I just had to come back to this vid and say thank you so much for this info! I tried making a cologne with the Club 190 instead of the Dark Rum that I normally use and what a HUGE difference! My normal blend smelled so different that I had to modify it. I could actually smell the EOs in it without the covered scent of rum! And it blended without any effort. Valuable advice, wonderful demo and I truly appreciate you sharing this!
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Great video! Trust me, I have watched MANY UA-cam videos where the person rambles, and you DO NOT ramble, you explain things in an in depth and understandable manner. Exactly the info I needed to clear up the Witch Hazel vs Isopropyl vs Vodka debate. I am VERY picky about my perfume, and have always had problems finding that exact scent I want. I have now gotten into pure essential oils, and I can't wait to start making my own perfumes. Since I am a newbie to DIY perfume, this video was perfect to help me get started. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
This is great information. Basically a no to Witch Hazel and Vodka, because neither mixes well with EO or FO and no to Isopropyl Alcohol (99%) because the scent is way too strong and it dries out the skin too much even though it mixes well with EO and FO and only use Grain Alcohol/Everclear or Perfumer's alcohol because they both mix well and don't over power the scent from the EO or FO. Thank you so much as I'm a beginner and researching information.
Thank you for taking time out to teach! I had a person say they would teach me but of course that's when they were trying to get my business and money with them. They created my fragrance but when I asked how to make it, they got upset and I still don't know how to make a fragrance that is supposed to be mine.😢 So thank you for being so giving and not selfish in your passion. 💗
Peeeeerfect! I was about to use vodka based on another video I watched. Your video was right under that one. The title "Why NOT to use vodka" perfectly caught my attn. I loved the demonstration, it was perfectly timed and I learned a lot! Only thing I wondered was where to buy perfumers alcohol but that is a quick Google search. Thanks!
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This is one of the most helpful videos. There's lots of videos that never get straight to the point. I've been using isopropyl alcohol and now I know how to improve my fragrance dramatically. Thanks
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad I could help you with finding the right type of alcohol for essential oils. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
I love this video!!! I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me the right information before I start making my perfumes. I love every beauty product a women can get their hands on but the cost is so high. You spend a lot of money of perfumes that take a toll on your skin. Our skin is also an organ which many people don't know or forget. I am so excited to start making my own organic perfumes so I may smell nice without the damage to my skin. You are so amazing for doing this!!!!
Excellent demonstration and information. There is a low enough water content in the isopropyl alcohol, so that the oils will dissolve in it because the alcohol portion of the mixture is high enough to make the oils fully miscible. However, that smell that you mentioned is from the compounds they use to 'denature' the alcohol, or make it bitter so it will not be consumed by humans or animals. They use things like castor oil and wintergreen oil to do this, and the combination of these and some other toxic additives are what give 'rubbing alcohol' it's distinct odor. Perfumers' alcohol blends are denatured with many different things as well, namely bitrex.
WOW!!! Thank you, MuzikGuru1! This is exactly what this community needs! LOVE IT! I hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well! Lots of huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being sent your way! And I hope you are enjoying this LOVELY weekend!!!! I TRULY appreciate your contribution! :-) Alora
Thanks Alora. Everyone has to start somewhere. It seems like you are well on your way, and you continue to learn as you go. Also, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Most things in the perfume industry are very well kept secrets, especially the process of blending. Also, I didn't realize that you had an older video on the same subject. Just found it. Anyway, great job.
I was thinking to make my perfume. Few days plan. Finally found your channel. Just watching and had a good idea. I was so excited and used 70% Isopropyl which I had at home. I mixed with 100% pure coconut oil 1/3 more equivalent. It turned out excellent! ☺️ Thanks for sharing. On my way to experiment more scents from essential oils.
Wow, this was so interesting, and such a time and money saving video, especially for beginners! Experimenting can get expensive, something that many of us just do not have a wide financial margin to spare, so I appreciate this video so very much! I like your name, it is so pretty, like the name of a flower, or a perfume. Alora - "My beautiful dream" or "Dreamer, "God is Light," such a fitting name, for someone who makes fragrances!
Oh WOW! Thank you sooooooooooo much @TLShook! 😍😍😍😍😍 Such a LOVELY comment! You have literally brought a smile to my lips with humble gratitude! I hope you and your loved ones are all doing well, healthy and safe! Sending you lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Sorry i may have missed your last video. But honestly you don't ramble to me. Thanks for showing this video on the different useage of alcohol when adding to your essential oils and the final results. Just thanks it helped me 🤔 understand even more. Thanks again 🖒😉
Awwwwwwwwwwwwws, thank you, Jeannie Jeffrey 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 You are super sweet! 😍😍😍 Welcome to the community and I hope you will enjoy your time with us 😘😘😘 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and enjoying this LOVELY weekend that is upon us! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Please let us know if there is anything we can ever help you with 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Goooooooooooooood morning, Jeannie Jeffrey. 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Hope you are having a LOVELY weekend. 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Have you checked to see if EverClear is sold in your state? That is what I usually used until my store no longer carried it, but instead was selling Club 190. You could also order perfumer's alcohol which is a lot cheaper due to it not having the alcohol tax added onto it. I currently don't sell my perfumes, but have thought about it. 🌸 💮 🏵️ It's something I may do in the very near future. Or maybe write a formulation book since I'm technically an author.
Super helpful...just started my fragrance journey and was utilizing witch hazel and could not figure out why it wasn't mixing. Just ordered parfumers alcohol..super excited to try again
Great Job this is very informative, I just purchased my essential oils as this will be my hobby going forward. I have some very expensive parfumes, edt, and the like; that after I become just decent In my perfume making I will give away the cologne's I have. I have some nice fragrances like Bond No 9 products, Tom Ford, Chanel Blu, Allure, and many other top cologne's. Giving them away will be my motivation to recreate my own unique brands I am very excited. After seeing this, I only will use Everclear, or Perfume Alcohol for my creations. Peace n Happiness.
Gooooooood evening, Harold Simpson, and welcome to the community! 😍 😍 😍 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 It's absolutely WONDERFUL to hear that you have found your passion in creating your own, personal formulations... you will be at home, here ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 There are so many WONDERFUL viewers who will love to encourage you along to include Vivian and myself. 😁😁😁😁😁 I'm so looking forward to hearing how your journey is going, so please keep up updated on how you are doing. 🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️ I hope you have a LOVELY day and once again, welcome to the world of fragrance where only your imagination is the only limit. 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 🤗 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Great & most informative clip. @ 9:45 & 11:17 Thanks for answering my question as to why not cheaper 99% isopropyl instead. And I tried and confirm your comment! Now only if I can extract my own perfume essence from nature, to be completely self sufficient.
I’m so glad you visualized this! It’s definitely helpful. I’ve made some with medical alcohol but the alcohol smell certainly has an effect. It’s not impossible to work with but you definitely have to take its own scent in consideration. I’ll give everclear or perfumers alcohol a try, at least to smell the difference for my own blends.
This was really helpful. I've been putting up with the smell of isopropyl forever, and can finally get just the scents I wanted in the first place. Thank You!!!
new subbie here! What amazing information!! I have experimented with all of these except grain alcohol (Ever Clear) and I hated the separation thing so much that I quit practicing. Thank you for this helpful information
I hope you're doing okay today I do want to bring to attention I wouldn't use that witch hazel from the product base. I use a non-alcoholic witch hazel which actually works perfectly to what I do
WOW! This was was an awesome video based on careful research. We were about to make our room spray with witch hazel! Luckily we came across this video.
