Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi, if your daughter is showing signs of becoming emotionally affected by slightly unusual appearance then I would suggest you find a conultant who really understands this condition. Many people have been happy with the work of Dr at Moorfields eye hospital in London. "andrea.agnes" <andrea.agnes@...> wrote: My daughter, Agnes, with blephariphimosis, is almost five now. I think she is beautiful the way she looks. It is who she is. She always says to people who ask; I was born this way. Lately she is really seeing the difference between her and her friends. I've started the visits to a hospital to find out what can be done. I'd really like to hear some experiences from others. Where do I go if I do want her to get an operation? and what are different options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 At 09:39 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote: >Dear People and Dear Anya, > >Have got some EO's, have made lot of tinctures and one >extract (jasmine, by enfleurage) and I am progressing >through experience and testing. Look forward to read >and learn a lot from the contributions of this >excellent list. Hi Alhena Welcome to the group. I'd love to hearmore about your jasmine enfleurage experiment. My jasmines will all be in bloom soon (8 varieties), and I'd love to start enfleuraging (is that a verb? ;-) them. Anya http://.com The premier site on the Web to discover the beauty of Natural Perfume / Join to study natural perfumery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 --- Anya <mccoy@...> escribió: >>Hi Alhena Welcome to the group. I'd love to hearmore about your jasmine enfleurage experiment. My jasmines will all be in bloom soon (8 varieties), and I'd love to start enfleuraging (is that a verb? ;-) them. Anya >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hi Anya and everyone, What I call " jasmine " is our local similar to sambac, i.e. a big white flower the size of a medium rose, having a delicious aroma. It is properly (or nearly) the variety Gardenia jasminoides or Gardenia thunbergia. We also have the true jasmine (grandiflorum) a variety called locally as " jasmin del pais " (jasmine of the country) but these flowers are so subtle and small that only a very small qty of extract could be prepared upon them. I use as frames some flat containers (a tapper), around 17 x 24 cm (6.5 x 10 inches) and 7 cm (3 inches) high , ideally they should be made of non transparent glass, but if of a good pvc or plastic (some non absorbent and not transparent) then I cut a thick glass to put inside each as a bottom (the glass should be thick -not easily broken- for safety of the person who handles it). Every container must be easily shut and sealed, and reopened. If glass is good but transparent, when flowers are inside keep in a very dark place. Use solid Vaseline as it is truly odorless. The fat which many recommend gave me bad result. Extend the vaseline over the inside glass, around 1.5 inch thick, put the flowers over the vaseline with the cups downwards, for this size of container you can put around 25 jasmin flowers. Close the container and keep at a dark place at room temperature. The flowers will endure around 24 to 36 hours (may be more if room is more cold), when you see them brownish or without good aroma, quit them and put a new lot over the vaseline. You can do as many series as you wish, may be 20 to 30, but that would be too much I think, 10 to 15 series is all right for a very scented flower. Also if you have few flowers, you can reduce the thickness of the vaseline layer, then with less series you get the same result (doing some math too). Series finished, weight the obtained vaseline, put it in a caramel or blue glass container (plastic forbidden), the mouth a little wide (the typical pharmacist ones) the qty more or less equal, for 50 mg vaseline, 50 mg alcohol (or if 2 pounds, 1 quart)although the liquid should always cover the vaseline, then may be a little more is required. The vaseline cannot be chopped, it is like a cream, so you have to move it every day, opening ways in it with a sort of " knife " (of glass or silicone). Do not let air between the alcohol and the container closing (it evaporates and also may oxidize a little). After 15 to 30 days, you test this alcohol and find the exact aroma of the flower, this is the " flower extract, 'from pommade' " as mentioned by Septimus Piesse, thus a direct component of any formula, and what many call also an " absolute " . I believe its not necessary to distill this extract, that would reduce the qty and will not improve it. I'm at this point of the process, so not much more that I can say ... only that I plan to test some fixatives to add to it , and later use the extract in blends to see how it works. If you or others wish to comment about fixatives would be great, last week I had a bad breathing experience with benzoic acid (powder). After 30 days you separate the alcohol keeping it adequately, but presumably a 2nd quality extract may be obtained by again adding alcohol to the remaining vaseline and living in maceration for another month. Always grain alcohol or vodka. The maceration in alcohol should be done always at summer temperature. Enfleurage is the french word, dont know an English term for this, the meaning around " to enflower, to put the flower in it " . blessings, alhena ___________________________________________________________ 1GB gratis, Antivirus y Antispam Correo , el mejor correo web del mundo http://correo..ar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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