Essential Oil Production
Innergy Therapy systems uses essential oils as a natural way to enhance healing for everyday health issues.
How Are Essential Oils Produced?
There are 10 distinct methods for extracting essential oils from plant materials:
Distillation Methods
1. Water Distillation
Plant material is boiled in water; steam carries oil droplets to a cooling chamber where they separate from water, with oil rising to the top.
2. Water and Steam Distillation
Plant material is suspended above water on a grate; low-pressure steam passes through, carrying oils to a condensing chamber.
3. Direct Steam Distillation
High-pressure steam is passed through fresh plant material with high boiling points (seeds, roots, wood).
Other Extraction Methods
4. Cold Pressing/Expression
Fruit or fruit peel is compressed; oil separates via high-speed rotation.
5. Carbon Dioxide Extraction
Uses liquid CO₂ as solvent; leaves "the truest to nature" oils with no residual solvent.
6. Solvent Extraction
Produces "concretes" and "absolutes," highly concentrated oils.
7. Phytonic Process
Developed in 1994 using Hydrofluorocarbon 134a; produces clear liquid oils called phytols.
8. Butane Extraction
Uses liquified butane; produces concretes refined into "Butaflor" absolutes.
9. Enfleurage
Flower petals layered on warm oils or wax; produces concentrates with approximately 1% essential oil content.