You will enjoy making essential oil perfume because it allows you to blend different scents together to make one unique fragrance. The best part is that you can create completely natural and organic perfumes, tailored specifically to your preferences and style. Crafting your own oils is not only rewarding but it can be useful as well, as you will be practicing with all the ingredients that are found in nature, and possess medicinal properties. This guide addresses some of the building concepts in essential oil perfume making and some recommendations for ideal beginner tools including HBNO products.
Reasons to Create Your Own Essential Oil Perfume
There are a few gains that come with making your own perfume out of essential oil:
- Personalization: Based on your current mood, you can decide how strong or subtle you want it to be.
- All Natural: One of the benefits of using essential oils is that they do not have any synthetic chemicals or additives like most perfume products.
- Organic & Therapeutic: Depending on the scent you pick, it will help with stress, mood, and even energy depending on the scent you choose.
- Pocket Friendly: If you enjoy wearing natural perfumes, you can save a lot of money by making them instead of buying them from shops.
Introduction to using Essential Oil Perfume Safe Guide
As you prepare to mix your fragrances, it would be prudent to familiarize yourself with the notes that when mixed will produce a balanced fragrance.
- Essential Oils as Notes in the Composition
Any perfume is built around three ‘notes’ – the top note, the middle or heart note, and the base note.
Top Notes: The most volatile scents, the top notes evaporate quickly and are therefore the first smells that a user encounters in a perfume. Citrus oils like bergamot or lemon, or herbal oils such as peppermint are good examples of top notes.
Heart Notes: Otherwise known as middle notes, these notes form the core of a fragrance. They appear after the top notes have disappeared. Lavender, rose, and geranium are some of the most commonly used heart notes in the industry.
Base notes: These add and extend the tenor of the scent as well as stay on the skin for the longest possible time. Sandalwood, cedar wood and patchouli are some of the base notes in most perfumes.
- Carrier Oil
Since essential oils are intense and potent, they have to be diluted with a carrier oil. Some common examples include jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and fractionated coconut oil. Apart from diluting the essential oils, these oils also aid in the fragrance staying on the skin for a longer period of time.
- Alcohol (Optional)
One can also use a small amount of alcohol such as vodka, which can extend the shelf life of the perfume and also boost the diffusion of the scent. Otherwise, for people who do not want an alcohol basis for their perfumes, they can simply use a carrier oil.
- Perfume Bottle
You will require a small glass perfume bottle, preferably equipped with a roll-on or spray top, for those sweet delicate scents. Amber and cobalt blue bottles are preferred because they protect the oils from ultraviolet rays.
Step-by-Step Guide to Making Essential Oil Perfume
Here is a sample of a simple and effective procedure that will serve you well as you make your first HBNO essential oil DIY scent.
Ingredients and Tools Needed:
- 10ml carrier oil (for example, HBNO’s jojoba oil)
- 30 drops essential oils (10 drops of each note mark: top, heart, base)
- 1 teaspoon vodka (optional) for more traditional perfume
- Small glass perfume bottle
- Measuring glass dropper for standards of essential oils
Step 1: Choose Your Essential Oils
Pick three essential oils for your perfume: one is for the top, one for the heart and another for the base. Some refinements are, therefore, necessary.
- Top Notes: Bergamot, lemon, or eucalyptus
- Heart Notes: Lavender, rose, or geranium
- Base Notes: Sandalwood, cedarwood, or vanilla
Step 2: Add the Base Note
Begin by putting in the base note of your choice, ten drops of it into the perfume bottle, as the first ingredient to the perfume. This will be the basis of the perfume.
Step 3: Add the Heart Note
Let’s proceed now with the heart note of your selection. You may use as many as 10 drops which will serve as the essence of your heart note and form the core of your perfume.
Step 4: Add the Top Note
Finally, it is time now to add the top note with as many as 10 drops. This will help in adding the first whiff of fragrance oil to your perfume.
Step 5: Add the Carrier Oil
Squeeze the rest of the canister with your desired carrier oil while not filling to the brim.
Step 6: (Optional) Add Alcohol
Vodka can also be added in case you prefer. This may bring about enhancement of scent diffusion and preservation of the perfume as well.
Step 7: Shake and Rest
Well, in order to mix the oils, give the perfume bottle a good shake. Proper time interval of about 48 hours is to be kept before application. The perfume gets better blended scents with a longer waiting time.
Step 8: Test and Adjust
After the rest time, test your perfume. For example, if you think a certain note is strong or weaker than the rest, it is possible to strengthen or weaken the scent by adding more drops of essential oils.
Customizing Your Essential Oil Perfume
One of the perks of crafting your own essential oil perfume is that it is quite easy to use at any other time since you can change its composition. Some ideas for personalizing your DIY fragrances are provided below:
For a Calm Scent
Use essential oils that have a calming effect like lavender, chamomile, and frankincense. This mixture is ideal for a night perfume that helps you relax.
For an Invigorating Scent
Choose cheerful essential oils such as peppermint, lemon and rosemary. This mixture is useful for a daytime scent that enhances energy and concentration.
For a Romantic Scent
Sandalwood should be blended together with rich and flowery essential oils such as rose and jasmine and worn during the evening as it conjures a feminine scent for the wearer.
Essential Oil Perfume Blending Tips
Acquire New Blends in Small Sets
When trying to create a new blend or fragrance that you have never created before, never start large batches. This way, you can make a one or two ounce test blend which will save you customers time and money.
Consider Keeping a Perfume Journal
Ensure that you take careful notes of the number of drops and types of essential oils you use. This will enable you to repeat a successful blend in future.
Allow Your Perfume to Rest.
One to two weeks after application is ideal, some perfume oils do take that long to mature as they age as well and mellow with time.
Don’t Put It on the Skin Straight Away.
Try to apply the fragrance on fabric or on paper beforehand and see if it is too strong or burns the skin – this should not happen.
Why Do We Prefer HBNO Essential Oils for Making Their Perfumes?
Essential oils selection remains the most difficult part in crafting perfumes. Natural and organic essential oil producer HBNO has always been in our reach, here’s why it is the best for crafting your perfumes with:
Naturalness: For HBNO synthetic additives are an absolute no, you will always get authentic and natural fragrance oils.
Choice: Be it essential oils or fragrance oils, range isn’t a problem here, simply add layers that are suitable for your mood.
Sourcing: Ethical sourcing guarantees best sourced HBNO products, good products always mean that they are environmentally friendly.
Typical Difficulties When Applying Essential Oil Perfume
Perfume is Overpowering
In case a stronger version of perfume is desired, please slow down the use of pure essential oils as they are concentrated.
Fragile fragrance
Try adding a few drops of the unchanging base note or try using high concentrations of carrier oil. These locations help as well: pulse points and areas of the moist skin.
No More Fragrance On Your Skin
Bear in mind that body chemistry is able to modify the way in which a fragrance would normally smell. If a given essence is altered beyond comprehension, different essential oil mixtures should be sought.
Conclusion
Creating an essential oil perfume is an art and fun, experience that lets one create a natural scent of preference and liking. Just know some essential oils, get some carrier oils, be patient, and you will be able to make great DIY perfumes that smell good and are peptic since they are aromatherapy-based.
HBNO essential oils offer high-grade essential oils required to make your perfumes. It doesn’t matter what scent you choose to make, whether it is relaxing or energizing, the list of options to create variations is infinite. Go and try creating your own scent to see how easy it can be and how exciting it feels.
