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純露的製造流程及薰衣草純露用途

by AdminEditor 21 Jan 2024

 我在十多年前夏天赴美國進行純露與精油的短期實務課程,上課地點在有機農場,農場地處偏僻之處,開車來回200公里才有超市,三餐都是農場請人外燴供餐,所以行前注意事項中特別叮嚀學員必須準備好自己必須生活用品,由於農場同時位處印第安保護區,在開車時還曾巧遇正在過馬路的野生火雞,徐徐踱步。

  課程參加者來自美國各地,有臨床護理師、也有芳療師,同時很多人擁有農場,同時本身也是蒸餾業者(distiller), 他們來自夏威夷、加州、奧勒岡州、華盛頓州、賓州、紐約州、阿拉斯加及加拿大等,我是唯一來自亞洲的華人,大家花費高額學費想學古法精煉的芳香技術。

我們分組每天採集並萃取植物,幾天下來我們共蒸餾九種植物:薰衣草、檸檬百里香、檸檬馬鞭草、德國洋甘菊、歐蓍草、一枝黃花(Goldenrod)、蜜蜂草(Bee Balm)、玫瑰天竺葵及花旗松。

我們採用古法講求慢工細活的銅器來萃取,市售多數的精油與純露是以不鏽鋼來萃取,銅器萃取能夠除去重金屬,可使精油的氣味更具層次感,純露的口感較溫和順口,但有些植物,本身因含抗菌成份如香芹酚,即是用銅器,仍保留辛辣口感,這口感來自香芹酚的緣故,如奧勒岡及蜜蜂草,同時銅器萃取的精油與純露產能較少,因過程中銅器需要不斷降溫及保持低溫,而不鏽鋼是以高溫加壓的方式生產,產量較高。所以在全世界最頂級的精油與純露都是以銅器萃取,目前發現最早的精油萃取器(alembic)即銅器手工鑄造,考古家在賽普勒斯發現被地震掩埋具有四千年歷史的萃取器。

所謂純露Hydrosols (歐洲人慣稱Hydro late),標準方式:1公斤的植物,加上3-5倍的水,共同蒸餾,水過多則過於稀釋,最好不要用自來水,其為死水,水質必須經過有機檢驗通過,檢測重金屬、硝酸鹽、硫磺,尤其是純露是可食用,因很多農藥易溶於水,則可能在蒸餾時殘留於純露中。

經過數小時後,植物遇上水蒸氣反應,植物中微細化學分子透過蒸餾後,冷卻凝結成純露,以水滴速度,慢慢產出純露,浮在上面即精油,而純露中含有極微量的精油,過程中每十五分鐘,要品嚐不同階段純露的口感及檢測PH值及溫度,可知滴滴精華得來不易。

  很多民眾常問我為何精油價差為何如此之大?自從我參加過實務課程就能理解,我分析以下因素:

1.生產方式:,如果是有機農場因無法用化肥、除草劑及農藥,產量較少,且需要休耕與輪種,一名有機薰衣草農場業者告訴我,25英畝 (約十甲地)一年只能生產250450ml的有機薰衣草精油。

2.採收方式:人工採收薰衣草,一旁還有很多忙著採蜜授粉的大黃蜂及蜜蜂,除了要小心被叮咬,需用剪刀將頂端花穗剪下來,在採洋甘菊時最辛苦,要用指尖一朵朵掐採花朵,當時我們五個人花費一小時才採收2.7公斤,僅萃取不到1ml精油,約萃取2700ml的純露,所以洋甘菊精油售價極高。

3.萃取方式:銅器萃取的精油與純露氣味較濃郁,我們同時比較用銅器與不鏽鋼萃取的薰衣草,不鏽鋼萃取口感比較辛辣及刺激,因不鏽鋼萃取法會保留較多的化學結構萜烯

4.植物本身:與植物的精油腺體分布有關,精油腺體多,產量也較多,如薰衣草花朵與葉子都有腺體,而檸檬及柑橘是以外皮萃取,所以來源多,售價也較低,以困難度高的香蜂草而言,有時4.5公斤才生產1ml精油,學員中有人經驗分享曾用36公斤香蜂草,卻仍萃取不到1ml,所以香蜂草精油常有摻假的問題,混雜檸檬及薄荷,真正的香蜂草精油1ml常要上萬元,玫瑰精油也是如此,二千朵才萃取一滴,1ml玫瑰精油要價數千元,一位日本芳療師訪台時,跟我透露連日本都曾發生玫瑰精油造假過。

5.產量:以目前最熱門種植的薰衣草有二種:真正薰衣草(True Lavender )及新薰衣草(Lavandin Grosso ),前者因為口感順口能夠入菜,並製成調味鹽,但其花穗比新薰衣草短,真正薰衣草的精油產量只有後者一半。另外精油與純露的產量會受限於當時的天氣狀況如濕度、溫度,即使相同農場所以每批產量及成份分析也會不盡相同,所以國外視為

Handcraft ,是手工的結晶,知名的芳療作家蘿絲(Rose )曾指出,普羅旺斯生產的薰衣草比較會有類似樟腦氣味,而加州生產的新薰衣草反而有香甜、柔軟及草本的氣息,而有些薰衣草含有少量的”borneol”,有助促進免疫系統功能。

4.包裝:如果包裝上標示有機證明,有機證明必須每年受審,需要行政費用,同時大容量比小包量便宜,尤其有機農場若採人工裝瓶,購買大包裝較划算,其實國外的純露習慣用透明容器包裝,可以觀察純露的品質是否有汙染或變質。

5.行銷:直接與農場購買品質較新鮮,但售價未必較低,反而大批蒐購精油來源的品牌業者價格較低,但品質不穩定。

 

值得一提的是,有時會有人以花水Floral water來稱純露,要注意的是其成份,有些業者是以微量精油加入純水及乳化劑當做純露販售,事實上真正的純露在蒸餾階段有很濃郁的香氣,但其分子結構是一直在變化,裝瓶後及遇到不同的溫度及環境保存時,口感及氣味會不斷改變,即使是洋甘菊純露其實並沒有香味,甚至有些豆製品發酵味道,另外其獨特的天籃色也會隨著時間變淡,但有些業者會避免消費者誤解,常加入精油或香料,讓純露變得有香氣,所以叫做什麼名稱不重要,而是要留心成份組成,純露的Ph值常在4.5-5.5間,若超過7一定是被稀釋過。

薰衣草純露用法:個人照護及療癒

1.當皮膚不小心發生切傷、割傷、擦傷時,可以使用薰衣草純露清潔傷口,而且能夠加速傷口復原,清潔傷口時千萬不要使用雙氧水,雙氧水會影響傷口的癒合。

2.當被太陽曬傷或冷風凍傷時,可以冷卻及安撫皮膚。

3.如果因為濕疹、皮膚乾燥及老化因素,導致皮膚容易乾癢,薰衣草純露能夠安撫發癢的肌膚。有時小孩被蚊蟲叮咬時,也可以噴上薰衣草純露,先讓皮膚鎮靜一番,再擦藥膏。

4.當想要安撫焦燥不安的寶寶時,也可以直接噴在室內或寶寶身上,要避免接觸眼睛,想要靜坐、做瑜珈時,也可以在空氣中灑些薰衣草純露,讓空氣清新。

5.可以擦在紙巾上,做為寶寶擦拭屁股的濕紙巾,還可以減少尿布疹發生

也可以直擦在局部.

6.有體味的人,也可以在自製一瓶爽身隨身噴霧,

製作方式:

30ml噴瓶

五滴薰衣草精油(抗微生物、殺菌及抗黴菌)

 

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