DIY Cologne & Perfume

silvertipgrizz

https://library.essentialwholesale.com/how-to-make-cologne-perfume/

ltwickey

I love making my own perfume with essential oils. My go to recipe is: grapeseed oil about 4 ounces mixed with 3 drops ylang ylang and 3 drops of sweet orange mixed in a roll-on jar!

seeker.nancy - Central Texas

It is so much fun @silvertipgrizz ! When I had my aromatherapy business I also did some custom perfumes for clients and family. It is amazing that using the same essential oils and quantities but changing up the order of things can result in a quite noticeably different scent. I learned that in a class by Jeanne Rose on perfumery. She split us up into 5 groups with the same materials, same quantities, but different instructions. We then got to smell each sample and I was astounded!

Nancy Carter

I like to mix ylang ylang and grapefruit essential oils. I find it refreshing

rbusby01

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/844733/diy-cologne-perfume

I'm going to try it!

judsoncarroll4

This is yet another topic on which George L. Herter wrote. I don't quite recall the full instructions, but he would infuse the scent... rose petals for instance... into melted lard... then use that to add the scent to alcohol. I suppose it is like some experimental bar tenders do with bacon fat. They pour hot bacon fat into a glass of bourbon, cove it and put it in the fridge. The fat hardens, but infuses the bourbon with the scent of bacon. They simply lift the fat off with a spoon and serve the clear, scented liquor. Were you to do that with a floral scented lard, with vodka or rubbing alcohol, you would have a perfume.

Torey

@judsoncarroll4 This is a new one for me and I was a bartender for several years. What a great idea! Bacon flavoured whisky. I must try this!

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/870977#Comment_870977

It is VERY nice! You can also flavor whiskey or brandy with cigar or pipe tobacco in the same way - you infuse the scent into the fat first.

Jannajo

Hey, this is getting wild out here, the scent of the century! But then, with all the formaldehyde, aluminum and thousands of chemicals in conventional stuff, I am very excited to see some 'common sense' scents! I had stopped buying any perfume, but now I can change up scents at will, tu for this!

seeker.nancy - Central Texas

@judsoncarroll4 the method you describe was long how the essence of delicate flowers were captured. Steam distilling absolutely did not work. They use chemicals now to do that but it does not yield the same delicacy of scent.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/871062#Comment_871062

Yep, Herter had a long chapter on it.... I just can't recall which volume of Bull cook it was.... and they were 400+ page books, each with no index.

annbeck62

I have so much fun to creating custom blends from essential oils. I made one with patchouli, amber, sandalwood and vanilla and it makes me smile every time I put it on. Added bonus, I get compliments every time I wear it :)