Recipes for Perfumes
Your scent announces you long before you arrive on the scene. In the animal kingdom, scent marks a territory, warns of danger and initiates reproduction. Humans use it to attract love, too, but also as a symbol of power, eloquence and as a personal statement. Now you can create an exotic personal scent of your own with some recipes for perfumes.
Significance
Create a sensuous scent. Pour 1 cup vodka into a bottle and add 3 drops each of passionflower and neroli essential oils. Add 2 drops of ylang ylang essential oil. Cap the bottle and shake. Let it steep for about a week. Make sure you shake it several times a day. Store it in a cool place away from the sun. What you don't use as your personal perfume, use to scent powder, shampoo, massage oil or even put in diffusers. Do not use metal utensils when making perfume, and always sterilize the bottles. Keep the base for perfume for 8 months to a year.
Features
Keep it simple. Collect enough petals from carnations to make 3 cups. Place a cheesecloth in a bowl. Make the cloth large enough so the edges fall over the side. Put the carnation petals in the bowl. Pour 6 cups of water over the top of the petals and allow the mixture to sit overnight. Lift the sides of the cheesecloth up to form a bag and squeeze out the excess water into the bowl. Simmer this down until you have about a tablespoon left. Store the mixture in the refrigerator and remember that the shelf life is only about a month. If you fancy another type of flower, use its petals instead, or experiment and add a little vanilla to the scent.
Effects
Wake up refreshed and get on the move with this perfume. Mix 2/3 cup of distilled water with 5 tsp. of vodka. Add 3 drops of rosemary essential oil, 4 drops of grapefruit essential oil, 1 drop of frankincense oil and 2 drops of spearmint essential oil. Shake well and allow it to steep for a week in a cool, dark area. Shake it several times a day. This quicker picker-upper perfume recipe will get you going in the morning. Shelf life is between 9 months to a year.
Considerations
Mellow out with your personal scent. Mix 2 tsp. of almond oil and the same amount of vodka into a bottle. Add 2 drops of grapefruit essential oil, 7 drops of cedarwood essential oil, 1 drop of chamomile essential oils, 4 drops of clary sage essential oils and 4 drops of mandarin essential oils. Shake the bottle slightly to mix the oils as you add each drop. Cap the oil and shake it well. Store this in a cool area away from light for 2 weeks and shake it several times throughout the day. This mixture lasts about 8 months.
Benefits
Feel as fresh as a bouquet of spring flowers. Mix 2 tbsp. of jojoba oil for the carrier oil. Add 2 drops of bergamot essential oil, 2 drops of neroli essential oil, 10 drops of geranium essential oil, 8 drops of jasmine essential oil, 4 drops of vanilla essential oil, 2 drops of patchouli oil and 8 drops of ylang ylang oil. When you add each drop, swirl the container to mix. If you're pregnant or epileptic, don't use this mixture, since you should not use bergamot. Store in dark bottles away from light and heat.
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