Gooooooooooooood afternoon, time waster and welcome to the community 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 I'm extremely thankful that you have found this video helpful and now feel confident in creating your very own room spray! PLEASE let me know how it turns out? 😁 🙃 😁 🙃 There is a vendor on Amazon who sent me a coupon code to get I think 90% off of spritz bottles. It's Mac's Savings and they have 18 Spritzer bottles for less than $2 when you use their discount code. You could put 2 oz room spritzers in every room! :-) Here is the link:www.amazon.com/dp/ B076C8LCRX code: FHQ357QQ I ordered 18 packs. LOL I will share them on the channel and I think I will make some room sprays for giveaways. So.... THANK YOU for the inspiration! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Excellent breakdown. You do a fantastic demonstration on why some alcohols work and some don't. Quick question. Which alcohol has changes the original scent of the essential oils the least? Thanks.
Goooooood evening, Oscar Castellanos, and welcome to the community! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 We pray this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in excellent health! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 To answer your question as to which alcohol creates the LEAST change in the original formulated scent would be, in my opinion, 200 Proof Perfumer's Alcohol. Second would be be the 189 Proof Everclear or Club 190. Because the consumption alcohols are legal to drink, they do not carry the denaturants necessary for a perfumers alcohol to keep the taxes down. Despite the PA having some denaturant in it, it is slight and undetectable... and it's cheaper without sacrifice of quality. I hope this was helpful and that you and your loved ones have an absolutely LOVELY day! 🌞🌞🌞 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
There's a way around it with the isopropyl alcohol whatever scent you plan on using...your base note like citrus, for example, you can keep the peels in your alcohol and it helps it blend better, same goes for exotic scents or herbal ones. Fair warning there will be a bit of color in it after.
Gooooooooooooooood morning, athenearosa 😍😍😍 Thank you soooooooooooo much for your comment! It's WONDERFUL to read about other perfumer's experiences and tricks of the trade 🌺🌺🌺 So thank you, SO MUCH! We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health AND enjoying a LOVELY week. 😍🌼🤗 I will now have to try this as I have a LOT of Isopropyl Alcohol that I use for cleaning my supplies. I already made some awesome Mandarin Orange Peel tincture using the 190 proof Grain Alcohol from the liquor store and the rinds of dried Mandarin Orange Peels. It SUCKED the color out of the rind and my tincture is indeed ORANGE! LOL... but it smells divine! I would NEVER be able to spray it on my clothes as it would stain them. But... it was really cool making these tinctures. I did one with Basil and another one with Rosemary. The rosemary was INCREDIBLE. The basil, I think I need to add more leaves. 🍃🍃🍃🍃 Thank you, again, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for your comment! Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
Thanks for the clear demonstration! I came here hoping to understand how oil and alcohol behave compared to water, and you've helped me a bunch. Now I know I can mix shaving oil and aftershave.
I'm a late comer to the video, but it was very helpful! I have a huge trailing rose bush and wanted to make rose perfume with the vodka, but will now use the club 190 or everclear! Thanks
It's our pleasure... we just completed the first trial for the Burning Man Cologne :-) Vivian LOVES IT! Gonna let it mature. :-) Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs! Alora and Vivian ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
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Gooooooooooooooooooooood evening, Fact13. I hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health. 😍🌼🤗 Thank you for your lovely comment! We TRULY appreciate it!🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Here is a place in Canada that sells Perfumer's Alcohol: www.saffireblue.ca/shop/liquids-gels/perfumery-alcohol Let me know if this was helpful and if these guys offer awesome products ❣️ ❣️ ❣️ Hope you have a LOVELY day, sweetie❣️ ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
thanks so much for sharing this knowledge with everyone like this. I was going to make some perfume using my jasmine which isn't cheap with isoprop but am glad i watched this first so not to waste my jasmine. The price of perfumers alcohol is not too high so why not use it. For now i'm going to probably just make a solid perfume until I get some.
Truly my pleasure, Ophelia! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Solid fragrances are just as lovely, in my opinion! You should check out Creating Perfume's website for their Jasmine wax that is the wax left over from extraction when creating a jasmine absolute. OMG... IT IS GORGEOUS! I should do another video on it. But, you would need VERY VERY little Jasmine Absolute in your solid fragrance because the essence of the jasmine petals are left in the jasmine wax. I believe you would fall in LOVE with it. AND, it's CHEAP! I actually added the wax to perfumer's alcohol and shook the heck out of it. I let it set for a week and the wax separated and settled to the bottom. What was left was a VERY strong Jasmine perfume. I'm telling you, that is a little kept secret... I just may have to talk about that this Monday on our Live Stream! THANK YOU for the idea! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Here is the link to the Jasmine Wax: www.creatingperfume.com/jasminwax.aspx I hope that you and your loved ones have an absolutely LOVELY day! 🌞🌞🌞 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
@@AloraDillon wow thanks so much! i'll be looking into this tonight and hopefully have everything i need to play around with it. Also just subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos maybe i'll be able to catch your live stream thanks again 🦋
Also, if you use alcohol in products like this to sell, you cannot ship to customers in the US via air mail or internationally. It must be labeled appropriately and shipped ground only which can be more expensive than first class or priority. I see people breaking all the rules and if caught, the fine is not worth it. Great break down of these ingredients. I cringe when I see people selling witch hazel and essential oils. I call it snake oil.
Great video, right to the point as far as to eliminate any doubts on what to use. I'm a subcriber for sure !! I just got an amazing batch of oils and can't wait to create some great colognes. Best regards!
Gooooooood evening, Rudy Chavarria. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health AND enjoying a LOVELY weekend. 😍🌼🤗 It's extremely exciting and humbling to read your words! I truly hope that our future videos will be of a benefit to you on your journey with making cologne and perfume. 🤗🤗🤗 Please let us know what batch of oils are in your library! It's always awesome to see what other artisan perfumers are carrying. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 We hope you have a LOVELY day creating masterpieces through scent! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
hi, have you ever heard of DMSO? in the US they will not label it a drug but over 1000 documented medical studies conflict with what FDA is claiming . its labeled a solvent only and works great on the body and is said to be able to bread down other drugs without compromise them and its also fastest substance known to pass through our skin. have ever tried using that? its not alcohol based but might still work IDK just a thought.
Goooood afternoon, Jeff Wolf 😊 😊 😊 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 I have heard of DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) but have never used it as a solvent. I believe that since it is an oxidizing chemical, it wouldn't be an ideal carrier for fragrance since we are wanting to prevent our formulas from oxidizing the best we can. But I love that you are thinking about the possibilities! It goes to show you are a forward kind of thinker and that's AWESOME in this industry 🤗 🤗 🤗 I'll do some reading up on the compound for more detail and better understanding of it. Thank you sooooooooooooo much for sharing your thoughts! Keep them coming!!! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 And if you do get to test your theories, please let me know how it goes. I'm very curious to know, too! 😊😊😊😊😊 Have an amazing day!!! 😊😊😊😊😊 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
thank you very much for this video.. its really educational and informative for us , beginners in perfumery...very helpful to me.. more videos please...regards...anton
Goooooooooood morning, Anton Rubio Uy, and welcome to the community! 😍😍😍 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health AND enjoying a LOVELY week. 😍🌼🤗 It truly is our pleasure to help out! 🤗🤗🤗 Vivian and I will continue to try and bring quality videos to you so that you can embark on this journey through scent with just a little bit of help. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 If ever you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out! 🤗🤗🤗 We hope you have a LOVELY day creating masterpieces through scent. 🌸 💮 🏵️ 🌸 💮 🏵️ Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
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Thank you so much for this. I added witch hazel and noticed it changed the scent of my fragrance. I found your video thankfully so now I can redo my scent properly. 🥰
I enjoyed your tutorial very much. I do have one thing to add, however. When a bottle of alchohol, which is made for beverages; the "Proof", indicated will always be TWICE the percentage of the alcohol content. For example, 151 Rum is 75 and one half percent alcohol. Since the ingredients of any given liquid, or substance, can not go over 100 percent, which is it's entirety. Like the perfumes you are demonstrating, ingredients must be measure and added carefully to the formula, so that we can insure our results are consistent and repeatable later. Thank you. I will look forward to more lessons. You are a good teach.
