Essential Oils Steam Distillation to Make Lemon Essential Oil & Hydrosol with 4 Cups of Ice Cubes within 10 Minutes October 30, 2020 NitaFinch Using steam disitllation to make essential oil and hydrosol from lemon peel. Steps: 1, cut lemon peel into small pieces with grator; 2, steam distillation to receive products of essential oil and hydrosol.