Create your signature scent with homemade perfume19MARBy Charlynn Avery
When it comes to blending perfumes, essential oils are a tried and true way to incorporate nature into your own signature scent. Homemade perfume is easy to make and isn’t as expensive as department store perfumes – plus, it can be made with ingredients that are friendly to our bodies and our planet.
Blend patchouli, sweet orange and ylang ylang essential oils for a sweet, floral homemade perfume.
Once you understand the basics, experiment with making your own blend or try one of our recipes below.
Choosing your aroma
To make a great perfume, get to know your aromatic preferences. Are you prone to florals? Do you like earthy or musky aromas? Are you drawn to light citrus aromas? What smells the best to you and on you? Once you figure out what you like, choose recipes that combine your favorite aromas.
Choosing your base
Start with your base. For a perfume, use a base of a grain alcohol (I have found high proof vodkas to be the best) and let the blend sit for a minimum of two weeks and up to six weeks before use.
If you’d like a body oil instead, use a carrier that is light and readily absorbable with little to no odor of its own. Some great choices include grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils. Once you add your essential oils to the oil base, let it sit for a minimum of three days to allow the aromas to blend together.
While some essential oils used in perfumes are more expensive, they can be used to make a lot of perfume. For a more affordable option, you can use Aura Cacia Precious Essentials™, which are diluted in jojoba oil already. However, I’d recommend using an oil base rather than alcohol in this case.
Regardless of the base you choose, shake the blends as they sit and “marinate” to mix the components well.
Perfume (alcohol-based) Recipes:
Sweet Floral Perfume Blend
Ingredients
3 drops ylang ylang essential oil
2 drops patchouli essential oil
2 drops sweet orange essential oil
.5 fluid ounce high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka)
Directions
Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Exotic Perfume Blend
Ingredients
3 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
2 drops palmarosa essential oil
3 drops rose absolute essential oil or 6 drops Rose Absolute Precious Essentials
4 drops sandalwood essential oil
.5 fluid ounce high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka)
Directions
Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Featuring
Rose Absolute Essential Oil
With its rich and long-lasting floral aroma, rose is used extensively in quality perfumes as both an aromatic and a fixative. Diffused rose absolute will produce a stabilizing atmosphere during times of stress, anxiety and grief.
Spicy Cologne Blend
Ingredients
3 fluid ounces water
1 fluid ounce vodka
11 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
8 drops bay essential oil
3 drops vetiver essential oil
2 drops neroli essential oil
Directions
Mix the water, alcohol and essential oils in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Perfume Oil Recipes:
Rich Floral Perfume Blend
Ingredients
2 drops jasmine essential oil
6 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
3 drops sandalwood essential oil
5 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
2 drops rose absolute essential oil
.5 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
Fresh and Sweet Perfume Blend
Ingredients
10 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
2 drops peppermint essential oil
9 drops lavender essential oil
.5 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
Musk Perfume Blend
This musky floral can be used on its own as a perfume oil or as a musk oil option to add to other blends.
Ingredients
9 drops patchouli essential oil
9 drops frankincense essential oil
7 drops myrrh essential oil
7 drops Texas cedarwood essential oil
10 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
1 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
http://cayenneroom.com/2013/03/19/create-your-signature-scent-with-homemade-perfume/
http://www.growingupherbal.com/blending-essential-oils-for-beginners/
When it comes to blending perfumes, essential oils are a tried and true way to incorporate nature into your own signature scent. Homemade perfume is easy to make and isn’t as expensive as department store perfumes – plus, it can be made with ingredients that are friendly to our bodies and our planet.
Blend patchouli, sweet orange and ylang ylang essential oils for a sweet, floral homemade perfume.
Once you understand the basics, experiment with making your own blend or try one of our recipes below.
Choosing your aroma
To make a great perfume, get to know your aromatic preferences. Are you prone to florals? Do you like earthy or musky aromas? Are you drawn to light citrus aromas? What smells the best to you and on you? Once you figure out what you like, choose recipes that combine your favorite aromas.
Choosing your base
Start with your base. For a perfume, use a base of a grain alcohol (I have found high proof vodkas to be the best) and let the blend sit for a minimum of two weeks and up to six weeks before use.
If you’d like a body oil instead, use a carrier that is light and readily absorbable with little to no odor of its own. Some great choices include grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils. Once you add your essential oils to the oil base, let it sit for a minimum of three days to allow the aromas to blend together.
While some essential oils used in perfumes are more expensive, they can be used to make a lot of perfume. For a more affordable option, you can use Aura Cacia Precious Essentials™, which are diluted in jojoba oil already. However, I’d recommend using an oil base rather than alcohol in this case.
Regardless of the base you choose, shake the blends as they sit and “marinate” to mix the components well.
Perfume (alcohol-based) Recipes:
Sweet Floral Perfume Blend
Ingredients
3 drops ylang ylang essential oil
2 drops patchouli essential oil
2 drops sweet orange essential oil
.5 fluid ounce high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka)
Directions
Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Exotic Perfume Blend
Ingredients
3 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
2 drops palmarosa essential oil
3 drops rose absolute essential oil or 6 drops Rose Absolute Precious Essentials
4 drops sandalwood essential oil
.5 fluid ounce high-proof grain alcohol (such as vodka)
Directions
Mix the essential oils and alcohol in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Featuring
Rose Absolute Essential Oil
With its rich and long-lasting floral aroma, rose is used extensively in quality perfumes as both an aromatic and a fixative. Diffused rose absolute will produce a stabilizing atmosphere during times of stress, anxiety and grief.
Spicy Cologne Blend
Ingredients
3 fluid ounces water
1 fluid ounce vodka
11 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
8 drops bay essential oil
3 drops vetiver essential oil
2 drops neroli essential oil
Directions
Mix the water, alcohol and essential oils in a glass bottle. Let the blend sit for 2-6 weeks; shaking to mix occasionally.
Perfume Oil Recipes:
Rich Floral Perfume Blend
Ingredients
2 drops jasmine essential oil
6 drops bergamot (bergaptene-free) essential oil
3 drops sandalwood essential oil
5 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
2 drops rose absolute essential oil
.5 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
Fresh and Sweet Perfume Blend
Ingredients
10 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
2 drops peppermint essential oil
9 drops lavender essential oil
.5 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
Musk Perfume Blend
This musky floral can be used on its own as a perfume oil or as a musk oil option to add to other blends.
Ingredients
9 drops patchouli essential oil
9 drops frankincense essential oil
7 drops myrrh essential oil
7 drops Texas cedarwood essential oil
10 drops Vanilla Precious Essentials™
1 fluid ounce of a light carrier oil, such as grapeseed, sweet almond or apricot kernel oils
Directions
Mix essential oils and carrier oil. Let the blend sit for at least three days, mixing occasionally.
http://cayenneroom.com/2013/03/19/create-your-signature-scent-with-homemade-perfume/
http://www.growingupherbal.com/blending-essential-oils-for-beginners/