As a geochemistry PhD student, I love this video. It's a great demo that shows miscibility. I do have a question. I am just about to start experimenting making perfumes. I want to use whiskeys like smokey scotch or bourbon and rum. What ratio would you suggest to carrier alcohol and essential oils? Thanks!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much, Jono, for your lovely comment! Wishing you and your loved ones all the very best and hoping you stay safe and healthy all year long! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ As for your question... and a very good one, at that... using whiskeys, scotch, bourbons, and rum are excellent additons to a fragrance. Just keep in mind the ratio of alcohol to water and mix it with the higher grain alcohol such as Everclear or Club 190, or you can use the perfumer's Alcohol that is 200 Proof which will allow you to use a little more of the whiskeys, bourbons and such when decorating your fragrance. Commercial fragrances will use up to 25% distilled water depending on the materials, and their miscibility, used to craft the fragrance concentrate. These highly aromatic alcohols do add an amazing depth to final fragrances, at least, in my opinion. I think this is a great topic to cover in a future video to showcase exactly how you can use these fragrant alcohols in a personal fragrance that is unique to your vision. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I can imagine using these alcohols as a base for tincturing, too. Oh the possibilites! You have my creative mind going!!! LOL :-) Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and ideas and allowing us to become a part of your fragrance journey! Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs ~ Alora and Vivian ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gooooooooooooooooooooood afternoon, A_nDinG, and thank you soooooooo much for joining the community. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 You are absolutely correct. Most of the time, oil is lighter than water, especially when dealing with fattier oils that we cook with. But with essential oils, some oils, like the one I used in the video, are more dense and heavier than water. When steam distilling, the hydrosol will either be at the bottom of the separation funnel or on the top. Cassia Bark is one of those oils that would be at the bottom of the separation funnel and the hydrosol on the top. 🌻 🌼 🌺 🌸 💮 🏵️ My understanding of why some oils are denser when distilling is that they are made up of heavier, molecular materials that come mostly from twigs, bark, stems and other heavier materials. But when distilling more of a "vegetative aromatic material" like petals, the oil will be much lighter and will float. 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 So... what I SHOULD have said is "Water and oil don't mix, rather, they will separate. Depending on the density of the oil will determine if it will float or sink." 😁 🙃😁 🙃😁 🙃 Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for pointing this out! You ROCK! 🤗🤗🤗 I believe this content requires a video of its own and you are super AWESOME for inspiring it!!!! 💓💓💓💓💓 Lots and lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! YOU ROCK!! I've been having a hard time figuring it out and really am excited to try with your suggestions. And yes, we do need to relook at the impact and meaning of Chemicals and how they really impact us rather than fear. Thanks again!
TRULY our pleasure, Natasha! We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well. I'm so happy that you are excited and that this video was helpful :-) Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being "Scent" your way! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Alora, Vivian and Lolo
Thank you so much for this informative video! I have been making room sprays using isopropyl alcohol due to a tutorial I watched previously but I have been wanting to make perfume as well so now I know what alcohol I should be using. 🙂 Thanks again and Happy New Year!
Truly our pleasure, Weneal Towns 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Happy New Year to you, too! We hope that you and your loved ones have an absolutely LOVELY day! 🌞🌞🌞 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you so much for your time, efforts/proof, and patience to make the video and to vividly explain it! I do have one question, would you recommend Vegetable Glycerin as a beginner perfumer like me?
Truly my pleasure, Manny. Thank you for watching and allowing us to be a part of your fragrance journey. Might I suggest using DPG for fine fragrance as it is used in all commercial fragrances due to its miscible properties in alcohol and water. This will prevent clouding for some stubborn materials and helps keep powders suspended in solution. ❤😍❤ let me know if this was helpful ~ Alora
You are so very welcome, Bunny! Welcome to the channel and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your fragrance journey! Sending you lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs ~ Alora
Thank you! Thank you!! I'm just starting out.i like citrus but it does not last: any hints on making it last? In the past I wore Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil; I'm trying to duplicate it (somewhat). Thanks again; that was so informative.
Hi Caroline, My apologies for the delay in responding... I've been recovering from eye surgery that actually didn't go well. So, will be BACK in the hospital tomorrow. In the meantime, I hoped to answer questions before I can't see again. LOL... I decided to do a Q & A Video that answered your question that you can find here ===> ua-cam.com/video/8YwbLDfkOAM/v-deo.html I hope all is well with you and your family and I hope you have a LOVELY weekend! Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Gooooooooooooood afternoon, Mohammedi Dehgamwala. I hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health 😉 I prefer using 200 Proof SDA 40-B Perfumers Alcohol as my the carrier in my final product. No other ingredients, other than fragrance concentrate, are necessary when using the 200 Proof. I suggest not using distilled water in order to prevent bacteria growth. 😉 I hope this helped and that you have a LOVELY day! Lots of loves and HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS being SCENT your way! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Alora, Vivian and Lolo ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
Goooooooood evening, BlkGost none, and welcome to the community 🌺🌺🌺 We hope you and your loved ones are doing well and in good health. 😍😍😍 Thank you for the suggestion in using a fragrance oil modifier. In fact, I have used one before in order to emulsify my oils in a water base 🤗🤗🤗 This is something I can bring up to viewers if they choose to make a water based product using an emulsifier. Do you have a specific product you like and does not weaken your final blend? And what type of preservative do you use to ward off the baddies? LOL We truly appreciate your willingness to share! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your experiences! It's TRULY appreciated! 🌷 🌹 🌻 🌼 🌸 🌺💮🏵️ Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
Hi Alora, Thank you for doing this. It really answered a lot of questions I wasn't getting on google searches. So everclear and perfumers alcohol are the best to mix, but what would the result be if you used a 95% - 190proof moonshine?
Truly my pleasure James Pershing, and welcome to the community 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 If Moonshine is definitely 190 Proof (95%) alcohol, you are GOOD TO GO! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Moonshine sold in our spirits store is not that strong. But if you know of someone who can make moonshine via distilling, then I say GO for it 🌼 🌺 🌸 💮 🏵️ There is a way to test the alcohol to make sure that it is, in fact, a higher percentage of alcohol. Most folks who do alcohol distilling have the buoyant checker thingy. 😁 😋 😁 😋 😁 😋 Alcoholmeter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrometer Located under: Specialized hydrometers I hope this was helpful and please let me know how your formulations turn out using good ole' moonshine! 😍🌸🤗 Hope you and your family are doing well and lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Hello, Alora!. Thank you so much for the video. It is very informative. Could you please tell me what is going to happen if you mix the same mount of essential oil with the same amount of 70% Ethyl Alcohol? Is the oil going to dissolve well in the alcohol? Thank you!
