ABSOLUTE OILS
Absolute Oils Solvent Extracted Products
Absolute Oils are solvent extracted products. They produced by a multi-step process which involves first extracting the flower (or other biomass) with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. After the hexane is evaporated a waxy product is obtained called the CONCRETE. The concrete is then extracted using a polar solvent such as ethanol. The polarity of ethanol will allow extraction of the volatile aromatics from the concrete while leaving behind the non-polar plant waxes which don't dissolve well in ethanol. Finally, the ethanol is evaporated to leave behind the absolute which will typically have 1-5% ethanol remaining in it and sometimes a trace of hexane, depending on the method used. There are certain exceptions to this process involving only natural, food-grade, grain alcohol for the entire extraction process thus no hexane will be found in this vanilla absolute which is used in many flavor, fragrance and aromatherapy applications.
Absolute Oils are solvent extracted products. They produced by a multi-step process which involves first extracting the flower (or other biomass) with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. After the hexane is evaporated a waxy product is obtained called the CONCRETE. The concrete is then extracted using a polar solvent such as ethanol. The polarity of ethanol will allow extraction of the volatile aromatics from the concrete while leaving behind the non-polar plant waxes which don't dissolve well in ethanol. Finally, the ethanol is evaporated to leave behind the absolute which will typically have 1-5% ethanol remaining in it and sometimes a trace of hexane, depending on the method used. There are certain exceptions to this process involving only natural, food-grade, grain alcohol for the entire extraction process thus no hexane will be found in this vanilla absolute which is used in many flavor, fragrance and aromatherapy applications.
ABSOLUTE OILS
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![]() Absolute, Helichrysum Immortelle Absolute, Part Used: Flowering Top, Method: Solvent extraction, Origin: France, Purchase: sold in weight 1 ounce to 16 ounces.
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