The use of essential oils helps to be beautiful and desirable woman, solve many health problems. Essential oils are completely natural, it's really natural cosmetics without using preservatives and artificial additives.Cooking oils occurs in such a way that allows you to save all the useful components and ensures their perception of the body natural level.
Chemicals essential oil getting into the body, stimulate the production of certain hormones cause the body to start the self-healing. A volatile aromatic substances affect certain areas of the brain associated with emotions, relieve irritability, calm and cause a positive reaction.
In some plant essential oils contained in such small quantities that they have certain difficulties in obtaining. Particularly rich in plant oils, the area which is growing in hot climates. The essential oil can be in any part of the plant: in the villi of leaves, stem, petals, bark and wood fibers. Despite its name, the essential oils are composed of fat, in most cases a density less than the density of water.Cooking oils depends on the source material, and the cost is determined by the quality and the percentage of aromatic compounds. In addition, many species of plants and valuable in terms of production, are rare and protected, and manufacturers of aromatic oils are obliged to pay an environmental fee.
Each technologycooking oils has its own characteristics and secrets. There are several ways to make a valuable aromatic product.
Enfleurage
The production technology is quite simple. Wax or animal fat is applied to the glass plate, it laid out an even layer of grass or flower petals. Top cover with the same glass, and the entire structure is pressed against the load. Harvesting costs a few days, until the fat is saturated with essential oil plants. Then wax or grease carefully collected and get lipstick heated or mixed with alcohol. The chemical reaction occurs separation of pure essential oil, which is then used as a basis in the food or cosmetic industries.
Try atpreparation of essential oils at home use a similar recipe. This can be done in two ways. In the first method, you need to insist petals or leaves of plants in alcohol, then the solution was filtered. The second method involves the infusion in hot oil feedstock. It is better to take refined since it does not have an odor. Then, the resulting solution is to press and stored in a dark vial in a refrigerator. The longer you press the feedstock, the greater will be the smell of your "home" essential oil.
Distillation
Considered to be the most economicalmethod of preparation of essential oils. Some plants are subjected to this process immediately after harvest, other pre-dried. The raw material is heated or steamed is placed in boiling water. Under high temperature are destroyed intracellular membranes and oil comes out. Then begins the process of distillation itself. On special coil liquid containing essential oil into the filter, where the separation of water and plant essences. In this process, it is important to observe the correct temperature, since too high temperatures may degrade the quality of essential oil. Incidentally, this method can be used forpreparation of essential oils at homeUsing structure assembled on the principle of "moonshine." Water is involved in the distillation may be used alone, it retains a residual long floral fragrance.
Extraction
This methodcooking oils used in the processing of citrus fruits: oranges, tangerines, grapefruit and bergamot. Oil literally squeeze the peel of delicious fruits, using a centrifuge. Earlier, before the development of modern technology, this process was manually. Oil was extruded, and then squeezed sponge collected liquid collected in the container. Want to gocooking oils at home? Feel free to use this ancient but very effective way.
All essential oils are divided according to the time of exhalation silnoletuchie, of moderately and non-volatile. The smell of the first group of oils disappears during the day, it includes eucalyptus, basil, lemon, lime and grapefruit. Sredneletuchih retain fragrance oil for 2-3 days, they tone and a beneficial effect on metabolism (chamomile, lavender, geranium). Non-volatile aroma of essential oils will please not less than 7 days, it relaxes and soothes the nervous system (frankincense, myrrh, patchouli).
Svetlana Krutova
Women's magazine JustLady