Goooooooooood morning, IS MZ, and thank you so much for joining us. I hope this message finds you and your loved ones in good health ❤️ Excellent question. First, you would want to see what your essential oil is soluble in. To do this, you can head over to TGSC (www.thegoodscentscompany.com/search2.html) and do a search on your oil. Once you find your ingredient, click on it and a new window will pop up. If you look to the right of the page, you should see something like this: Soluble in: alcohol fixed oils paraffin oil water, 42.87 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) Insoluble in: water glycerin The information above came from a search on Patchouli Oil / CAS# 8014-09-3. Generally, all natural essential and absolute oils are soluble in 95 - 100% Ethyl Alcohol with no beading or clouding of the product. I've tested at 87% and it looked okay. You could, technically, only add enough Essential oil that will get diluted in the alcohol portion of the 70% Ethyl Alcohol. I was able to successfully dilute 1 drop of Cassia Bark Essential oil into 10 ML of Witch Hazel which has 14% alcohol and 86% distilled water. That 14% was enough to dilute one drop of essential oil... but not 2. The final product was starting to cloud and some beading occurred. So, my suggestion is to add one drop at a time, shake and annotate your findings for each Essential Oil you have. Because, due to the alcohol content, SOME essential oil gets mixed. I have, in the past, when using vodka, would add my oil... shake it like mad, then let it sit for a day or two. The oil that did not get mixed would sit at the bottom of my vial making it easy to siphon off the top the alcohol/distilled water / essential oil that DID get dissolved. Then, repeat the process until I had all the oil dissolved. :-) Hope all that makes sense and that it helps. I hope you have a LOVEY day making masterpieces through scent. Many huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being SCENT your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
Certainly, @MyBob369 ! Ethanol 96%, as long as it's pure, is commonly used in DIY perfumery. It's a good carrier for fragrances due to its high purity, ensuring the true essence of the scent shines through. Again, just make sure if it's denatured, that it's safe for the skin. Happy blending! 😊🌺💧🌹~ Alora
Very interesting! I landed here by chance (watching a BBC documentary about perfume) but I always enjoy learning "practical science" stuff like that. I do have a question though: if I dissolve the oils in alcohol and then add the mixture to something else (let's say I want to make a diy cleaning product nicer smelling) will the oil separate again? Or does it somehow "bond" with the alkohol molecules and stays dissolved? Thanks alot and have a lovely day!
Gooooooooood afternoon, Rara Avis, and welcome to the community. We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health. 😍🌼🤗 That's an EXCELLENT question! If you dissolve your fragrance in Alcohol, will the oil eventually separate if added to a cleaning product that is not miscible with oil? With my experience, the oil will separate from the mixture if a non miscible ingredient is added later or, at the very least, will cause cloudiness. This will only happen when the threshold has been reached for the alcohol and oil bonds to be weakened due to the water being present. However, it's still okay to shake your mixture before use if you are using it for cleaning purposes. The fragrance is SOOOOO minute that it will most likely disperse evenly with each use. Again, you can shake before each use to ensure this. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 There are also a lot of DIYers who don't mind the beading of fragrance oil when mixed with Vodka or other non-miscible ingredients and will shake the mixture before each spritz. The only difference here is that there is more water (which is what causes the separation), less alcohol... but the same amount of fragrance. So... shaking and spritzing is perfectly fine if you are using this for your own personal use and don't mind the additional step. 😊😊😊 I hope this was helpful and thank you, again, soooooo much for joining us! 💓💓💓💓 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
Alora Dillon A thank you so much! That's what I suspected. I had no idea, perfume making was something you could do at home, btw. I always assumed, the ingredients would be too expensive. It would also be a fun thing to do with girlfriends or for a bachelorettes party or something. I'm surprised it's not a "thing", like wine tastings or stuff. I've only just started looking into diy cleaning products and also cremes and body oils and stuff. Maybe I'll try myself with perfumes, too ☺
It's truly our pleasure, Sweetie! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 And YES... Bespoke fragrances are definitely becoming more and more popular. LOL... We've been doing it for YEARS... and the trend is JUST finally catching up. It's all about KNOWING what's going in your product rather than guessing. LOL That's why I have NO problem sharing what we are putting in a perfume... because, most people merely want to KNOW what they are buying... not make it themselves. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 So why deny a person that right, you know? I truly hope you enjoy our future videos... we will talk about how to create a perfume bar for such occasions as birthday parties, bachelorette parties and even perfume parties for girlfriends mingled with wine tasting, too. :-) And believe it or not, men are becoming more and more interested in going to fragrance parties to learn more about what cologne would be right for them. It's AWESOME! 💓💓💓 Let us know if you have anymore questions. We will do our best to help out in anyway we can 💓💓💓 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
Thank you, annienyc272 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 We hope that you have an ABSOLUTELY wonderful day! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
I know, right? Unfortunately, I have extreme OCD tendencies and counting steps, drops, ice cubes, seconds for water coming out of the fridge, tapping one hand the same as the other... it's a nightmare to live with myself sometimes.
Hi hello! Thank you so much for this video. I'm just beginning my DIY fragrance journey, and I made a batch with 40% alcohol last night . . . turned out like your vodka sample haha. Wish I had watched this video first. Anyway, I want to try again, and I will be going to pick up some Everclear this afternoon! However, I do have a question. The batch I made last night used Mezcal (80 proof) as the alcohol; I used Mezcal because I love the smoky smell, but 1. It obviously wasn't high enough proof for the EOs to be miscible. 2. The smoky smell was WAY too overpowering and buried the EOs. That being said, when I try again with Everclear, can I still add a small amount of Mezcal in order to introduce that scent? Will it properly mix? And what would you suggest for ratios? For example, would something like 75% Everclear, 15% EOs, 5% Mezcal, 5% Water work? Thanks! Stuart
My pleasure, Sabrina Herring! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 We hope you and your loved ones are having a LOVELY weekend! Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
Thank you, Richard Pena ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 and welcome to the community! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Let us know if there is anything we can help with. Have a SUPER lovely day! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
Truly my pleasure, Gary Montgomery . 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 I hope that you and your loved ones have a SUPER lovely day! 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
Nice video ! Can we use these perfumes of perfumer's alcohol + essential oils on clothes? Will it not leave stains on clothes? If I want to create a perfume which can be used on clothes as well, what will I need to use? Could you please make a video in which you can tell us how commercial perfumes can be created at home?
