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== Properties of essential oils ==
In its distillery centres Homeopharma extracts the essential substance of many plants: their aromas. Once collected in flasks, the natural concentrate may heal those who suffer from sicknesses ailments, such as: stress, warts, insomnia, the affection of sinus, ears or larynx, rheumatism, flu symptoms, impotence, stomach pain and many more.
'''How do you get this aromatic substance?'''
In most cases by water steam distillation at low temperature and low pressure. This technique allows to extract most of the active substances from the plant. Before distillation they are called essence. After it is called essential oil. Only 10% of plants produce an essence. And if the latter and although the essence can be found throughout the plant, it is mainly concentrated in ''a single organ, such as root, rhizome (rootstock), wood, bark, leaf, stem, flower, seed or fruit. That These are the organs from which the essential oil is harvestedobtained.''.
Distilled are ylang-ylang flowers, cinnamon bark, niaouli leaves or vetiver roots. Please note, the composition of the essence of a plant differs slightly from that of the essential oil of the same plant, because the distillation cannot entire entirely extract the properties within the plant.
The essential oil of mint is easier to obtain because of the leaves. A slightly irregular low heat slightly irregular is enough. But a bit of stronger heat is needed to break the structure of a bark and to release its larger aromatic molecules. And still<!-- Still, the plant will release only a part of itits ... properties.-->
Citrus essential oil (orange, bergamot, lemon, mandarin) is obtained by squeezing the exocarp, the outer skin of the fruits, at room temperature.
''Warning: never more than four oils because beyond they neutralise each other. ''
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