new topic/question... making perfume

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone -

 

still reading all the tea messages with great interest.

 

I have been playing around a little, and just for pleasure's sake and

" emotional therapy " I guess... wanted to try to make my own fragrance with

EOs. I have read that basically you add your EO blend in a concentration of

no more than 30% to some vodka (just a home person here, so no fancy stuff)

and 5% distilled water. I am new to this, but 30% seems extremely strong to

me from a safety standpoint with EOs!!!! So I went down to 15% and then did

80% vodka, 5% distilled water.

 

I've had no ill effects dermally or anything after two days, and I love the

scent I made, but the staying power is just NOT there. Is this due to an

ingredient I should be adding, or is this because of the synthetic nature of

commercial fragrances, that something in their synthetic composition gives

them the remarkable staying power?

 

Thanks all.

 

Michelle in Cleve

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Michelle, there are perfumers on the list, I think, and I'm not one of them.

But instead of alchohol and water, try jojoba oil, and rub it on. With the EO's

and alchohol and water, you need an emulsifier included in your formula. At

least that is what I have been told. If not, you have to shake the bottle every

time you want to spritz, and this may be one reason you don't have the staying

power. The blend my not be getting on you.

Anita

 

I have been playing around a little, and just for pleasure's sake and

" emotional therapy " I guess... wanted to try to make my own fragrance with

EOs. I have read that basically you add your EO blend in a concentration of

no more than 30% to some vodka (just a home person here, so no fancy stuff)

and 5% distilled water. I am new to this, but 30% seems extremely strong to

me from a safety standpoint with EOs!!!! So I went down to 15% and then did

80% vodka, 5% distilled water.

 

I've had no ill effects dermally or anything after two days, and I love the

scent I made, but the staying power is just NOT there. Is this due to an

ingredient I should be adding, or is this because of the synthetic nature of

commercial fragrances, that something in their synthetic composition gives

them the remarkable staying power?

 

Thanks all.

 

Michelle in Cleve

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

ah... thanks Anita. I definitely noticed I had to shake it. It stays

" potent " (bad word for perfumes I suppose) for about 2 hours I'd say. The

emulsifier makes sense though. Hopefully will hear from those perfumers out

there!

 

- M

Anita Reeves [anita-r]

Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:17 PM

Re: new topic/question... making perfume

 

 

Michelle, there are perfumers on the list, I think, and I'm not one of

them. But instead of alchohol and water, try jojoba oil, and rub it on.

With the EO's and alchohol and water, you need an emulsifier included in

your formula. At least that is what I have been told. If not, you have to

shake the bottle every time you want to spritz, and this may be one reason

you don't have the staying power. The blend my not be getting on you.

Anita