Gooooooooood morning, raj kamal, and welcome to the community! 😘😘😘 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 My apologies in my delay. You have SEVERAL wonderful questions. 🤗🤗🤗 Depending on the type off Essential Oil or ingredient used and at what concentrate of Fragrance Concentrate you use in your final blend will determine if a fragrance will stain your clothes. Most, if blended properly, will not do so. However, it is ALWAYS a good practice to take a few white samples of cloth such as Silk, Cotton and Linen and spray your final product blend on each one to see if they will cause a stain. 🌼🌼🌼 Again, this was an EXCELLENT question! You can make professional grade fragrances quite easily from your home by choosing the highest quality of PROFESSIONAL ingredients. You can find a HUGE list of ingredients used in the perfuming industry, here: ifraorg.org/en-us/ingredients Currently, there are 3,999 ingredients listed by IFRA Org that have been tested and either approved for use, restricted, prohibited or contain Specifications for use. These ingredients can be checked here: ifraorg.org/en-us/standards-library 😊😊😊 A GREAT place to start is of course, CreatingPerfume.com. It's the supplier I use and trust and they currently carry over 1100 ingredients! That's A LOT! And, they also have accords. Keep an eye out on our channel for additional How To videos that help get you BLENDING immediately so that you can start training your nose sooner, rather than later. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 I hope this was helpful and that you have a SUPER lovely day! Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💞💞💞💞💞
Truly our pleasure, KuroiHato69! We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 Have an absolutely GORGEOUS day! 🌨️🌞🌨️ Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
Love you, too, JBS Enterprise! We hope you and your loved ones are doing well and in good health. 😍🌼🤗 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞 💞 💞 💞 💞
Gooooooooooooooood morning Urmila Temgire ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 Propylene Glycol is hardly ever used, if at all, in fragrance. However, it is a common solvent in the food industry and in the cosmetic industry as a moisturizing retention agent. This means it attracts water. So, if this is used in your fragrance, it could cause solubility issues as well as create separation of ingredients as it ages. If you are looking for a diluent to cut your ingredients with, my suggestion would be to use either IPM (Isopropyl Myristate) or TriEthyl Citrate Natural (TEC). Both are EXCELLENT solvents for fine fragrance.🏵️🏵️🏵️ I hope this was helpful. 😊😊😊😊😊 Have an absolutely LOVELY day! 🌺🌺🌺 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
Goooooooooooooood morning, caramelcocoa234 ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 Vegetable glycerin is often talked about on several blogs and channels as a moisturizing agent that when you blend it with your fragrance, it will give something for the ingredients to "hold on" to thereby making the fragrance last longer on the skin AND keep your skin from drying out. 👎👎👎 Unfortunately, this is not true. I used to use Vegetable Glycerin in my formulations as a "fixative" and realized that not only did it cause an undesirable separation in my fragrance, the fragrance itself was very dampened. It wasn't until I decided to use IPM as my diluent for my ingredients that I discovered the perfect match for creating fine fragrance AND it moisturizes the skin without causing separation. IPM is also used in Middle Eastern countries to replace alcohol due to the country's alcohol restrictions. And... it works BEAUTIFULLY.😊😊😊😊😊 The ONLY way to anchor a fragrance to the skin so that it will last longer is by using ingredients that are heavier in molecular weight (fixatives) and are designed into the actual formulation of your fragrance. 🌺🌺🌺 If you want a light citrus type fragrance 🍋🍊🍋🍊, then most likely, you will not use a heavy fixative type ingredient since citrus ingredients are extremely volatile and leave the skin quite quickly. Therefore, the best solution would be to spray your fragrance more often. Which, if you are making your own fragrance, you know that it is extremely inexpensive to make your own and spraying more often is not cost prohibitive. 🤗🤗🤗 I hope this was helpful, Sweetie, and that you have a SUPER lovely day! 🍂 🍁🍂 🍁 Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way! Alora & Vivian 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you sooooooooooooo much, THE Red Pill Addict and welcome to the community! My eyes are doing much better! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 I hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health and safe from all the horrible weather brought on by the hurricanes. Lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being 🌼🌸 SCENT 🌸🌼 your way, and again, stay safe! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Alora, Vivian and Lolo 💞💞💞💞💞💞
I just had to come back to this vid and say thank you so much for this info! I tried making a cologne with the Club 190 instead of the Dark Rum that I normally use and what a HUGE difference! My normal blend smelled so different that I had to modify it. I could actually smell the EOs in it without the covered scent of rum! And it blended without any effort. Valuable advice, wonderful demo and I truly appreciate you sharing this!
Goooooooooood day, KuroiHato69! 🌻 🌼 🌺 🌸 💮 🏵️ We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗
I'm *EXTREMELY* thankful for your wonderful comment and especially that you found value in the video content! It was truly my pleasure to be of service and I am even happier that you can now enjoy your formulation in a new way. 🤗🤗🤗
Have an absolutely GORGEOUS day!🌞🌞🌞
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Great video! Trust me, I have watched MANY UA-cam videos where the person rambles, and you DO NOT ramble, you explain things in an in depth and understandable manner. Exactly the info I needed to clear up the Witch Hazel vs Isopropyl vs Vodka debate. I am VERY picky about my perfume, and have always had problems finding that exact scent I want. I have now gotten into pure essential oils, and I can't wait to start making my own perfumes. Since I am a newbie to DIY perfume, this video was perfect to help me get started. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
This is great information. Basically a no to Witch Hazel and Vodka, because neither mixes well with EO or FO and no to Isopropyl Alcohol (99%) because the scent is way too strong and it dries out the skin too much even though it mixes well with EO and FO and only use Grain Alcohol/Everclear or Perfumer's alcohol because they both mix well and don't over power the scent from the EO or FO. Thank you so much as I'm a beginner and researching information.
It is truly our pleasure! Thank you for watching and letting us be a part of your fragrance journey! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
This video is well laid out, well explained and the proof is right there to see, Thank You! You have saved me wasted materials and time.
Thank you for taking time out to teach! I had a person say they would teach me but of course that's when they were trying to get my business and money with them. They created my fragrance but when I asked how to make it, they got upset and I still don't know how to make a fragrance that is supposed to be mine.😢 So thank you for being so giving and not selfish in your passion. 💗
Truly my pleasure! 🥰😍🥰
Peeeeerfect! I was about to use vodka based on another video I watched. Your video was right under that one. The title "Why NOT to use vodka" perfectly caught my attn. I loved the demonstration, it was perfectly timed and I learned a lot! Only thing I wondered was where to buy perfumers alcohol but that is a quick Google search. Thanks!
Glad I stopped by to view your video before I began my project. Great information.
Truly my pleasure!
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This is one of the most helpful videos. There's lots of videos that never get straight to the point. I've been using isopropyl alcohol and now I know how to improve my fragrance dramatically. Thanks
You're wonderful for revealing the type of alcohol that fits essential oil. Thank you so much ma'am
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad I could help you with finding the right type of alcohol for essential oils. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask!
I love this video!!! I just wanted to say thank you so much for giving me the right information before I start making my perfumes. I love every beauty product a women can get their hands on but the cost is so high. You spend a lot of money of perfumes that take a toll on your skin. Our skin is also an organ which many people don't know or forget. I am so excited to start making my own organic perfumes so I may smell nice without the damage to my skin. You are so amazing for doing this!!!!
Excellent demonstration and information. There is a low enough water content in the isopropyl alcohol, so that the oils will dissolve in it because the alcohol portion of the mixture is high enough to make the oils fully miscible. However, that smell that you mentioned is from the compounds they use to 'denature' the alcohol, or make it bitter so it will not be consumed by humans or animals. They use things like castor oil and wintergreen oil to do this, and the combination of these and some other toxic additives are what give 'rubbing alcohol' it's distinct odor. Perfumers' alcohol blends are denatured with many different things as well, namely bitrex.
WOW!!! Thank you, MuzikGuru1! This is exactly what this community needs! LOVE IT!
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well! Lots of huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs being sent your way! And I hope you are enjoying this LOVELY weekend!!!!
I TRULY appreciate your contribution! :-)
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Thanks Alora. Everyone has to start somewhere. It seems like you are well on your way, and you continue to learn as you go. Also, thank you for sharing your knowledge. Most things in the perfume industry are very well kept secrets, especially the process of blending. Also, I didn't realize that you had an older video on the same subject. Just found it. Anyway, great job.
I was thinking to make my perfume. Few days plan. Finally found your channel. Just watching and had a good idea. I was so excited and used 70% Isopropyl which I had at home. I mixed with 100% pure coconut oil 1/3 more equivalent. It turned out excellent! ☺️
Thanks for sharing. On my way to experiment more scents from essential oils.
You can do it!
Wow, this was so interesting, and such a time and money saving video, especially for beginners! Experimenting can get expensive, something that many of us just do not have a wide financial margin to spare, so I appreciate this video so very much! I like your name, it is so pretty, like the name of a flower, or a perfume. Alora - "My beautiful dream" or "Dreamer, "God is Light," such a fitting name, for someone who makes fragrances!
Oh WOW! Thank you sooooooooooo much @TLShook! 😍😍😍😍😍 Such a LOVELY comment! You have literally brought a smile to my lips with humble gratitude! I hope you and your loved ones are all doing well, healthy and safe! Sending you lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Sorry i may have missed your last video. But honestly you don't ramble to me. Thanks for showing this video on the different useage of alcohol when adding to your essential oils and the final results. Just thanks it helped me 🤔 understand even more. Thanks again 🖒😉
My pleasure, sweetie!!!
I love your video! Ramble on..the more you talk the more we learn! Thank you for taking the time to make this!
