Instructions

Things You'll Need:

 3 oz. vodka
 Small glass container
 20 drops bergamot essential oil
 10 drops patchouli essential oil
 5 drops cedarwood essential oil
 3 drops ginger essential oil

1. 1

Pour 3 oz. of vodka in a small glass container. This is the base of your perfume oil
recipe.

2. 2

Add 20 drops of bergamot essential oil, 10 drops of patchouli essential oil, five drops
of cedarwood essential oil and three drops of ginger essential oil to your vodka.
These are the fragrances of your perfume oil recipe.

3. 3

Place the lid on your glass container and give it a few shakes to combine the
ingredients.

4. 4

Set your glass container aside for one to four weeks so that the fragrances have
time to combine and get a little stronger.

5. 5

Rub a few dabs of the homemade perfume oil on your skin after your morning
shower.

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Perfume Oil Recipe
By Elizabeth Webster, eHow Contributor

A basic perfume oil recipe only requires two ingredients: a base carrier oil and an essential oil.
Choosing the right carrier oil and essential oil or essential oil combinations in your recipe will create
a perfume with a unique and lasting aroma. Use this recipe to create multiple aromas that suit your
tastes and always perform a patch test of the perfume on a small area of skin before you begin using
it.

Materials

1. The base oil in the perfume recipe will safely dilute and carry the essential oil for skin
applications and reduce essential oil evaporation rates; the essential oil(s) is the source of
the perfume's aroma. Base oils and essential oils may be available in local health food
stores or purchased through Internet retailers.

Choose a base carrier oil that is organic and cold or expeller pressed. Jojoba oil is a stable
unscented oil, which is frequently used as a carrier oil in cosmetic recipes (see Reference
3), but you may also want to consider sweet almond oil, apricot kernel oil, camelina oil,
grapeseed oil, hazelnut oil or pomegranate seed oil.

The essential oil you choose will determine how long the aroma from the perfume stays on
your skin. Sharp and strong top note oils such as bergamot have a high evaporation rate
while mild middle note essential oils such as hyssop have a medium evaporation rate;
sensuous and relaxing base note essential oils such as rose oil have the lowest evaporation
rate. If you are interested in adding more than one essential oil in your perfume recipe, try
creating a blend from all three notes to harmonize the aroma (see Reference 2). Always use
therapeutic grade essential oils in your perfume recipe.

Use small glass dishes to mix your carrier oil and essential oil together as essential oils may
damage plastic materials. You will also need a dark blue or amber glass bottle with a tight
rubber lid (e.g., small glass medicine dropper) to store your perfume.

Create the Recipe

2. Perfume oil recipes should be mixed in small batches as most carrier oils only last for
approximately 6 months once they are purchased. In a small glass dish, add the essential
oils to 25 ml of carrier oil. Add the essential oils slowly until you have added about 5 ml of
essential oils (1 ml is equal to 20 drops of essential oil) (see Reference 1). Mix the oils well
with a metal or glass utensil and then pour the perfume into a glass container. Leave the
perfume oil in a cool dark place for at least 1 week, and shake the perfume bottle each time
before you apply the perfume oil.
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Recipes for Perfume Oils

By A. Schurman, eHow Contributor

A few drops of lemongrass essential oil adds a refreshing aroma to perfume.

Perfume oils are strong mixtures of aromatic oils. While perfume dilutes the oils with alcohol and/or water,
perfume oils are pure and undiluted. The oils can be used as a perfume or cologne base and can be
sprinkled onto potpourri or a diffuser. They can be used to add fragrance to lotions or bath salts and as a
base ingredient for incense. If you want to wear perfume oil as a perfume product, make sure to apply the
oil to your skin. Applying it to clothes will leaves stains just like any other heavy oil.

Perfume Oil Types

1. Essential oils and scented oils are the two major types of perfume oil. Essential oils are plant-
based and only come in natural aromas. Scented oils are chemical-based and come in natural or
artificial aromas. Essential oils are much more expensive that scented oils, but they're also much
more powerful in terms of aroma.
Choosing between the two oil types depends heavily on the type of perfume oil you want to create. If
you want a light and budget-friendly perfume that smells like cotton candy and bubble gum, go with
scented oils. If you want a strong and intricate perfume that smells like a bouquet of spring flowers,
go with essential oils.

