Description

Pre-Recorded Course

The visual support that will be presented and transmitted in PDF.

Here is the condensed program of the 3 training sessions:

1st course  
This course will focus on the various aspects to consider before the distillation of a hydrosol, namely:
– Definitions, what is a hydrosol, what is not a hydrosol.
– Distilled plants, some important notions of botany, cultivation vs. wild harvesting, harvest period, preparation of plant matter.
– The still, manufacturing materials, influence of design.
– Setting up a workspace specific to the distillation of hydrosols.

2nd Course 
In this course, we will discuss the main aspects related to the distillation of hydrosols and in particular:
– Sterilization and preparation of the material.
– Handling of the plant material and loading of the still.
– The different distillation techniques, advantages and disadvantages on the quality of hydrosols.
– Influence of some distillation parameters such as the flow rate, temperature or duration of distillation on the quality/composition of a hydrosol.
– Separation essential oil and hydrosol recovery.

3rd Course 
This course will focus on the various aspects to be considered just after the distillation of a hydrosol, namely:
– Conservation.
– Bottling and labeling.
– Analysis (chemical composition, microbiology, heavy metals).
– Evolution over time of a hydrosol.
– Shelf Life of a hydrosol and what it means.