Awwwwwwwwwwwwws, thank you, Jeannie Jeffrey 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 You are super sweet! 😍😍😍
Welcome to the community and I hope you will enjoy your time with us 😘😘😘 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and enjoying this LOVELY weekend that is upon us! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜
Please let us know if there is anything we can ever help you with 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜
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I wish they sold the Club 190 in our state! I guess I will have to go with the perfumers' oil! Thank you so much! Do you sell your perfumes anywhere?
Goooooooooooooood morning, Jeannie Jeffrey. 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Hope you are having a LOVELY weekend. 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜
Have you checked to see if EverClear is sold in your state? That is what I usually used until my store no longer carried it, but instead was selling Club 190. You could also order perfumer's alcohol which is a lot cheaper due to it not having the alcohol tax added onto it.
I currently don't sell my perfumes, but have thought about it. 🌸 💮 🏵️ It's something I may do in the very near future. Or maybe write a formulation book since I'm technically an author.
Super helpful...just started my fragrance journey and was utilizing witch hazel and could not figure out why it wasn't mixing. Just ordered parfumers alcohol..super excited to try again
Great Job this is very informative, I just purchased my essential oils as this will be my hobby going forward.
I have some very expensive parfumes, edt, and the like; that after I become just decent In my perfume making I will give away the cologne's I have.
I have some nice fragrances like Bond No 9 products, Tom Ford, Chanel Blu, Allure, and many other top cologne's.
Giving them away will be my motivation to recreate my own unique brands I am very excited.
After seeing this, I only will use Everclear, or Perfume Alcohol for my creations.
Peace n Happiness.
Gooooooood evening, Harold Simpson, and welcome to the community! 😍 😍 😍 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗
It's absolutely WONDERFUL to hear that you have found your passion in creating your own, personal formulations... you will be at home, here ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 There are so many WONDERFUL viewers who will love to encourage you along to include Vivian and myself. 😁😁😁😁😁
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Great & most informative clip.
@ 9:45 & 11:17 Thanks for answering my question as to why not cheaper 99% isopropyl instead. And I tried and confirm your comment!
Now only if I can extract my own perfume essence from nature, to be completely self sufficient.
I’m so glad you visualized this! It’s definitely helpful. I’ve made some with medical alcohol but the alcohol smell certainly has an effect. It’s not impossible to work with but you definitely have to take its own scent in consideration. I’ll give everclear or perfumers alcohol a try, at least to smell the difference for my own blends.
Wonderful video demonstration. Very helpful, exactly what I've been searching hours on the web to find.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was really helpful.
I've been putting up with the smell of isopropyl forever, and can finally get just the scents I wanted in the first place.
Thank You!!!
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new subbie here! What amazing information!! I have experimented with all of these except grain alcohol (Ever Clear) and I hated the separation thing so much that I quit practicing. Thank you for this helpful information
I hope you're doing okay today I do want to bring to attention I wouldn't use that witch hazel from the product base. I use a non-alcoholic witch hazel which actually works perfectly to what I do
WOW!
This was was an awesome video based on careful research. We were about to make our room spray with witch hazel! Luckily we came across this video.
Gooooooooooooood afternoon, time waster and welcome to the community 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 I'm extremely thankful that you have found this video helpful and now feel confident in creating your very own room spray!
PLEASE let me know how it turns out? 😁 🙃 😁 🙃
There is a vendor on Amazon who sent me a coupon code to get I think 90% off of spritz bottles. It's Mac's Savings and they have 18 Spritzer bottles for less than $2 when you use their discount code.
You could put 2 oz room spritzers in every room! :-)
Here is the link:www.amazon.com/dp/ B076C8LCRX
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I ordered 18 packs. LOL I will share them on the channel and I think I will make some room sprays for giveaways. So.... THANK YOU for the inspiration! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜
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At least if you mess up you can drink the club 190 and forget about it.
😆 True! 🤣
The amount of knowledge you share makes you generous ♥️
Wow, thank you so much! ❤️😍🤗😍❤️ welcome and I truly hope you enjoy the channel!
Excellent breakdown. You do a fantastic demonstration on why some alcohols work and some don't. Quick question. Which alcohol has changes the original scent of the essential oils the least? Thanks.
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To answer your question as to which alcohol creates the LEAST change in the original formulated scent would be, in my opinion, 200 Proof Perfumer's Alcohol. Second would be be the 189 Proof Everclear or Club 190. Because the consumption alcohols are legal to drink, they do not carry the denaturants necessary for a perfumers alcohol to keep the taxes down. Despite the PA having some denaturant in it, it is slight and undetectable... and it's cheaper without sacrifice of quality.
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There's a way around it with the isopropyl alcohol whatever scent you plan on using...your base note like citrus, for example, you can keep the peels in your alcohol and it helps it blend better, same goes for exotic scents or herbal ones. Fair warning there will be a bit of color in it after.
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I will now have to try this as I have a LOT of Isopropyl Alcohol that I use for cleaning my supplies. I already made some awesome Mandarin Orange Peel tincture using the 190 proof Grain Alcohol from the liquor store and the rinds of dried Mandarin Orange Peels. It SUCKED the color out of the rind and my tincture is indeed ORANGE! LOL... but it smells divine! I would NEVER be able to spray it on my clothes as it would stain them. But... it was really cool making these tinctures. I did one with Basil and another one with Rosemary. The rosemary was INCREDIBLE. The basil, I think I need to add more leaves. 🍃🍃🍃🍃
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No worries let me know how it works for you.
wanted to thank you for taking the time to create this wonderfully informative video for us!
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Thanks for the clear demonstration! I came here hoping to understand how oil and alcohol behave compared to water, and you've helped me a bunch. Now I know I can mix shaving oil and aftershave.
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So professionally done. All my questions answered. 🤗Thank you
Wow, very informative and in a language I found easy to understand. Thank you.
I'm a late comer to the video, but it was very helpful! I have a huge trailing rose bush and wanted to make rose perfume with the vodka, but will now use the club 190 or everclear! Thanks
This was a great learning experience. Thank you. I have much more confidence in your talents and abilities! Looking forward to working with you.
It's our pleasure... we just completed the first trial for the Burning Man Cologne :-) Vivian LOVES IT!
Gonna let it mature. :-)
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Very informative and helpful video. I like your attention to detail. Thank you for making this video!
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Great work Lora, short & in the point, I always wonder how can some perfumery use Vodka in their blend lol.
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same to you dear but without Vodka Pls.
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This was a very informative video. I just started making my own essential oil blends.
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Alora Dillon can I have your email address please
Awesome video! You answered my question on best alcohol to dilute your essential oils to make perfumes!
Thanks much!
You did a great job explaining all facts with proofs thank you very much ,And success with all you do from here on.
I think you did a wonderful job.! Not to long and we'll understood! Thank you
Thank you so much!
Very interesting video. Very well done. Thank you for making it.
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Alora Dillon Thank you for the great tutorial. I was wondering where I could find it in Canada. Thanks for your help.
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Here is a place in Canada that sells Perfumer's Alcohol: www.saffireblue.ca/shop/liquids-gels/perfumery-alcohol
Let me know if this was helpful and if these guys offer awesome products ❣️ ❣️ ❣️
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thanks so much for sharing this knowledge with everyone like this. I was going to make some perfume using my jasmine which isn't cheap with isoprop but am glad i watched this first so not to waste my jasmine. The price of perfumers alcohol is not too high so why not use it. For now i'm going to probably just make a solid perfume until I get some.
Truly my pleasure, Ophelia! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Solid fragrances are just as lovely, in my opinion! You should check out Creating Perfume's website for their Jasmine wax that is the wax left over from extraction when creating a jasmine absolute. OMG... IT IS GORGEOUS! I should do another video on it.