Perfume Oil Container

2. Once you've chosen the oils you want to use to create your own perfume oil, you need a
container to store the results. If you plan on using any essential oils in your perfume, it's vital that you
use a dark glass container with a tight lid. The glass helps preserve the aroma and dark color helps
protect the oils from damaging sunlight. Never store essential oils in plastic, as the oils will react with
the plastic and destroy both the scent and the bottle. Though you can store scented oils in plastic,
they also do best when stored in dark glass.

Perfume Oil Recipes

3. To create a light and breezy perfume oil, start with 12 drops of an ozone-inspired scented oil,
such as ocean mist, spring breeze or fresh rain. Add 3 drops rose, 3 drops vanilla, 2 drops cedar and
2 drops pine. Place the lid on the perfume oil container and shake vigorously. Remove the lid and
check the scent. Fine tune the fragrance by adding single drops of each scent as needed.
For perfume oil you can sprinkle on potpourri, try a simple, food-inspired mixture. Mix 8 drops
cranberry scented oil, 8 drops apple, 5 drops orange and 3 drops cinnamon. Place lid on oil and
shake well to mix. Adjust the scent as needed and sprinkle a few drops on the potpourri to freshen up
your home.
If you're looking to use only essential oils, try a woodsy and refreshing perfume oil. Mix together 8
drops sandalwood, 6 drops cedar, 4 drops jasmine, 4 drops oakmoss, 2 drops spearmint and 2 drops
lemongrass. Place lid on oil and shake well to mix. Fine tune the fragrance as needed
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How to Mix Essential Oils for Perfume

By Danita Fausek, eHow Contributor

Organic essential oils can be purchased from any health food store.

Mixing essential oils to make your own perfume can be a lesson in patience and experimentation.
However, once you get that perfect fragrance recipe, you'll never go back to buying the
chemically treated perfumes available in the local stores.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions
Things You'll Need:
 Essential oils
 Jojoba oil and/or almond oil
 Vodka
 Measuring spoons
 Dark glass bottle with stopper
 Eye dropper
 Glass funnel

1. 1

Pour 1 tsp. oil and 1 tsp. vodka into dark glass bottle, using the funnel. Use the almond
oil until your "receipe" is perfected, then make your final perfume using the Jojoba oil.
Add the base essential oil first, then the mid level, then the top, shaking the bottle after
each drop of oil. Once completed, cap tightly and store in a cool dark spot for at least 10
days, shaking the bottle three times per day.

2. 2

Wild Bergermot
 Mix oils for Happiness. Place two drops of the base oil--sandalwood--in the bottle. Shake
well after each drop. Place two drops of the mid-level oil--bergermot--into the bottle.
Shake well after each drop. Place one drop each of the top oils--jasmine and rose--into
the bottle, again making sure to shake well after each. Cap the bottle and let rest for at
least 10 days, shaking the bottle three times per day.

3. 3

Mix oils to inspire you. Place one drop of the base oil--frankincense--in the bottle. Shake
well. Place two drops of the mid-level oil--spearment--into the bottle. Shake well after
each drop. Place 3three drops each of the top oils--grapefruit and rosemary--into the
bottle, again making sure to shake well after each. Cap the bottle and let rest for at least
10 days, shaking the bottle three times per day.

4. 4

Mix oils for a clean fresh scent. Place two drops of the base oil--sandalwood--in the
bottle. Shake well after each drop. Place three drops of the mid-level oil--bergermot--into
the bottle. Shake well after each drop. Place three drops of the top oil--cassis--into the
bottle, again making sure to shake well after each. Cap the bottle and let rest for at least
10 days, shaking the bottle three times per day.

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The ideas below are a simple guide for you to get started, but it must be kept in mind that it is
easier to add more essential oils to a blend to make the fragrance stronger, than it is to dilute the
blend in order to tone the fragrance down.

