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Making home-made beauty products is currently on the rise as several households are taking it upon themselves to create their own non-toxic, dye-free, additive-free household products. From beauty products to cleaning supplies to women’s perfume.

Many conventional perfumes on the market today contain over a dozen chemicals and byproducts that aren’t required by law to disclose on the product label. They may smell amazing and the packaging may look pretty, but they could very well contain ingredients that act as irritants to the skin.(1)

Below you’ll find a few recipes for creating your own home-made perfumes. The trick is to find a ratio/blend of oils that are most appealing to the senses while using other organic ingredients to round out the base.

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First Step: The Container

The first step to creating home-made perfume is to figure out how best you’d like to store and apply it. Several glass spray, wand, and roll-on bottles are available for purchase online. Depending on which method you wish to use to apply perfume onto the skin, as well as how much of each type of fragrance you wish to create, will determine which container you should choose. As a note, glass is always the best option over plastic or other materials to ensure nothing leeches into your perfume.

A few suggestions to consider;

• Roll-On Bottles (to store small amounts of perfume, rolls-on over skin)

• Egyptian Glass Vials (to store small amounts, has a wand built into lid to dab perfume onto skin)

• Vintage Spray Atomizer (to store large amounts of perfume, spray onto skin)

• Hollowed Out Rattan Glass Bottle (to store large amounts of perfume, uses wand to dab perfume onto skin)

Second Step: The Base Oils

Any good home-made perfume needs a substantial base. This can be done with a carrier oil such as jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil, or other organic oils. However alcohol also works quite well, preferably 100 proof, though 80 proof and up works just as well (just might need extra shaking before each use). Purified water can also be used or added as a backup. Overall, either just one of these, or a mixture of them all to create your own special blend is ideal.

A few suggestions to consider;

• Organic Jojoba Oil

• Organic Almond Oil

• Organic Grapeseed Oil

• Other suggestions; vanilla, sandalwood, frankincense, among others

Third Step: Middle Tones

Other oils are used for both the middle tones and top notes of any well-made DIY perfume. Once you take a whiff of any good perfume mixture, you’ll likely catch scents of the top notes first, followed by the middle tones, and lastly – the base oils will linger long afterward. Usually, about 10-20 drops of organic essential oils are used for both the middle tones and top notes. Mix and match to find a blend that works best for you.

A few suggestions to consider;

• Rose Essential Oil

• Cedarwood Essential Oil

• Geranium Essential Oil

• Blue Chamomile Essential Oil

Final Step: Top Notes

The final touch to making home-made perfume is to add some top notes. Usually anything fruity or uplifting with a light and breezy type of fragrance works best. Again, add only 10-20 drops depending on the size of bottle you choose to use, or mix and match between a few different scents.

A few suggestions to consider;

• Bergamot Essential Oil

• Wild Orange Essential Oil

• Ylang Ylang Essential Oil

• Lavender Essential Oil

NOTES:

– Store your bottle of perfume in a safe, cool place.

– It’s best to shake the perfume before each use to ensure everything gets properly mixed together before applying to the skin.

– The perfume can be used right away, yet for maximum fragrant-effect, allow the mixture to sit somewhere cool and safe for a few weeks to a month. This will intensify and meld the scents together in rich ways.

– 10-20 drops of essential oil should be enough of each fragrance, but this doesn’t mean that is all you should use. Feel free to use however many different fragrances you wish to add, just keep it to about 10-20 drops per scent.

~Recommended: Roll-On Bottles, Egyptian Glass Vials, Vintage Spray Atomizer, Hollowed Out Rattan Glass Bottle, Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Grapeseed Oil, Organic Almond Oil, Organic Essential Oils

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(1) http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toxic-perfumes-and-colognes/

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