Hello, hello. So, here's the 'deal'..I pretty much want to make, and use my own oils rather than go to some shop, and buy them, but I'm not sure which method to extract the oils are best. The first method I heard of was filling a jar with the herb(s), covering the herbs with some kind of cooking oil, leaving it in a windowsill for a month, shaking it daily, then straining it into a container and storing it. The second method was putting two cups of oil to 1 cup of dried herbs/ 2 cups of fresh herbs in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water for 3 hours, then strain the oil. The third and last method I heard was putting a cup of lard in a saucepan over a low flame until it melts then adding the powdered herb(s) and mixing them together for about 10-15 minutes then straining it through a cheesecloth. Which one of these methods will extract the oil more potently, and keep it as 'pure' as possible? Any other methods anyone uses would also be appreciated. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/help.gif)

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This post has been edited by SangueDiNapoli: Mar 29 2006, 02:02 AM