A missionary, Dr . Charles Hawes, learned of the preparation's therapeutic properties, and then determined through extensive study that the product of distillation ( likely steam distillation ) of the plant's twigs was even more efficacious.
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In 1976, 23-year-old Olivier Baussan used steam distillation to produce essential oil from wild rosemary and lavender which he sold at open-air markets in his native Provence . " L'Occitane " was named for the women of Occitania.
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Founded by William Wilson in 1830, the company pioneered the implementation of the technique of steam distillation, and was thus able to manufacture candles from a wide range of raw materials, including skin fat, bone fat, fish oil and industrial greases.
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"' Sandalwood oil "'is an essential oil obtained from the steam distillation of chips and billets cut from the heartwood of various species of sandalwood trees ( e . g . " Santalum album " and " Santalum spicatum " ).