But, you would need VERY VERY little Jasmine Absolute in your solid fragrance because the essence of the jasmine petals are left in the jasmine wax. I believe you would fall in LOVE with it. AND, it's CHEAP! I actually added the wax to perfumer's alcohol and shook the heck out of it. I let it set for a week and the wax separated and settled to the bottom. What was left was a VERY strong Jasmine perfume. I'm telling you, that is a little kept secret... I just may have to talk about that this Monday on our Live Stream! THANK YOU for the idea! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Here is the link to the Jasmine Wax: www.creatingperfume.com/jasminwax.aspx
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@@AloraDillon wow thanks so much! i'll be looking into this tonight and hopefully have everything i need to play around with it. Also just subscribed and look forward to watching more of your videos maybe i'll be able to catch your live stream thanks again 🦋
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lol, I like the rambling. cool video, very clear demonstration!
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Also, if you use alcohol in products like this to sell, you cannot ship to customers in the US via air mail or internationally. It must be labeled appropriately and shipped ground only which can be more expensive than first class or priority. I see people breaking all the rules and if caught, the fine is not worth it. Great break down of these ingredients. I cringe when I see people selling witch hazel and essential oils. I call it snake oil.
Great video, right to the point as far as to eliminate any doubts on what to use. I'm a subcriber for sure !! I just got an amazing batch of oils and can't wait to create some great colognes. Best regards!
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It's extremely exciting and humbling to read your words! I truly hope that our future videos will be of a benefit to you on your journey with making cologne and perfume. 🤗🤗🤗
Please let us know what batch of oils are in your library! It's always awesome to see what other artisan perfumers are carrying. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
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hi, have you ever heard of DMSO? in the US they will not label it a drug but over 1000 documented medical studies conflict with what FDA is claiming . its labeled a solvent only and works great on the body and is said to be able to bread down other drugs without compromise them and its also fastest substance known to pass through our skin. have ever tried using that? its not alcohol based but might still work IDK just a thought.
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I have heard of DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide) but have never used it as a solvent. I believe that since it is an oxidizing chemical, it wouldn't be an ideal carrier for fragrance since we are wanting to prevent our formulas from oxidizing the best we can.
But I love that you are thinking about the possibilities! It goes to show you are a forward kind of thinker and that's AWESOME in this industry 🤗 🤗 🤗
I'll do some reading up on the compound for more detail and better understanding of it. Thank you sooooooooooooo much for sharing your thoughts! Keep them coming!!! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 And if you do get to test your theories, please let me know how it goes. I'm very curious to know, too! 😊😊😊😊😊
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Holy Crow!!! This was so informative!!! Many Thanks 🥰 I can't wait to make some new blends!!!
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thank you very much for this video.. its really educational and informative for us , beginners in perfumery...very helpful to me.. more videos please...regards...anton
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Thank you soooooo much for all this wonderful information. May God bless you and your family 😁
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Very helpful! You know your stuff!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you! ❤️
Thank you so much for this. I added witch hazel and noticed it changed the scent of my fragrance. I found your video thankfully so now I can redo my scent properly. 🥰
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I enjoyed your tutorial very much.
I do have one thing to add, however.
When a bottle of alchohol, which is made for beverages; the "Proof", indicated will always be TWICE the percentage of the alcohol content.
For example, 151 Rum is 75 and one half percent alcohol. Since the ingredients of any given liquid, or substance, can not go over 100 percent, which is it's entirety.
Like the perfumes you are demonstrating, ingredients must be measure and added carefully to the formula, so that we can insure our results are consistent and repeatable later.
Thank you. I will look forward to more lessons. You are a good teach.
As a geochemistry PhD student, I love this video. It's a great demo that shows miscibility.
I do have a question. I am just about to start experimenting making perfumes. I want to use whiskeys like smokey scotch or bourbon and rum. What ratio would you suggest to carrier alcohol and essential oils? Thanks!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much, Jono, for your lovely comment! Wishing you and your loved ones all the very best and hoping you stay safe and healthy all year long! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As for your question... and a very good one, at that... using whiskeys, scotch, bourbons, and rum are excellent additons to a fragrance. Just keep in mind the ratio of alcohol to water and mix it with the higher grain alcohol such as Everclear or Club 190, or you can use the perfumer's Alcohol that is 200 Proof which will allow you to use a little more of the whiskeys, bourbons and such when decorating your fragrance. Commercial fragrances will use up to 25% distilled water depending on the materials, and their miscibility, used to craft the fragrance concentrate. These highly aromatic alcohols do add an amazing depth to final fragrances, at least, in my opinion. I think this is a great topic to cover in a future video to showcase exactly how you can use these fragrant alcohols in a personal fragrance that is unique to your vision. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I can imagine using these alcohols as a base for tincturing, too. Oh the possibilites! You have my creative mind going!!! LOL :-)
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and ideas and allowing us to become a part of your fragrance journey!
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oil is lighter than water. u meant to say oil is heavier than the alcohol. but very helpful vid! thank u
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You are absolutely correct. Most of the time, oil is lighter than water, especially when dealing with fattier oils that we cook with. But with essential oils, some oils, like the one I used in the video, are more dense and heavier than water. When steam distilling, the hydrosol will either be at the bottom of the separation funnel or on the top. Cassia Bark is one of those oils that would be at the bottom of the separation funnel and the hydrosol on the top. 🌻 🌼 🌺 🌸 💮 🏵️
My understanding of why some oils are denser when distilling is that they are made up of heavier, molecular materials that come mostly from twigs, bark, stems and other heavier materials. But when distilling more of a "vegetative aromatic material" like petals, the oil will be much lighter and will float. 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍
So... what I SHOULD have said is "Water and oil don't mix, rather, they will separate. Depending on the density of the oil will determine if it will float or sink." 😁 🙃😁 🙃😁 🙃
Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much for pointing this out! You ROCK! 🤗🤗🤗
I believe this content requires a video of its own and you are super AWESOME for inspiring it!!!! 💓💓💓💓💓
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Nicely done. Thanks for your time to post this video for us all. Very helpful to understand and see what works and why.
GREAT VIDEO! What do you use to help extend the life of the sent you make? Something natural not synthetic
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THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! YOU ROCK!! I've been having a hard time figuring it out and really am excited to try with your suggestions. And yes, we do need to relook at the impact and meaning of Chemicals and how they really impact us rather than fear. Thanks again!
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Interesting and informative video! I had no idea what type of alcohol was used in perfumery! Thank you!
Thank GOD I found this.
Thank you so much for this informative video! I have been making room sprays using isopropyl alcohol due to a tutorial I watched previously but I have been wanting to make perfume as well so now I know what alcohol I should be using. 🙂 Thanks again and Happy New Year!
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Same to you 💖💖💖
Thank you so much for your time, efforts/proof, and patience to make the video and to vividly explain it! I do have one question, would you recommend Vegetable Glycerin as a beginner perfumer like me?
Truly my pleasure, Manny. Thank you for watching and allowing us to be a part of your fragrance journey. Might I suggest using DPG for fine fragrance as it is used in all commercial fragrances due to its miscible properties in alcohol and water. This will prevent clouding for some stubborn materials and helps keep powders suspended in solution. ❤😍❤ let me know if this was helpful ~ Alora
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Great to show examples
Thank you, MMXXI VI!
So very beautiful explanation I liked so much so now I also have to try to make a scent thank you so much 👍👌💐❤️
Thank you sooo much Alora , you're great :)
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Thanks Alora , Stay Blessed
I'm a newbie. Great starter video. Thank you !
You are so welcome!
Awesome explanation!! 👏🏾👏🏾✨Thanks for sharing ;)
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Thank you so much for this video, I can see it will save me a great deal of time and money. Blessings to you.
