How to Make Perfume from Essential Oils

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How to Make Perfume from Pure Essential Oils and Flowers

Whether you love the idea of making scents for your friends or are you simply interested in designing a scent that is entirely your own, you should learn how to make your own perfume!

At the most basic level, you'll find that perfume is defined as essential oils and aroma compounds that are combined with solvents and fixatives that will scent your body, objects or just the air around you.

Making perfume encompasses a variety of different compounds and varying results based on the combinations you choose. When you begin to learn how to make perfume, there are definitely a few things that you should keep in mind. It really is a lot easier than you might think!

So how do you make perfume?

First, let's start with what you are going to need. To make yourself a really lovely bottle of perfume, start with 2 ounces of 100 proof vodka or brandy, and two tablespoons of distilled water. These are going to act as your solvents, that is, the things that you suspend the scent in.

Then, you will need essential oils. Pure essential oils can be pricey, but remember that it can take a lot of work and a great deal of resources to create even a liter of pure oil.

Don't be surprised if purchasing even a small tester tube of essential oil sets you back a few dollars, but don't worry, it will last you for quite some time and you only want to buy a small variety of the scents you love in very tiny amounts.

Take a look around for the scents that speak to you. If you love fresh, floral scents, aim towards rose, jasmine and lavender scented oils. If, on the other hand, you prefer darker scents, why not consider sandalwood, opium, ylang-ylang or patchouli scented oils?

Start by making up a small mix of the oils that you love. Make perfume oil by mixing up scents that are pleasing to you.

Start with just two or three scents you know you like before adding the third or even fourth scent as you learn how to make perfume. For example, you may choose the complimentary pure essential oils rose and vanilla to get started.

Try to keep the amount small but intense; depending on the strength of the pure essential oils that you use, you may wish to use anywhere from eight to fifteen drops.

Remember that a little tends to go a long way when you are working with essential oils. Take this mixture and drop it into the vodka or brandy, stirring it slowly so that the oils will disperse.

After letting it sit for two days, add the two tablespoons of distilled water, stirring slowly to make sure that everything is well dispersed. Then let it stand for at least another two days.

While some people will use the perfume right away, other people prefer to let it the mixture sit for a month or more in the dark. This ensures that the perfume will tend to become stronger and more potent; some people also feel that it makes the perfume adhere to the skin for a longer period of time.

As you learn how to make perfume you will find the curing period has an effect on the strength of the finished product. Do remember that if it gets too strong, you can dilute it with more distilled water.

You may need to filter out any sediment and a coffee filter works great for this. Next put it into a pretty bottle. If you want a fresh tint, like pink for rose or amber for the musk or patchouli scents, add a tiny amount of high grade food coloring.

As you can see, learning the basics of how to make your own perfume is quite easy, and the truth is that you can use those perfume oils to make everything from your own mild cologne to your own perfume lotions.

To make perfume lotion, make a mixture that is 1/3 fresh lemon juice, 1/3 glycerine and 1/3 perfume. Put it into a bottle and shake well and you'll have a lovely hand lotion that will leave your hands wonderfully scented.

Learning how to make perfume will save you plenty of money on cosmetics that you otherwise would be tempted to buy at the cosmetic counter, at high prices.

Why not take a look at how to make homemade perfumes? Despite what you may believe, you'll discover that it really is quite simple. Save your money on those expensive designer scents and learn to make your own perfume. You can design and make perfume oil that is exclusively your own and then you can turn it into your own lotion as well.

After you have become skilled in how to make perfume, you can find pretty bottles at yard sales and give perfume as gifts for very little money, and your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Have a great time as you make your own perfume!

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