Make
Your Own Special Fragrance or Scent
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Creating
your own special scent can be a way
of personalizing a fragrance and making it truly your own.
One of the greatest advantages of creating your own perfume
is that you allow it to maintain its true essence and you are
guaranteed that you are getting the real thing. It is not about
fancy bottles but about how your special scent can have an
effect on your moods, thoughts, ideas and memories. If reducing
your stress load, perking yourself up, make yourself feel more
joyful or getting you into a sexier state of mind is what you
desire than creating your own special signature scent is just
what the doctor ordered! Making your own fragrance is not a
difficult process nor is it expensive. Most ingredients you
would need to mix up your special concoction can be purchased
at a health food store or drugstore.
Before you do anything else you must make a decision about
how strong a scent you wish to make. Are you going for heavy
or light? Bear in mind that perfumes are the strongest as they
contain 15 to 30 percent essential oils, diluted in a base
of 70 to 85 percent of alcohol and at least 5 percent of distilled
or spring water. Toilet waters tend to be less strong and consist
of 5 to 10 percent essential oils while body splashes and colognes
have the least at 1 to 2 percent. For the alcohol to be used,
100-proof vodka is the best or else 95 percent grain alcohol
(190-proof). Fixatives are needed to give the fragrance a long
shelf life. The definition of fixatives is, “ingredients added
to a composition to lend their own unique scent and to ‘fix’
the other ingredients as well, retarding their overall rate
of evaporation.” Some of the most popular fixatives include
balsam of Peru, benzoin, myrrh, sandalwood and vanilla. The
most commonly used fixatives for creams, lotions, oils and
bath blends include castor oil, grape seed oil, tincture of
benzoin and Vitamin E gel cap liquid. If you would like to
add a splash of color to your special scent then use a natural,
vegetable food dye of the highest quality.
The
materials you will need to gather together to make your
own perfume include your favorite essential oils, whether they
be lavender, rose, sandalwood, etc., fixatives of your choice
(examples as previously mentioned are myrrh, sandalwood or
vanilla), alcohol, eyedropper, small bottles, jars and vials
and a notebook to record the exact amounts of essential oils
you use in your perfume recipe.
Things to keep in mind when making your own special scent
are glass containers and jars are fine for preparing your scent
but avoid them for storing it as the sun has a way of distorting
the aroma. If you plan to make a number of perfume blends,
always name, record and date each one. After you add a new
essential oil to the recipe take the time to smell it in order
to determine if it is what you want. Always clean the eyedropper
with a bit of alcohol between each new addition of essential
oils. Just like fine wine, perfume gets better with age so
remember to age your concoction for a couple of days or even
weeks in order to smooth it out and settle the scent. Keep
it stored in a cool, dark, dry area.
The process
is very simple for making your own special scent.
First you need to take the essential oil concentrate of your
choice and add it to the alcohol, stirring slowly but for long
enough that the oils are able to disperse in the mixture. Once
you have done that allow the recipe to stand for a period of
48 hours. Once the 48 hours have passed add 2 tablespoons of
distilled (or spring) water to the mixture and then stir it
slowly but as thoroughly as possible. The longer you let your
perfume stand the stronger it will become. If you want a strong
perfume and not cologne then let it stand for as long as 4
to 6 weeks (this is known as a curing or maturation time).
If your mixture becomes too strong for your liking then the
solution is to add more water to dilute it further. The final
step after the mixture has cured is to carefully pour it through
a coffee filter (to avoid any sediment destroying the perfume)
and into a bottle. And now you have your own special scent!
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