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Perfume Recipe - Make Your Own Signature Perfume Scent. Updated January 11, 2015.

Perfume Recipe - Make Your Own Signature Perfume Scent

Perfume is a classic gift, but it's even better if the perfume you give is a scent that you created yourself, especially if you package it in a beautiful bottle. Perfume you make yourself is free from synthetic chemicals and is fully customized to your personal taste. Here's how to make your own perfume. Perfume Materials Perfume consists of a mixture of essential oils in a base oil, together with alcohol and water. 1/2 ounce jojoba oil [] or sweet almond oil [] 2-1/2 ounces ethanol (e.g., vodka) 2 tablespoons spring water or distilled water (not tap water) coffee filter dark-colored glass bottle 25 drops essential oils (buy them at a health store or online [] or distill your own) 7 drops base note essential oils 7 drops middle note essential oils 6-7 drops top note essential oils couple of drops of bridge notes (optional) The essential oils that you use form the basis of your perfume.

Create Your Perfume Add the jojoba oil or sweet almond oil to the bottle. Making Botanical Perfumes & Colognes. Did you know that most perfumes and colognes are manufactured using synthetic chemicals, even petroleum? Many of these ingredients do not need to be listed on the labels, but are known allergens, hormone disruptors, and irritants. The majority have never even been studied for cosmetic use! This is pretty scary, but the good news is that we can easily create our own perfumes and colognes from natural ingredients. Not only are they safer, but many botanicals also have therapeutic properties that are grounding, energizing, relaxing, stimulating, uplifting, and balancing.

True, these fragrances will need to be reapplied more often than their chemical counterparts, but they are much better for our minds and bodies. Orange Spice Cologne A warming, spicy, and exotic blend that will lift spirits, invigorate senses, alleviate stress, mental fatigue, and tension. Crush spices in a mortar and pestle. Citrus Cologne Fresh Floral Cologne Woodland Perfume I love this blend! Sweet Summer Perfume ~ irene. Recipes for perfumes using essential oils. Making and mixing your own creams, lotions and perfumes can be fun, and not only is it individualized but could also save you some money. on this page you will find perfume recipes for General information To have a look at our page on creams and lotions, please click here and for recipes on hair care products, please click here.

Recipes for perfumes using essential oils.

Although we are a site selling essential oils, it must be kept in mind that the use of synthetic material would be acceptable in certain cases, since some pure floral absolutes, like rose and jasmine cost thousands of dollars per ounce. You can also make up mock fragrances - carnation to be made with equal amounts of black pepper and ylang-ylang with a tad of geranium. The ideas below are a simple guide for you to get started, but it must be kept in mind that it is easier to add more essential oils to a blend to make the fragrance stronger, than it is to dilute the blend in order to tone the fragrance down. Old fashioned Eau-de-Cologne 'All alive' perfume. Essential Oils Perfume Recipes. Express yourself with scent!

Essential Oils Perfume Recipes

Creating your own essential oils perfume is a powerful way to express your individuality. Plus it's easy, fun and all-natural. And with these aromatherapy perfume recipes you can make one for every mood! Not only do you smell fabulous, but you get the immune-boosting, happy-making, nerve-calming benefits of using essential oils. Get comfortable making homemade perfume using these seven essential oils perfume blends and then start experimenting to create your own signature scent. Homemade Perfume Base 1 tablespoon (15ml) Jojoba or Grapeseed oil 1 tablespoon (15ml) Vodka Essential Oils Perfume Blends Darkly Mysterious 8 drops Sandalwood, 3 drops Lavender, 1 drop Cedarwood Floral Romance 5 drops Palmarosa, 3 drops Rose, 1 drop Rose Geranium, 1 drop Ylang Ylang (use more palmarosa and rose geranium if you don't have any rose eo)