Ylang Ylang : Essential Oil Spotlight
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Ylang Ylang : Essential Oil Spotlight

Ylang Ylang Essential Oil Family Name: Annonaceae Common Name: Ylang Ylang Botanical Name: Cananga odorata Extraction method: Water or steam distillation of the freshly picked flowers.Odour:  â€˜A pale yellow oil with a powerful floral and intensely sweet odour’. General Description Ylang Ylang is a tropical evergreen tree,…

Thyme: Essential Oil Spotlight
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Thyme: Essential Oil Spotlight

Thyme Essential Oil Family Name: Lamiaceae Common Name: Thyme Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris. Extraction method: Steam distillation of the dried or partially dried leaves and flowering tops.Odour:  â€˜Intense warm herbaceous odour, distinctly aromatic’ General Description Thyme is a hardy perennial sub-shrub, growing to a height of 10 to…

Hydrosols

Hydrosols

Hydrosols, also known as floral waters, hydroflorates, flower waters , fragrant waters or distillates are products from steam distilling plant materials.   A hydrosol is the aromatic water that remains after steam-distilling or hydro-distilling botanical material.  Hydrosols are like essential oils…