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The best way to isolate oil of lavender is by steam distillation. This is a
basic laboratory technique, and is discussed (among other places) as part of
the chemistry site at the University of Puget Sound. I know, because I
assigned my students to come up with their own procedure for isolating oils from
spices and they came up with Hanson's...
You might also check out a good undergraduate organic lab text, like Zubrick's The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual (Wiley).
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