Stove top Essential Oil Extractor

 OK I made another instructable about how to build a large essential oil extractor, this is a smaller version of that you can do on your stove.
BUT let it be known, this makes a incredibly small amount of oil.
This is ow it basically works, steam goes through the plant material this separates the oils and water form the plant material with the steam.
 The steam then raises then condenses on the bottom of the large metal bowl, the drips into the small metal bowl, this water is called hydro sol, floating on the top of that is the plants oil.

Step 1: Things you will need

A Large metal bowl
a small metal bowl
a three part steamer pot
(commonly used for seafood)
a glass container
ice
plant material

Comments

[itseasydomain]

Thanks for sharing this nice small home made essential oil extractor
What's the easiest way to know that bottom pot in now at 99% level

[marcellahella]

thanks! I always want to have one oil distiller, but they are so expensive! I will make one for shure!

[chikai0]

Very much appreciated this. Question: What is the hydro sol good for after the fact?

[CanfieldsFarm]

well its just water that tastes like what ever you extracted, so i am usually making mint oil, so i make the mint oil hydro sol into mint jelly.
I don't see much use for the pine hydro sol, but for food, or bath stuff like soap and bath salts.
It mainly flavored water you could just consume that. If you try concentrating it see what happens.
For more about extracting oil form plants check out my other for a lager essesial oil extractor.