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A handcrafted copper alembic still beside a bottle of freshly distilled lavender hydrosol and fresh floral botanicals on a wooden table

What to Do With Hydrosol: How to Use Floral Wat...

A practical guide to using hydrosol (floral water) at home for facial mists, toners, linen and room sprays, and skincare bases, plus how to store it and how long it...

What to Do With Hydrosol: How to Use Floral Wat...

A practical guide to using hydrosol (floral water) at home for facial mists, toners, linen and room sprays, and skincare bases, plus how to store it and how long it...

Copper alembic still on a winter porch with fresh pine and conifer boughs for evergreen hydrosol

How to Make Pine Needle and Conifer Hydrosol at...

A careful, step-by-step guide to steam-distilling fresh pine and conifer needles into hydrosol (and a little essential oil) in a copper alembic still, with species safety and honest yields.

How to Make Pine Needle and Conifer Hydrosol at...

A careful, step-by-step guide to steam-distilling fresh pine and conifer needles into hydrosol (and a little essential oil) in a copper alembic still, with species safety and honest yields.

Copper hammered essential oil distiller with curved arm, thermometer, and collection vessel surrounded by dried flowers and amber bottles.

How to Make Rose Water With a Copper Alembic Still

If you want to make rose water with a copper alembic still , you are looking at one of the most beautiful and natural use cases for traditional botanical distillation.

How to Make Rose Water With a Copper Alembic Still

If you want to make rose water with a copper alembic still , you are looking at one of the most beautiful and natural use cases for traditional botanical distillation.

Copper still kit for lemon essential oil extraction

Lemon Oil Extraction at Home: Steam Distillatio...

Capturing Sunshine in a Bottle Lemon essential oil is liquid sunshine, bright, uplifting, and endlessly versatile. While most commercial lemon oil is produced through cold-pressing on an industrial scale, steam...

Lemon Oil Extraction at Home: Steam Distillatio...

Capturing Sunshine in a Bottle Lemon essential oil is liquid sunshine, bright, uplifting, and endlessly versatile. While most commercial lemon oil is produced through cold-pressing on an industrial scale, steam...

Copper alembic still kit for witch hazel hydrosol preparation

How to Make Witch Hazel Hydrosol with a Copper ...

Rediscovering Real Witch Hazel If you have ever used witch hazel from a pharmacy shelf, you may think you know what this botanical has to offer. But the truth is,...

How to Make Witch Hazel Hydrosol with a Copper ...

Rediscovering Real Witch Hazel If you have ever used witch hazel from a pharmacy shelf, you may think you know what this botanical has to offer. But the truth is,...

Handcrafted copper alembic still kit for tea tree oil distillation

How to Distill Tea Tree Oil at Home with a Copp...

Distilling Tea Tree Oil: A Rewarding Challenge Tea tree oil is one of the most widely used essential oils in the world, prized for its remarkable antiseptic and antifungal properties....

How to Distill Tea Tree Oil at Home with a Copp...

Distilling Tea Tree Oil: A Rewarding Challenge Tea tree oil is one of the most widely used essential oils in the world, prized for its remarkable antiseptic and antifungal properties....