What are the storage methods for osmanthus and osmanthus essential oil?
How to store osmanthus essential oil so that its quality and benefits are preserved
Step one, buy good-quality essential oil. If you buy good-quality essential oil, it will last longer. Therefore, buy essential oil from reputable sellers, and make sure what you buy is recent stock, not inventory that has been sitting around for a long time.
Step two, place the essential oil in a cool place.
Step three, store the essential oil in a dark glass bottle and make sure it is tightly sealed. When buying essential oil, also choose essential oil in this type of packaging. If you blend it yourself, or buy essential oil in bulk, you should put it into a dark glass bottle and seal it well. Step four, when storing essential oil, keep it away from light.
How to store osmanthus
1. Right after picking it, remove any dirt, then put it into a fresh-keeping bag, tie the bag tightly, and put it in the freezer to quick-freeze. This way, no matter when you take it out, the osmanthus will be just like fresh.
2. After air-drying the osmanthus naturally, preserve it in honey; this way it can also be kept for several years
3. First cure the osmanthus with a little salt, then squeeze out the excess water, then layer osmanthus and white sugar to make preserved sugar osmanthus
4. Then there is making osmanthus wine: first cure the osmanthus with white sugar for a few days, let it ferment, then pour it into baijiu, seal and store it, and after 2 or 3 years you can drink fragrant, mellow osmanthus wine.
5. Dry it with high heat or hang it up to air-dry naturally. Osmanthus flowers are fairly small, so they dry easily. Dried osmanthus like this can be used for all kinds of purposes.