How Do You Distill Essential Oil Of White Ginger Lily?
White ginger lily is the white blooming version of Hedychium, a half-hardy perenial blooming plant often grown as an annual. Also known as butterfly lily and garland lily, the white ginger lily has a very fragrant bloom whose essential oil is used in many perfumes and body care products. The most common way to harvest essential oil from the white ginger lily is through steam distillation. Steam distillation is an uncomplicated process and a great way to capture the summer-blooming scent of white ginger lily for use all year long. Harvest the flowers from your white ginger lily and place them in the retort. The best time to harvest the flowers is in the early morning after the dew has dried or in the late afternoon after the heat of the day has passed. Start the steam generator according the system’s instructions. The pressurized steam will rise through the retort and vaporize the white ginger lily’s volatile oils then carry them through the condenser and into the separator. Separate th
