PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of separating a refined oil, which can improve a poor quality of aroma and high cost being the defects of a conventional refined oil.SOLUTION: The method includes: obtaining a plant crude oil of oil-in-water emulsion, which contains a plant essential oil as oil droplets bringing the plant essential oil into contact with the plant crude oil for demulsification and collecting an oil phase thus separated.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の精油の欠点であるアロマ品質の悪さとコスト高を改善しうる、精油の分離方法を提供する。【解決手段】植物精油を油滴として含むO/Wエマルジョンの植物粗油を得、該植物粗油に植物精油を接触させて解乳化させ、分離した油相を回収する。【選択図】なし