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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:09 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
itried it but itsnot working
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bourbon Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:12 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
astoneinariver: itried it but itsnot working


What method are you trying?
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kezza007 brisbane, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:14 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
excatly............lol
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Damianowen Dubbo, New South Wales Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:14 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
astoneinariver: itried it but itsnot working


pulp them and mix them with sodium hydroxide, strain out the liquid and add hydrochloric acid to it. A layer of oil will form. If it smells like the right stuff it's good. Try to use chemicals of the same molarity to save calculations and just use equal volumes of each.
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:17 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
bourbon: What method are you trying?
i tried boiling the leaves,then letting the steam go up into tube,and i held a cold sponge halfway along the pipe,thinking oil would come out the end, but i,m obviously doing it the wrong way,cause it smelt like a cross between vodka and lavender,got any better ideas?its very frustratingfrustrated
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:19 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
Damianowen: pulp them and mix them with sodium hydroxide, strain out the liquid and add hydrochloric acid to it. A layer of oil will form. If it smells like the right stuff it's good. Try to use chemicals of the same molarity to save calculations and just use equal volumes of each.
beauty damien , i,ll try that,[back to the lab, thanks]thumbs up
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:21 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
kezza007: excatly............lol
stirrerlaugh
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kezza007 brisbane, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:22 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
astoneinariver: stirrer


ok lol

someone has too :-)
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:24 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
kezza007: ok lol

someone has too :-)
lucky youre up there on that bridgelaugh
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thouroughbred gympie, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:27 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
i actually thought they press them/pulp them then mix with alcohol, as it disolves the oil, then strain it and heat it to evaporate the alcohol leaving the oil. dunno

if that fail, then drink the alcohol thumbs up
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bourbon Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:27 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
astoneinariver: lucky youre up there on that bridge


I've been trying to coax her down for ages. laugh
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kezza007 brisbane, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:30 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
thouroughbred: i actually thought they press them/pulp them then mix with alcohol, as it disolves the oil, then strain it and heat it to evaporate the alcohol leaving the oil.

if that fail, then drink the alcohol


trust u TB lol
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kezza007 brisbane, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:30 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
bourbon: I've been trying to coax her down for ages.


laugh laugh laugh
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kizzy27 Nowra, New South Wales Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:31 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
bourbon: I've been trying to coax her down for ages.



yes but chanting JUMP JUNMP JUMP wont do it Bourbs laugh
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bourbon Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:34 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
kizzy27: yes but chanting JUMP JUNMP JUMP wont do it Bourbs


Are you saying that there is another way? confused
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thouroughbred gympie, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:35 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
kezza007: trust u TB lol


rrr. kezza a blast from the past bouquet u r always on my mind, guitar u r always on my mind wink
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:36 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
bourbon: I've been trying to coax her down for ages.
maybe we should get our climbing gear, andattack from two sideslaugh
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astoneinariver yarra valley, Victoria Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:38 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
thouroughbred: i actually thought they press them/pulp them then mix with alcohol, as it disolves the oil, then strain it and heat it to evaporate the alcohol leaving the oil.

if that fail, then drink the alcohol
thats not a bad idea, ive got a press for the grapes,bloody ripper i,ll do that tomorrowthumbs up
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kizzy27 Nowra, New South Wales Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:40 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
yeah steam them them separate the oil
thats the extent of my knowledge but at least i tried lollaugh
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thouroughbred gympie, Queensland Australia
Sat May 30, 2009 6:41 AM CST : how do you extact the oil from tea tree leaves,
astoneinariver: thats not a bad idea, ive got a press for the grapes,bloody ripper i,ll do that tomorrow


i think thats how they do it commercially actually dunno
try searchin google 4 more info thumbs up
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