Making your own essential oil perfume is a satisfying activity especially when it comes to having a fragrance that is made of natural elements. Understanding the basics of scenting provides an added advantage allowing one to layer scents that suit their moods, designs, or general taste. This blog will explain the basics of essential oil perfume and recommend several interesting products made by HBNO that will help you create your own scent.
Why Would You Want to Make Your Own Perfumes with Essential Oils?
A more therapeutic and herbal option that has almost been disregarded is using essential oils as an alternative to commercial perfumes. In fact, creating perfumes from scratch gives you the power to choose ingredients that we know are not detrimental to one’s health unlike some of the perfumes available in stores. Moreover, essential oil use comes with certain advantages as well since most of the oils have a calming effect as well as uplifting the spirits and emotions.
Items You Require for Making Perfume from Essential Oils
Prior to embarking on your perfume creation journey, there are some basic items that you need to have in your possession. Proper equipment will make it easier for you in the undertaking and you will get the wanted results. This is a guide to some fragrance tools, which will ideally be necessary when making your essential oil perfumes:
- Essential Oils
Essential oils are the fundamental components of all fragrances, and without them, you would not have your perfume. High-quality essential oils could be bought from HBNO as there is the availability of lavender, bergamot, sandalwood and many dough other oils.
- Carrier Oils
These are the oils that are employed to thin out the essential oils making it possible for one to apply them on the skin without fearing irritations. Some of the options include jojoba oil, sweet almond oil or even fractionated coconut oil. These oils are very light and will not interfere with the fragrance of your perfume.
- Glass Perfume Bottles
The bottle used to store this perfume blend should be glass rather than plastic as plastic reacts with essential oils. If you want this blend for use you may choose roll-on bottles or use spray bottles if you want the application in mist form. Amber or cobalt blue glass is preferred for protecting the oils from natural light
- Pipettes, Dropper bottles
Pipettes or glass droppers are a must if you want precision in the measure of drops of each oil. This helps to take care of the uniformity of your blends.
- Blotters or Q-tip swabs
These will also be helpful when you are doing the scent tests of the perfume that you are developing. With this, you can test how a scent changes over time.
- Glass beakers or glass rods
Blend your oils in glass beakers or tinker them using glass stirring rods. Do not use plastic as it will retain the scent thus ruining the quality of the blend.
Making Perfume with Essential Oil: Assembling & Designing
Now that everything is in order, we can proceed as planned to make your perfume. Some of the crafting methods one for straight though not easy for fragrance that aim to last.
Different perfume odor levels:
A special perfume will have three distinct notes: head notes, heart notes or middle notes, and base notes. Such notes are blended in order to achieve a complete fragrance.
- Top Notes: First scents that you get when you put on the perfume but are gone in the twinkling of an eye. These include citrus oils such as lemon, orange or bergamot.
- Heart Notes: These notes usually represent the centre of the scent and are usually felt after the top notes have faded away. The most common heart notes would be the floral notes such as rose and jasmine oils.
- Base Notes: These notes enhance the scent by giving it depth to the fragrance while increasing the longevity of the scent. Common base notes would be sandalwood, vanilla and patches with more woody, spicy and warm notes.
Choosing the Right Ratios
In manufacturing your perfume, work towards getting a harmonious ratio:
- 30% Top Notes
- 50% Heart Notes
- 20% Base Notes
Though the tried and tested ratio will give you a balanced scent which develops in stages, you may also change the ratios to suit your own liking.
Blending the Essential Oils
Start the process of blending the oils by first adding the essential oil of the base note followed by that of the heart note and lastly that of the top note. This order is important as it helps you appreciate how each layer of the fragrance builds up. Instead, use glass droppers and measure the precise number of drops you need.
Diluting with Carrier Oil or Alcohol
In order to create the perfume that is safe for the skin, the blend of essential oils is going to be diluted. There are two options basically.
- Carrier Oil: The formulation consists of one part of the essential oil blend to ten parts of the carrier oil. This is excellent for roll-on perfumes.
- Alcohol: For a spray perfume, vodka or perfumer’s alcohol would be best used at a ratio of 1:10. Let the mixture stand for a few hours especially at least 48 hours.
Allowing the Perfume to Mature
After mixing, the perfume should be kept in a cool dark place for between 48 and 72 hours. Unfortunately, because perfume need much longer periods for proper maturation, limit it to four weeks. This period helps the essential oils blend together creating a uniform scent.
Evaluating the Performance of the Perfume
Take a little test by applying it on the wrist or on a blotter strip of the fragrance to appreciate its smell. Sometimes it a good idea to note how the perfume evolves with time. Perhaps you think that the perfume still needs adjusting:
- For a refreshing smell add a few more top notes.
- If the fragrance seems rather faint, increase the heart notes.
- For a more rich aroma, strengthen the base notes.
More Tips Towards Creating the Best Essential Oil Perfume
- Start with Small Batches: Try to make small quantities of perfumes when playing with new blends. This guarantees that you will not throw away too much material in case you have to make any adjustments.
- Label Your Blends: Perfumed bottles should be named with essential on them the programmed oil and date blended. This is particularly important because it allows the tracking of the activities or the work you undertake.
- Store Properly: Store your essential oils and get your perfumes in a cool dark place. Heat and sunlight degrade the oils, and steam or even a hot splash can affect the quality of the scents.
Why Use Essential Oils Instead of Synthetic Fragrances?
These oils are taken from plants-the good thing is that the scent is real and not artificial as in the case of artificial fragrances. These not only smell great but also help in healing by relieving stress, calming, and lifting a person’s mood. While making the editor’s perfumes, it is possible to eliminate the use of synthetic compounds present in a large number of commercial perfumes, therefore making the perfume neither harmful to the skin nor to the environment.
Conclusion
Creating an essential oil perfume is a fun and imaginative activity, which enables the individual to design a scent that is entirely theirs. One can make a fragrance that speaks to them by mastering the fundamentals of perfume making, using appropriate fragrance tools, and following the right methods in crafting. Use HBNO’s quality essential oils and play with combinations of the top, heart and base notes to create your ideal scent.
As you do this, be sure to take your time while making the perfume and have fun letting yourself create a beautiful unique yours perfume as well as one that enriches the personality. Make perfume yourself and be creative, for you must have a completely different smell!
