Rose Oil Hydro Distillation Process

Rose essential oil is a very precious essential oil, prized for its unique fragrance and medicinal properties. Rose essential oil mainly comes from rose petals, and the extraction method is also very complicated. Below I will introduce to you the extraction method of rose essential oil.

1. Pick rose petals

First, you need to pick the petals of the rose when it is in bloom. It’s best to pick in the morning because the petals at this time contain the most essential oils. Also avoid picking on rainy days, as rain will affect the fragrance and quality of the petals.

2. Feeding

Place the picked petals into the still. Stainless steel stills generally retain the aroma and quality of essential oils better.

3. Distillation

The distillation time is generally 3-4 hours, and this time can be adjusted according to actual conditions. During the distillation process, the quality and temperature of the water need to be constantly checked to ensure the quality and purity of the essential oil.

At the same time, using saturated flower water containing rose essential oil as the solvent for rose distillation for re-distillation can reduce the dissolution rate of water-soluble aroma components in rose flowers in the flower water, which not only increases the yield of rose essential oil, but also improves the quality of rose essential oil.

The re-distillation method has the best effect on improving the quality and yield of rose essential oil, and is an ideal method for extracting Damask rose essential oil.

4. Separate essential oils

When the distillation is completed, the rose essential oil and hydrosol can be separated through the oil-water separator. The essential oil can then be poured into a dry glass bottle and sealed for storage. Essential oils are usually light yellow or light pink in color and have a strong rose scent. Rose hydrosol can be used directly as a toner.

Summarize

The above is the extraction method of rose essential oil. Although this process is relatively tedious, the extracted essential oils are of very high quality and have high medicinal and cosmetic value.