Tag: uk essential oils

  • Summer 2010

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    This summer has possibly been the hottest and driest we have experienced since we started producing essential oils over 12 years ago now. Although newly planted crops have struggled for moisture the established crops have produced less growth but oil yields are certainly higher on the those distilled so far. German chamomile and English/Roman chamomile yields…

  • Organic Lavender Floral Water

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    We now have available our own distilled Organic Lavender Water. We attained soil association certification for our distillery during the summer of 2008 and have distilled this from a contract customer who is growing organic lavender. Available in the online shop from £2.90 for 100ml. Also in 250ml and 1000ml sizes.

  • 2009 Outlook

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    2009 has started with some very cold weather which has delayed the spreading of the distilled herb waste back onto the fields, this action not only replaces organic matter back into the soil but also has some nutrient value which with the high costs of fertilser at the moment is a welcome alternative. Chamomile plants…

  • 2008 Harvest

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    2008 harvest began in early June with the German chamomile, the melissa, peppermint, English chamomile and lavenders have followed on. August started with some wet and stormy weather and this slowed harvesting slightly. Herb distillation continued on and off well into October this season which is much later than normal and we had to fit…

  • Jasmine Floral Water

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    Due to the popularity of our extensive floral water/hydrosol range we are pleased to announce the addition of this wonderfully fragrant jasmine floral water. Produce by co-distillation of the jasmine flowers this is now available in 100ml 250ml and 1 litre bottles and will be a ideal adition for room fragrance as well as for…

  • Floral water bottles

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    To assist customers when making a choice of which floral water size to select we have included a photo of the three sizes, the 100ml blue pep bottle (smallest), the 250ml blue pep bottle and the larger 1 litre HDPE bulk bottle.

  • Natural Aromatherapy Creams

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    Having launched two new creams during 2006 which formed part of the New Natural Aromatherapy range we continue to offer a hand cream and a hydrating face cream. Sourced for their natural ingredients the creams contain our own chamomile and lavender essential oils. The creams have a new livery and the labels are in green…

  • Prince Charles meets NEOils Director

    During the autumn of 2004 Ken Goodger one of the founder directors of the Norfolk Essential Oils growers co-operative was invited to meet HRH Prince Charles on his visit to Easton College in Norfolk which is the county’s Agricultural College. Ken was introduced to Prince Charles who was interested in the history and current activities…

  • English Hemp Essential Oil

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    Following two years of successful trials under UK Government licence we are now able to offer our own grown and distilled Hemp essential oil. This has been harvested and steam distilled from the flowering parts of the cannabis sativa plant, it has been tested for any THC content at a Government approved laboratory and we…

  • Distillation Equipment Installed

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    Following the completion of the ‘New Distillery Building’ during early summer 2003 the growers successfully moved and modified the existing equipment into place in record time and with the help of Mec-A-Tecs excellent work force distillations were very quickly underway. With the modifications complete we have found that we now have more precise control over…