Juniper Oil 5 ml Juniperus communis L.

It is a tree belonging to the genus Juniperus of the Cupressaceae family, with fragrant, sharp long leaves, black, cone-shaped fruits, capable of growing up to an average of 8-9 meters, and living for hundreds of years. It is an essential oil obtained from the fruits of the juniper tree by the distillation method.

Extraction Method

Distillation

Areas of Use

Internal: Suitable for internal use. It is recommended to take 1-2 drops of oil dropped into water.

External:

• In hair care, it may help cleanse the scalp and strengthen hair roots.
• When used as a massage oil, it may help provide relaxation in the applied areas.
• Can be used in men's perfumery, baths, and oil lamps.
• Can be used to prevent flaking and dandruff-prone hair.

What is Oil?

Organic substances containing high amounts of carbon and hydrogen, which do not mix with water but can easily mix with other oils.

Volatility and Stability in Oils

Fixed Oil

• Liquid products usually obtained from the fruits and seeds of plants.
• They are odorless. Used as a carrier in essential oils. Obtained by pressing, extraction, and maceration methods. Fixed oils are used alone. Used internally and externally depending on the properties of the oils. Leaves a stain when dropped because it is a fixed oil.

Essential Oil

• Essential oil is a natural product obtained from the leaf, fruit, bark, or root parts of plants, liquid at room temperature, usually colorless or light yellow, volatile, with a strong odor.
• They have their own characteristic scents. Obtained by the water/steam distillation method. Essential oils are not used alone. They should be diluted with fixed oils in specific ratios. Except for exceptions, they are not used internally. Does not leave a stain where dropped because it is volatile.

Oil Extraction Methods

Cold Pressing

The process of crushing the usually seed parts of plants rich in fixed oil with the help of a press to extract their oil. In the cold press method, the quality of the produced oil is high because the beneficial and valuable contents in the oil are not lost.

Steam Distillation

The process carried out by steam distillation; placing plants, fresh or dry, into a container with a separate basket inside, boiling the water below and passing it as steam through the plants, then cooling this steam again to separate the essential oil and the water carrying the beneficial properties of the distilled plant residue, known as hydrosol (flower water).

Maceration

Maceration is oily mixtures prepared by letting herbal drugs, after being broken down, sit in a fixed oil for a period. It is a method of separating natural plant components that pass into the fixed oil.