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Production of Essential Oils


Published on: 01/14/ 2010 | By: Alex Quek | Rating: Unrated | Total Views: 729
About The Author: Mr Alexander Quek Poh Liak, graduated in 1986 from Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur with a Diploma in Science (with Distinction in Chemistry and Mathematics) and a Bachelor of Science Degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Campbell University, North Carolina, USA. He has more than 20 years experience in the Chemical Industry, especially in Personal Care and Household Care industries.
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  • Plants contain from 0.01 to 10% essential oil content. The average amount found in most aromatic plants is about 1 to 2%.
  • A 1% yield indicates that 100 kilos of plant material are required to produce 1 liter of essential oil.
  • It is interesting to note that the amount nature has provided in its original plant form strongly correlates to the amounts used in aromatherapy applications!
  • An oil such as the highly expensive rose oil yields just 0.01% essential oil. No wonder it is so costly!
  • Rose oil Bulgarian takes approximately 4,000 pounds of hand-picked flower petals to make 1 pound of oil, making it one of the most expensive oils that can be purchased!
  • 60,000 rose blooms are required to produce 1 ounce of rose oil.
  • 220 pounds of Lavender plant to produce 7 pounds of oil.
  • 400 kg of Thyme would produce 1kg of essential oil.
  • 6,000 kg of Orange blossoms to produce 1kg of Neroli.
  • Jasmine flowers must be picked by hand before the sun becomes hot on the very first day they open. It takes eight million hand-picked jasmine blossoms to produce 2.2 pounds of oil! That is why, it is also one of the most expensive oils on the market.
  • Sandalwood tree must be thirty years old and thirty feet high before it is cut down for distillation.


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