This is the type of cosmetics production culture we have been committed to exporting in the U.S. for decades
The techniques of
preparation of scented oils by maceration of flowers, herbs
and spices in vegetable oils has remained largely the
same over the centuries, until the development of the process
of distilling the essence which allowed to
replace at least part of the long process of maceration,
giving also aromatic
oils therapeutic
efficacy and safety of use unknown before.
The therapeutic properties of the essential
oils in pharmacology are also the foundation of
their special and profound action in dermo-cosmetics.
That branch of aromatherapy known
as aroma cosmetic uses the power of
penetration through the tissues of the essences to
establish beauty treatments that are not limited to the
surface of the skin, but to be correct in a
stable cells renewal process.
The antiseptic power of the essences
is active, not only for lesions, wounds and sores, even for
a general time-disinfectant action to rid the skin
of microinfection that cause pimples, eczema, rashes, etc..
Essential oils perform the function of stimulating the
exhausted tissues, promote cell renewal and maintain constant
the level of purification.
The best results are obtained with blends
of essential oils that work in synergy with oils or
creams or emulsions.
The most recent research has developed dermo-cosmetic functional
products based on specific essences for various
treatments that integrate the therapeutic
aspect-base with the aesthetic.
More practically, the plants can
be considered as a laboratory containing many chemicals,
extractable in different ways depending on the
method used. From each of these methods it is possible
to obtain a final product with specific requirements
and characteristics, with specific therapeutic
indications. The extractive techniques applied
to material of vegetable nature, are employed as well
as for obtaining the pure active principle, removing unwanted
components from the plants.
Aromacosmetics are based on the therapeutic action of
extracted herbs and flowers and essentials oils.
The sources and quality of the row natural ingredients
play a primary role, harvest must occur in season and in the (balsamic time)
when the plants offer the most of their therapeutic properties
How essential oils are treated in the Italian monasteries?
1)
MACERATION;
Parts of the fresh plant are placed
in an airtight container and covered with almond oil or other base
oils for 30 days
2) FILTERING AND SCREENING;
After this period the oil is filtered and
transferred into another container and skips to the pressing plant mixed with
oil that contains most of the functional substances in the plant itself. Two
more days of resting, then a second screening and other purifying processes
occur before the oil, filtered and pure, is ready for distillation.
3)DISTILLED;
Essential
oils are obtained by steam distillation. The pressurized
steam is introduced into the lower part of the distiller and
passes through the plant parts or oil to vaporize the
volatile oils contained in them. It is a method that
applies to most of the aromatic plants and exploits the
physical properties of essences, in particular their
volatility.It is to separate the essential oil from the plant
origin using a jet of water vapor, which invests plant
tissues and "carries" the essence. From the process you
get two final products: the
distillate and the aromatic water. This is the water
that comes from the condensation of the
same steam, scented by a small fraction of
essence dissolved in it.
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