Marco Valussi embarked on his academic journey with studies in Forestry Sciences in Padua, Italy. Seeking to expand his knowledge, he ventured to London, UK, where he earned a diploma in Aromatherapy from ITHMA in 1995 and a BSc. (Hons.) in Phytotherapy from Middlesex University in 1998.Since 1996, his passion for herbal medicine and essential oils led him to delve into writing on these subjects. Over the years, he has authored more than 100 professional articles and 15 peer-reviewed papers. He began teaching and consulting for international NGOs focused on traditional medicines and distillation. His expertise took him to diverse regions such as Africa, Nepal, Colombia, and Palestine. He has also been teaching distillation workshops, both in person and online, in the US and Europe.In 2016, he founded his own distillation company, Magnifica Essenza srl, where he serves as the production manager and R&D specialist. He is actively involved in teaching at various Master's Degree programs in Italy. Benoit is a plant enthusiast working between research, analysis and production/transformation of essential oil and plant extracts for more than fifteen years. He got his Ph. D. in natural products chemistry in France between the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, historically close to the Grasses industry, and a renown company in the south of France. He started a sister company of Laboratoire phytochemia called Alchemia Solutions, where he designs and manufactures essential oil stainless steel stills, besides also offering consulting services. He also teaches distillation, extraction, plant chemistry, EO chemistry, analysis and quality at UQAC (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi). Ann Harman is an organic farmer, herbalist and distiller. Founder of Morning Myst Botanics, a wholesale producer of distilled, organic hydrolates (hydrosols) owned and managed from 2005-2017. In 2013 she sold Morning Myst Botanics so that she could focus more on her research of the hydrosols. She continues to be involved in this research focusing on chemistry, microbiology, adulteration, heavy metals and comparison experiments. She has been teaching hands on distillation workshops and online courses since 2010. She is often invited to speak on her research at herbal and aromatherapy conferences in the United States and internationally.

• 1. Plants and Volatiles2. Mankind and Aromatic Plants3. Aromatic Plants Distillation4. Sustainability of the Natural Aroma Industry5. Post Distillation Practices6. Monographs on Plants, Concentrating on the Technical Part (How to Distill the Plant)7. Market Opportunities, Standards and Prices for EOs8. Appendices

Marco Valussi embarked on his academic journey with studies in Forestry Sciences in Padua, Italy. Seeking to expand his knowledge, he ventured to London, UK, where he earned a diploma in Aromatherapy from ITHMA in 1995 and a BSc. (Hons.) in Phytotherapy from Middlesex University in 1998.Since 1996, his passion for herbal medicine and essential oils led him to delve into writing on these subjects. Over the years, he has authored more than 100 professional articles and 15 peer-reviewed papers. He began teaching and consulting for international NGOs focused on traditional medicines and distillation. His expertise took him to diverse regions such as Africa, Nepal, Colombia, and Palestine. He has also been teaching distillation workshops, both in person and online, in the US and Europe.In 2016, he founded his own distillation company, Magnifica Essenza srl, where he serves as the production manager and R&D specialist. He is actively involved in teaching at various Master's Degree programs in Italy. Benoit is a plant enthusiast working between research, analysis and production/transformation of essential oil and plant extracts for more than fifteen years. He got his Ph. D. in natural products chemistry in France between the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, historically close to the Grasses industry, and a renown company in the south of France. He started a sister company of Laboratoire phytochemia called Alchemia Solutions, where he designs and manufactures essential oil stainless steel stills, besides also offering consulting services. He also teaches distillation, extraction, plant chemistry, EO chemistry, analysis and quality at UQAC (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi). Ann Harman is an organic farmer, herbalist and distiller. Founder of Morning Myst Botanics, a wholesale producer of distilled, organic hydrolates (hydrosols) owned and managed from 2005-2017. In 2013 she sold Morning Myst Botanics so that she could focus more on her research of the hydrosols. She continues to be involved in this research focusing on chemistry, microbiology, adulteration, heavy metals and comparison experiments. She has been teaching hands on distillation workshops and online courses since 2010. She is often invited to speak on her research at herbal and aromatherapy conferences in the United States and internationally.

• 1. Plants and Volatiles2. Mankind and Aromatic Plants3. Aromatic Plants Distillation4. Sustainability of the Natural Aroma Industry5. Post Distillation Practices6. Monographs on Plants, Concentrating on the Technical Part (How to Distill the Plant)7. Market Opportunities, Standards and Prices for EOs8. Appendices

Marco Valussi embarked on his academic journey with studies in Forestry Sciences in Padua, Italy. Seeking to expand his knowledge, he ventured to London, UK, where he earned a diploma in Aromatherapy from ITHMA in 1995 and a BSc. (Hons.) in Phytotherapy from Middlesex University in 1998.Since 1996, his passion for herbal medicine and essential oils led him to delve into writing on these subjects. Over the years, he has authored more than 100 professional articles and 15 peer-reviewed papers. He began teaching and consulting for international NGOs focused on traditional medicines and distillation. His expertise took him to diverse regions such as Africa, Nepal, Colombia, and Palestine. He has also been teaching distillation workshops, both in person and online, in the US and Europe.In 2016, he founded his own distillation company, Magnifica Essenza srl, where he serves as the production manager and R&D specialist. He is actively involved in teaching at various Master's Degree programs in Italy. Benoit is a plant enthusiast working between research, analysis and production/transformation of essential oil and plant extracts for more than fifteen years. He got his Ph. D. in natural products chemistry in France between the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, historically close to the Grasses industry, and a renown company in the south of France. He started a sister company of Laboratoire phytochemia called Alchemia Solutions, where he designs and manufactures essential oil stainless steel stills, besides also offering consulting services. He also teaches distillation, extraction, plant chemistry, EO chemistry, analysis and quality at UQAC (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi). Ann Harman is an organic farmer, herbalist and distiller. Founder of Morning Myst Botanics, a wholesale producer of distilled, organic hydrolates (hydrosols) owned and managed from 2005-2017. In 2013 she sold Morning Myst Botanics so that she could focus more on her research of the hydrosols. She continues to be involved in this research focusing on chemistry, microbiology, adulteration, heavy metals and comparison experiments. She has been teaching hands on distillation workshops and online courses since 2010. She is often invited to speak on her research at herbal and aromatherapy conferences in the United States and internationally.

• 1. Plants and Volatiles2. Mankind and Aromatic Plants3. Aromatic Plants Distillation4. Sustainability of the Natural Aroma Industry5. Post Distillation Practices6. Monographs on Plants, Concentrating on the Technical Part (How to Distill the Plant)7. Market Opportunities, Standards and Prices for EOs8. Appendices