Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • Step 1: Start Here!

    • Step 2: What are we doing?

    • Step 3 : Syllabus Distilling Therapeutic Essential Oils and Hydrosols 2021

    • Live Class Zoom Link - 7/20 7pm CT

    • How To Submit Assignments in Slack

    • Slack Homework Submission Instructions
  • 2

    Wave 1: What to do

    • Your Instructions
  • 3

    Wave 1: Alternative Distillation Methods Part 1

    • 1-Video: Introduction (52 sec)

    • 2-Video: Kitchen Equipment To Make Hydrosols (4:00)

    • 3-Video: Countertop Hydrosol-Demonstration (19:51)

    • 4-Video: Alternative Still Equipment (5:35)

    • 5-Video: Making An Alternative Still Demo (7:18)
  • 4

    Wave 1: Steam Distillation & Equipment

    • Video: Steam Distillation Unit Setup Part 1 (8:08)

    • Video: Steam Distillation Unit Setup Part 2 (4:55)

    • Video: Steam Distillation Unit Setup Part 3 (8:07)
  • 5

    Wave 1: Essential Oil Basics

    • Video: Essential oil basics part 1 (11:28)

    • PDF: Essential oil basics for topical applications - part 1

    • Video: Essential oil basics part 2 (15:28)

    • PDF: Essential oil basics - part 2

    • Video: Essential oil basics part 3 (6:44)

    • PDF: Essential oil basics - part 3

    • Video: Essential oil basics part 4 (7:51)

    • PDF: Essential oil basics - part 4
  • 6

    Wave 2

    • What we're doing in Wave 2
  • 7

    Cold Pressing Processing

    • Before You Begin....

    • PDF: DIY Oil Press Materials and Supply list

    • Video: Background on Cold Pressing Oils (3:17)

    • PDF: Oilseed Presses Fact Sheet

    • Note about Expeller Press Configuration Video

    • Video: Expeller Press Configuration (2:40)

    • Video: Going through the components for your press (3:41)

    • Video: Processing Infused Oils (5:32)

    • Video: Alternative Press Materials (4:08)

    • PDF: DIY Oil Press Resource List
  • 8

    Steam Distillation Example: Monarda

    • Video 1 - EO Distillation Setup - loading Bioflask

    • Video 2 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 3 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 4 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 5 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 6 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 7 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 8 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 9 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 10 - EO Distllation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 11 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 12 - EO Distillation #1 - Monarda

    • Video 13 - EO Distillation Cleanup

    • Video 14 - EO Distillation Dissasembly
  • 9

    Steam Distillation Example: German Chamomile

    • Video 1 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 2 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 3 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 4 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 5 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 6 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 7 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile

    • Video 8 - EO Distillation #2 - German chamomile
  • 10

    Steam Distillation Example: Co-Distillation

    • Video Demo 1: EO Distillation #4 - Co-distill (6:20)

    • Video Demo 2: EO Distillation #4 - Co-distill (1:07)

    • Video Demo 3: EO Distillation #4 - Co-distill (48 sec)

    • Video Demo 4: EO Distillation #4 - Co-distill (3:15)
  • 11

    Wave 3

    • What We're Doing ...
  • 12

    Cold Pressing Essential Oils: Method 2

    • Video Demo 1: Countertop Method Supplies (3:22)

    • Video Demo 2: Countertop Method First Steps (1:42)

    • Video Demo 3: Extracting the Essential Oil (5:54)

    • Essential Oil Cold Press Notes
  • 13

    Copper Alembic Distillation Example: Yarrow

    • 1 - Yarrow in Copper Alembic

    • 2 - Yarrow in Copper Alembic

    • 3 - Yarrow in Copper Alembic

    • 4 - Yarrow in Copper Alembic
  • 14

    Hydrosols: The True Distillate

    • Video: Introduction to Hydrosols in the Apothecary (6:04)

    • Video: Hydrosol Quality & Usage (15:38)

    • Video: Hydrosols - Shelf Storage (32:40)

    • PDF: Hydrosol Shelf Life

    • Video: Hydrosols- Internal Usage (11:54)
  • 15

    Resource Documents

    • A dozen ways to use Hydrosols

    • Basic EO Blending

    • EO and Hydrosol Book List

    • Hydrosols

    • Hydrosol pH

    • EO and Hydrosol Distillation Log

    • EO and Hydrosol Recipes

    • Safety Considerations when Distilling Essential Oils_
  • 16

    Live Student Session: July 20, 2021

    • Video: Live Student Session: July 20, 2021 (1 hr, 23 min)

    • PDF Slideshow: Hydrosol Sitz Treatment

    • PDF Slideshow: Final Hydrosol Assignment

    • Video: Live Student Session: September 12, 2020 (1 hr, 55 min)