What is the exact proportion of Hexane is required for higher yield of essential oils?

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Karen A. Darbinyan

Hello, hexane extraction not so good choice for essential oil extraction. May be Better to switch to distillation method?

Moncef Chouaibi

Please, use the water for hydrodistillation of essential oils.

Valerie Steele

Not all essential oil compounds will be extracted using water, but you definitely need a distillation method. That defines what you extract as an essential oil. If you just extract with a solvent, hexane or any other, what you have is an extract not an essential oil. There was a long discussion several months ago on this forum about how to define an essential oil which would be useful to look at.

Sandeep Kumar

Respected Sir,

Thanks for your Valuable suggestion. This information is really helpful.

Thanks and regards.

Your welcome!