alternative.

Yarrow Hydrosol A hydrosol or “flower waters” is made by distilling leaves, flowers, and fruits. The heat in the distillation process frees volatile oils and other small water soluble plant...

Have you ever asked yourself what you can do with herbs after you've made tea, infused oils, tinctures, vinegars, and honeys? Here are some fun ways to upcycle the remaining plant material, often called the “marc,” into other fine uses and crafts.

A while back we did a distillation at Radiance in downtown Lancaster. Lori Stahl of Stahl Gallery was there, and brought her camera. Lori has come to a few different classes, and her camera is always unobtrusive. I'd pretty much forgotten about it until Sarah gave me a dvd full of pictures last week. There are probably about 100 photos, and without going through each and every one yet, I thought it would be fun to share a few. They are so gorgeous. For this distillation, we used hyssop. The…

If you're growing a juniper cultivar called "Spartan" (Juniperus chinensis "Spartan"),...

make your own essential oils in your kitchen with this essential oil distiller. Lots of photos...

Destillatio provides everything you need for the production of your own essential oils, perfumes and natural remedies, and we are always happy to show you how you can make your own essential oils. Feel free to visit us anytime...