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Homemade Things » Health & Homemade Beauty Recipes » Making Homemade Perfume and Aftershave
Making Homemade Perfume and AftershaveIt's quite easy to make your own perfume recipe Using good quality base oil and a selection of essential oils, you can create some a wonderful homemade perfume that will suit your personality. The effectiveness of plant oils (essential oils) has been found to be antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antiviral. Their uses will stimulate the body's immune system and also have an effect on moods and attitude, so your home made perfume can be scented and therapeutic. In the 19th century a French man named Piesse decided that scents should be referred to in scales (similar to musical notes) resulting in the whole subject becoming quite complicated. Thankfully today the system has since been simplified and perfume scents have been divided into just three groups, top, middle and bottom notes, a good balanced perfume should include a blend of all three (see the piesse scale below). The hardest part of creating a homemade perfume recipe is choosing your essential oils. There are a dizzying number of essential oils available, and an almost infinite number of recipes combining them for various purposes. You will have to try several by themselves or in combination to figure out what you like. But don't worry you will soon begin to recognize all the different smells and discover which scents you like best. To get you started I've listed some of My favourite homemade perfume blends under The piesse scale further down the page. Supplies You May NeedWhen it comes to suppliers, Mountain Rose Herbs is one of the leading online stores supplying 100% pure steam distilled plant oils with unsurpassed fragrances and oustanding depth, and importantly they are all therapeutic grade oils from reputable distillers. They have a great selection of basic ingredients such as butters, wax and carrier oils, as well as any essential oils you might need. There are lots of other suppliers out there whose quality is similar to Mountain Rose but we havent found one thats beter value for money. How to make your own basic homemade perfumeThis is a natural oil based therapeutic perfume recipe, so for best results dab a little on the pulse areas of the body (behind the ears, on the wrists and neck). Unlike a cologne or Eau de Toilette spray the fragrance from this perfume will last all day, so a little goes a long way once applied.
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The piesse scale
Here is a list of my favourite blended oilsSweet and exotic with a trace of citrus Fresh and sweet Oriental with a touch of lemon Floral with a bite of spice Rich and sweet Sweet and floral Woody and sensual Fresh and citrusy
Homemade cologne and eau de toilette sprayIf you prefer to use a spray perfume then this section is for you. Using a slightly larger bottle with a spray nozzle, you can easily recreate your favourite perfume blends from above into a cologne spray by simply adding 1cup (4 floz) of vodka or ethyl alcohol. Then follow the same procedure as with the oil perfume recipe keeping in mind that its easer to add more essential oil to the alcohol than it is to add alcohol to the oils. If you are still finding the cologne a little too strong then you need to go with the milder eau de toilette water. Once again this is easy just add 1 cup of distilled or spring water when adding the cup of vodka or ethyl alcohol. To clarify the different strengths
Now you know how to make your own perfume! Check out more recipes Homemade Eau de toilette spray Recipes Homemade Aftershave homemade solid perfume
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