Introducing a one of a kind: Essential Oil Distillation Class!
This hands on 3 hour class is taught by Cher Lynne. Cher is an essential oil and hydrosol distiller from California. She has vast knowledge and experience making distillates and perfumes from natural plant sources. Check out Cher's social media: Insta @eoapothecare | FB Essential Oil Apothecary | www.essentialoilapothecary.com
Covered in this class:
History of distillation.
Mechanics of the still including set up and tear down.
Processing raw material.
Each student will have their own personal still to distill plant material.
Classroom handout provided.
Raw material is provided for distillation.
All required utensils for distillation collection such as collection bottles and spray bottles are included.
15% off stills if students would like to purchase stills to continue their work.
Skills gained in this fun essential oil class include, ability to produce your own locally made aroma products, distillation basics before advancing to larger stills, create your own small business by selling hydrosols or ingredients for use in skin care products.
No experience required, all materials provided. PLEASE NOTE, participants MUST remain sober (cannot consume cannabis or other intoxicating substances) for duration of class as we will be handling heat and solvents. There will be an opportunity to enjoy an apres class puff, included as thank you gift.
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Cher Lynne's Bio:
Scent is a very personal story for me. As as child, I was mesmerized by history books offering glimpses of aromatic production and daily use. I was struck by Marie Antoinette’s orangeries at Versaille and Ancient Egyptian aromatics use in both daily life and the after life. By the time I was eight, I was picking my mother’s beautiful french roses and heating up the soft fragrant petals in water to try and recreate rose water. Most flowers on the farm did not see the autumn with my experimental hands. It wasn’t until 2014 that I purchased my first still, back when copper stills had to be imported from Portugal. There was very little information which gave space for plenty of mistakes but more so, plenty of experimentation. From those early distilling years, a desire grew to teach classes and demonstrate the connection between plant and a highly useful finished products such as hydrosols and essential oil. The art of distillation is truly an art form, with choosing plant or flower material to regulating heat and finally to incorporating uses. Some speak to the magic of the still and indeed there is alchemy, a special kind of magic or soulful ancient experience that happens when producing an aromatic water or oil from a foraged plant.
I am a third generation herbalist, distiller, natural perfume academy graduate and curator of rare small production essential oils, absolutes, concretes and floral waxes. I began my canadian aromatherapy training in 2000 and continued in 2009 in tandem with the herbalism program at the The College of Health Sciences in Oregon. I completed my natural perfume diploma in 2023 and am in progress with the Advanced Perfumer program in 2024. I’ve dedicated a lifetime to speaking the language of plants, trees and flowers that communicates through in my curated apothecary, the travel I do to vet producers and in my many artisan distillations.
$440.00
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