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| | What are Essential Oils (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) |
 | | Other factors that should be taken into consideration during the harvest include the amount of dew on the leaves, the percentage of plant in bloom, and the weather conditions during the two weeks prior to the harvest. |
 | | Also, because of the volatility of the essential oils, to prevent herbs from drying out prior to being distilled (and so, losing many of the precious, aromatic molecules to evaporation), distillers should be located as close to the field as possible. |
 | | However, distillation is as much a science as it is an art, and subtle differences in distillation equipment and processing conditions can translate into huge differences in essential oil quality. |
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