when making perfumes, what easy to find ingredient should i use to make the scent last longer please share tip
starbabe0711 asked:
hi, im a hobbyist and im currently making perfumes and mixing my own blend… im just kinda concern about making it last longer because i love giving it as gifts to family and friends… is it advisable to use denatured alcohol than ethyl alcohol? if so what kind of denatured alcohol can i use and where can i find it here in metro manila philippines? can i find it in stores that sell chemicals? can i use glycerin or glycolic acid as a fixative to make the scent stay? what other tips can you give me. for those staying in metro manila, please provide contact details so we could discuss it further. im also thinking of making it as a business. hope you find time answering my queries. thanks and god bless all of you.
hi, im a hobbyist and im currently making perfumes and mixing my own blend… im just kinda concern about making it last longer because i love giving it as gifts to family and friends… is it advisable to use denatured alcohol than ethyl alcohol? if so what kind of denatured alcohol can i use and where can i find it here in metro manila philippines? can i find it in stores that sell chemicals? can i use glycerin or glycolic acid as a fixative to make the scent stay? what other tips can you give me. for those staying in metro manila, please provide contact details so we could discuss it further. im also thinking of making it as a business. hope you find time answering my queries. thanks and god bless all of you.
Actually, musk, derived from the scent produced by a variety of animals, is the best base for a long-lasting perfume. I’m not familiar with the indigenous fauna of the Philippines, so can’t tell you which critter’s musk to seek out. However, the College of Pharmacy at the University should be able to answer that for you. Good luck - the competition is cutthroat! Of scores of new scents introduced every year worldwide, not more than two or three become commercial successes.
use freash barries
try using raspberries,i usually like a fruity smell in scent.
If you try to google your way to some perfume making knowledge, you’ll notice you have a lot to choose from, just because there are plenty of ways and different recipes to try. The most important thing is for you to know what you’d like to obtain:
1. What type of perfume would you like to make? (eau de cologne, perfume concentrates, maybe even after-shaves or whatever crosses your mind)
2. What would you like the perfume to smell like? (soft / strong smell, sweet / manly odor / unisex, long lasting or not, and so on and so forth)
The first rule of perfume making is that you should experiment as much as you can. It’s a fact that some of the greatest perfumes were created because somebody said something like… “and what if I put these two together?”. Perfume making an art and that’s why imagination and a great sense of smell can overcome a lack of experience or knowledge.
The second most important thing is that there are 3 key ingredients to a perfume recipe: essential oils (extracts from various plants, organic or non-organic, that combined, give you the smell of your perfume), pure grain alcohol and water.
Another thing you should know about oils, plant extracts is that there are 3 different types of oils which will ultimately influence the smell of your perfume in time. The base notes will be the scent that will stay the longest on your skin and that is why it is usually added first in the mixture. The middle notes will also influence the smell of the perfume for a pretty long time, although not as long as the base notes, while the top notes will give the perfume its specific scent when just applied. The top notes will be added to the mixture after the middle notes and may be followed by some other substance to bridge the scents. It is very important that you mix the extracts in the given order and that you use a sufficient quantity of each type, usually the same for all three.
Last, but not least, here’s a list of the most easily found oils that may lead you to your dream perfume:
1. Base notes – sandal wood, vanilla, cinnamon, mosses, lichens, ferns;
2. Middle notes – lemongrass, geranium, neroli, ylang-ylang;
3. Top notes – orchid, rose, bergamot, lavender, lemon, lime.
One more thought to take into consideration above all… have fun!