# Homemade Herbal Extracts!

Making your own extracts is simple and easy to do with the right materials from hBARSCI. Extraction is the process of using a solvent (also called a menstruum) like alcohol to isolate and concentrate desired compounds from herbs or other plants into a solution. Extractions are used to make bitters, tonics, and homemade sodas; medicinal tinctures; and soap, shampoos, and lotions.

This popular YouTube video offers a great overview of the concept of extractions, necessary materials, and step-by-step instructions on how to make your own soda.

[How to Make an Herbal Flavour Extract for Bitters and Soda](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvkbCkg9bPs) 
  
Art of Drink • 48.2K subscribers

# Materials used to perform extraction:

-  **Glassware**](/content/collections/glassware/index.html)
-  **Plasticware**](/content/collections/plasticware/index.html)
-  **Chemicals**](/content/collections/chemicals/index.html)
-  **Lab Equipment**](/content/collections/lab-equipment/index.html)