For this reason it is better to rather add too little of an oil, and to top up later if you are looking
for a stronger fragrance.

One cardinal rule you should always follow, is to write down the recipe, as you are mixing it, as
it often happens that a person would prepare a wonderful fragrance, only to find that they cannot
remember the quantities or the oils used in the mixture.

When mixing your fragrance you should use glass containers, as some plastic containers and
instruments do tend to retain fragrance particles. For mixing the blend never use a metal object,
but rather use a glass rod.

After you have used your mixing equipment, wash very well with a strong soapy solution, dry,
wipe down with alcohol to remove all fragrance traces, wash again, rinse in clean water and dry
for next use.

For storing your mixed fragrances buy blue or amber glass bottles, and if they have cork stoppers
you would need to seal the cork stopper with paraffin wax to prevent oxidation, and if they are
equipped with screw tops make sure that the tops have liners.

Essential oils are either added to alcohol or an oil base when making perfumes at home. The
alcohol to use is ethanol, but for the sake of ease vodka can be used. It is best to buy a high
quality 100% proof vodka since it has virtually no smell.

The oil base that can be used is jojoba oil - which is really a liquid wax. Jojoba has excellent
keeping properties and does not have a very heavy odor of its own.

The percentage of essential oil used in perfumes is high, and to prevent any allergic reaction,
remember to do a skin patch test if you have never used a particular oil, and also look at our page
on essential oil safety by clicking here.

When blending your perfume or eau de toilette or cologne start with the base (alcohol/vodka or
oil base depending on what you are making) and add the oils drop by drop.

The classification of perfume, eau de toilette and eau de cologne is based on the strength of the
fragrance it contains and the percentages of essences used.

For a perfume you will use around 15% essential oil, whilst for a lighter eau de toilette you will
use about 4 - 8% essential oil and a yet lighter eau de cologne 1 - 5%.
If you want to work out your percentages, you can work on the premise that 1 ml is 20 drops. To
work out your percentages convert the total of the oil used as well as the base - be that the
alcohol/vodka or jojoba oil - to drops.

If your total drops are, let's say 58 drops, and your base 240 ml (240 x 20 = 4,800 drops) divide
the amount of drops by the amount of drops in the base. Using the above example you will get a
result of 0.012 = 1.2% concentrate of oil in the mixture.

Some of the recipes state that you should mix the blend, bottle, cap and leave for x amount of
days. This is to give the fragrance time to settle and to achieve a more rounded fragrance.

Old fashioned Eau-de-Cologne

 16 drops bergamot
 15 drops petitgrain
 2 drops orange
 15 drops lemon
 5 drops lavender
 5 drops neroli
 10 ml orange flower water
 230 ml alcohol/vodka

Place the alcohol/vodka base into your glass mixing container, add the oils in the order listed and
mix well. Bottle, cap and leave the mixture for 4 days and then add the orange flower water and
re-cap. Leave the mixture for at least two weeks, giving the bottle a gentle shake every day.

'All alive' perfume

 4 drops sweet orange
 10 drops lemon
 6 drops tangerine
 8 drops frankincense
 5 drops neroli
 1 drop myrrh
 11 ml alcohol/vodka or
 11 ml jojoba oil for a oil based perfume.

Place the base into your mixing container and add the ingredients in the order listed and mix.
Bottle and use. You can reduce the base, but do note your concentration will then exceed 15%.

Sensual perfume for women

 5 drops coriander
 6 drops bergamot
 4 drops neroli
  1 drops jasmine blend
 3 drops rose blend
 10 ml jojoba oil

Place oil base in mixing container, add oils in the order listed and mix. Bottle, cap and leave one
week before using.

Sensual eau de cologne for men

 10 drops lavender
 20 drops coriander
 22 drops sandalwood
 23 drops cedarwood
 5 drop frankincense
 100 ml alcohol/vodka

Place the alcohol/vodka mixture into your mixing bowl, add the oils in the order given and mix
well.

The above is our humble contribution to fragrance mixing and is really basic. Your personal taste
will determine what you like, and it may be a good idea to look at our pages on floral notes and
blending for more information when blending your own fragrance.