Herbalism and perfumery have always gone hand in hand; there is just an illusion that industry separated us, and a bad false rumor circulating that to make natural perfume is to "waste" plants. I would argue that the real carbon loss is lost to people not caring about their alcohol bases and how the plants are grown upon the land which should be considered first. Botanical perfumery, is no different than herbalism, we simply have different end uses for our products.
Aromatic Plants We Grow and Extract for Perfume and/or Incense Locations: West Orient Oregon, Portland Oregon, Molalla Oregon. Abutilon Agrimony Alyssum Angelica Arborvitae Artemisia ludoviciana Artemisia princeps Asafoetida Bachelor Buttons - Pink Bachelor Buttons - dark blue heirloom Basil - Siam Basil - lime Basil - sweet Basil - thai Berries -Blackberries Berries- Marionberries Berries -Raspberries - many varietals Berries -Strawberries Black Cumin Butterfly Bush Calamus Calendula Canary Balm Carrot...
ROSE (R. rugosa, R. alba, R. damascena, R. gallica, R. Centifolia. ) Delivery Methods Rose Essential Oil: V (Vaporizer), T(Topical), I (Internal), S (Suppository), P(Perfume) Rose Absolute: P(Perfume), LT (Limited Topical) Yield: 60 roses for 1 drop of essential oil Ethnobotanical Uses Roses have long been revered for their intoxicating fragrance, utilized in love charms and beauty oils since the dawn of cosmetics. Distilled for over 2,000 years, rose water...
Extracting the Essences of Baltic Amber and Linden It has traditionally always been viewed as difficult, if not impossible, to draw the essence of certain delicate flowers. Linden is notorious for offering up an essence that is so changed from it’s original form as to be displeasing to those wishing to claim that perfect bright-honey fragrance with the gentle, soft, green heart notes that smell like fresh sweet pea flowers...
RING BOTANICALS - Wholesale Pricing and Policies for 2017-2018 Essential Oils Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) - $12.00 (Iimited seasonal availability - LSA) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) $10.00 Black Poplar Oil (Populous trichocarpa) $10.00 Western Juniper (Juniperous occidentalis) $10.00 Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) $10.00 (coming soon - Italy! ) Western Hemlock Spruce $10.00 Grand Fir $10.00 Oregon Forest Attar $15.00 ( special codistillation of Oregon Trees into Black Poplar Oil Lavandin...
HYDROSOLS WHOLESALE PRICES - 2017-2018 *Please note availability may vary depending on weather and harvest cycles. Custom distillations, and co-distillations are available upon request; minimum volume purchase of 2 liters of hydrosol. Can be shipped in plastic or glass depending on preference for shipping and/or storage. *To ensure wholesale orders of hydrosols of pink lavender, rose, roman chamomile, sweet marjoram, catnip, lemon balm, rosemary, and other limited volume offerings it...
Blue Moon Distillation - White sage and Rosemary 12/29/2013 2 Comments Here is an account of a distillation I did this last summer on the Blue Blue Moon:I did a special distillation today with a friend. We like to do co-distillations on the full moon and today's was particularly wild and wonderful....a Blue Moon no less. I harvested a giant armload of "ARP" Rosemary (nice and vibrant this time...
It is one of those rare fall days when where the world is so clear and stunningly bright that everything alive seems to be reaching up in gratitude. The pineapple sage blooms like fireworks exploding in slow motion. Dahlias I have never seen open proudly show their rose-burnished faces. Seeds and leaves fall with sighs and whispers of relief. The bay, the jasmine, the white sage and blue cypress: I...
Roses – Part I In the early summer of 2007 I had the honor of being invited out to a rose breeding program in Yamhill, Oregon to harvest petals for distillation. I wasn’t quite sure what the botanical scene would look like but raced out early on a sunny morning to see what I could collect. I was astounded to find an enormous plot of roses, the size of...
The Apprenticeship Part I By Jessica Ring Every Tuesday since winter stepped forward, I have been gifted a full day with my two apprentices, Hannah Hulett and Alexi Hedlund. Together we are healers with heart compasses aligned along the same arrow of intention: to make beautiful fragrant medicine from plants, filling the basket of our collective mind with as much aromatic knowledge as we can hold. ...
Distilling Douglas Fir in Oregon USA Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) can be a difficult plant to distill. Contrary to popular belief, not all of the conifers yield large amounts of oil. When I distill ten gallons of well-prepped Dougy Fir branch tips in my copper still I get between 7 and 15 ml of essential oil. It is worth every moment of labor that goes into this process. The...
Crooked River Aromatics: Part I Every year I travel to Eastern Oregon's High Desert to harvest Western Juniper needles for essential oil distillation. I usually go alone, so that I can relish the silence and slow outward expansion of the senses.... but this year felt perfect for company. I called on my good friend, Willow, and asked if another desert adventure together sounded right. Our last escapade to ...
Lavender Distillations dark and light 10/01/2013 9 Comments I have distilled the flowers from this field of lavender since the plants were just little babies. As they have put their roots further into the ground I have set my own life deeper and deeper into the magical world of perfume, alchemy, and plant medicine. Every year is different. Each year the harvest gets larger and the labor effort intensifies,...
Endometriosis and essential oils 01/14/2014 7 Comments Endometriosis and Essential Oils Endometriosis can be a brutal disease to cope with. Often, women go undiagnosed for years, suffering through pain and social misunderstandings, only to sink into the quagmire of Western medical options once they start seeking treatment. Pelvic pain and infertility can wear down the body and soul while the side effects and repercussions of hormonal medications and surgeries...
Fruit Accords In Natural Perfumery 12/29/2013 17 Comments Fruit Accords in Natural Perfumery Creating a fruit accord for perfume using natural botanical extracts (essential oils, absolutes, concretes, CO2 extracts, resinoids, floral waxes, isolates ect) is more challenging than creating a fruity aroma with synthetic materials. This is because while we have many citrus oils to choose from, as natural perfumers we are very limited when it comes to...