You are so very welcome, Bunny! Welcome to the channel and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your fragrance journey! Sending you lots of loves and huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs ~ Alora
Teacher.....so much informative but I miss ur 2 flankers ....
LOL... I love you, too, Rizwan!
Thank you! Thank you!! I'm just starting out.i like citrus but it does not last: any hints on making it last? In the past I wore Hermes Un Jardin Sur Le Nil; I'm trying to duplicate it (somewhat). Thanks again; that was so informative.
Hi Caroline,
My apologies for the delay in responding... I've been recovering from eye surgery that actually didn't go well. So, will be BACK in the hospital tomorrow. In the meantime, I hoped to answer questions before I can't see again. LOL...
I decided to do a Q & A Video that answered your question that you can find here ===> ua-cam.com/video/8YwbLDfkOAM/v-deo.html
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Finally what did you suggest for mixing with your oils for a perfume ?
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I prefer using 200 Proof SDA 40-B Perfumers Alcohol as my the carrier in my final product. No other ingredients, other than fragrance concentrate, are necessary when using the 200 Proof. I suggest not using distilled water in order to prevent bacteria growth. 😉
I hope this helped and that you have a LOVELY day!
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have you ever considered using a fragrance oil modifier? You may be happy with the results!!!
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Thank you for the suggestion in using a fragrance oil modifier. In fact, I have used one before in order to emulsify my oils in a water base 🤗🤗🤗 This is something I can bring up to viewers if they choose to make a water based product using an emulsifier.
Do you have a specific product you like and does not weaken your final blend? And what type of preservative do you use to ward off the baddies? LOL We truly appreciate your willingness to share! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing your experiences! It's TRULY appreciated! 🌷 🌹 🌻 🌼 🌸 🌺💮🏵️
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WOW! So informative, cost effective and time consuming. (no more tears. LOL)I Thank YOU for your invaluable information. Blessings-Kim
Glad you enjoyed it and that it was helpful! Blessings to you and your loved ones, as well! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Hi Alora,
Thank you for doing this. It really answered a lot of questions I wasn't getting on google searches. So everclear and perfumers alcohol are the best to mix, but what would the result be if you used a 95% - 190proof moonshine?
Truly my pleasure James Pershing, and welcome to the community 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜
If Moonshine is definitely 190 Proof (95%) alcohol, you are GOOD TO GO! 💓 💛 💚 💙 💜 Moonshine sold in our spirits store is not that strong. But if you know of someone who can make moonshine via distilling, then I say GO for it 🌼 🌺 🌸 💮 🏵️ There is a way to test the alcohol to make sure that it is, in fact, a higher percentage of alcohol. Most folks who do alcohol distilling have the buoyant checker thingy. 😁 😋 😁 😋 😁 😋
Alcoholmeter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrometer
Located under: Specialized hydrometers
I hope this was helpful and please let me know how your formulations turn out using good ole' moonshine! 😍🌸🤗
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Hello, Alora!. Thank you so much for the video. It is very informative.
Could you please tell me what is going to happen if you mix the same mount of essential oil with the same amount of 70% Ethyl Alcohol? Is the oil going to dissolve well in the alcohol?
Thank you!
Goooooooooood morning, IS MZ, and thank you so much for joining us. I hope this message finds you and your loved ones in good health ❤️
Excellent question. First, you would want to see what your essential oil is soluble in. To do this, you can head over to TGSC (www.thegoodscentscompany.com/search2.html) and do a search on your oil.
Once you find your ingredient, click on it and a new window will pop up. If you look to the right of the page, you should see something like this:
Soluble in:
alcohol
fixed oils
paraffin oil
water, 42.87 mg/L @ 25 °C (est)
Insoluble in:
water
glycerin
The information above came from a search on Patchouli Oil / CAS# 8014-09-3.
Generally, all natural essential and absolute oils are soluble in 95 - 100% Ethyl Alcohol with no beading or clouding of the product. I've tested at 87% and it looked okay. You could, technically, only add enough Essential oil that will get diluted in the alcohol portion of the 70% Ethyl Alcohol. I was able to successfully dilute 1 drop of Cassia Bark Essential oil into 10 ML of Witch Hazel which has 14% alcohol and 86% distilled water. That 14% was enough to dilute one drop of essential oil... but not 2. The final product was starting to cloud and some beading occurred.
So, my suggestion is to add one drop at a time, shake and annotate your findings for each Essential Oil you have. Because, due to the alcohol content, SOME essential oil gets mixed. I have, in the past, when using vodka, would add my oil... shake it like mad, then let it sit for a day or two. The oil that did not get mixed would sit at the bottom of my vial making it easy to siphon off the top the alcohol/distilled water / essential oil that DID get dissolved. Then, repeat the process until I had all the oil dissolved. :-)
Hope all that makes sense and that it helps.
I hope you have a LOVEY day making masterpieces through scent.
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Thank you for this. I'm actually in process of making perfume. Think o need to head back to liquor store for everclear. Appreciate it.
Truly my pleasure, Butterfly LIPS by Kristina Reynolds. 😍 🌸 🤗 ~ Alora
Thank you.Precious info.Peace to you 😊
Same to you! Thank you so much!
Just checking with you what about ethanol 96 percent
Certainly, @MyBob369 ! Ethanol 96%, as long as it's pure, is commonly used in DIY perfumery. It's a good carrier for fragrances due to its high purity, ensuring the true essence of the scent shines through. Again, just make sure if it's denatured, that it's safe for the skin. Happy blending! 😊🌺💧🌹~ Alora
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Thank you for sharing this , with love 🌷
Very interesting! I landed here by chance (watching a BBC documentary about perfume) but I always enjoy learning "practical science" stuff like that. I do have a question though: if I dissolve the oils in alcohol and then add the mixture to something else (let's say I want to make a diy cleaning product nicer smelling) will the oil separate again? Or does it somehow "bond" with the alkohol molecules and stays dissolved? Thanks alot and have a lovely day!
Gooooooooood afternoon, Rara Avis, and welcome to the community. We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health. 😍🌼🤗
That's an EXCELLENT question! If you dissolve your fragrance in Alcohol, will the oil eventually separate if added to a cleaning product that is not miscible with oil? With my experience, the oil will separate from the mixture if a non miscible ingredient is added later or, at the very least, will cause cloudiness. This will only happen when the threshold has been reached for the alcohol and oil bonds to be weakened due to the water being present. However, it's still okay to shake your mixture before use if you are using it for cleaning purposes. The fragrance is SOOOOO minute that it will most likely disperse evenly with each use. Again, you can shake before each use to ensure this. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
There are also a lot of DIYers who don't mind the beading of fragrance oil when mixed with Vodka or other non-miscible ingredients and will shake the mixture before each spritz. The only difference here is that there is more water (which is what causes the separation), less alcohol... but the same amount of fragrance. So... shaking and spritzing is perfectly fine if you are using this for your own personal use and don't mind the additional step. 😊😊😊
I hope this was helpful and thank you, again, soooooo much for joining us! 💓💓💓💓
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Alora Dillon A thank you so much! That's what I suspected. I had no idea, perfume making was something you could do at home, btw. I always assumed, the ingredients would be too expensive. It would also be a fun thing to do with girlfriends or for a bachelorettes party or something. I'm surprised it's not a "thing", like wine tastings or stuff.
I've only just started looking into diy cleaning products and also cremes and body oils and stuff. Maybe I'll try myself with perfumes, too ☺
It's truly our pleasure, Sweetie! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 And YES... Bespoke fragrances are definitely becoming more and more popular. LOL... We've been doing it for YEARS... and the trend is JUST finally catching up. It's all about KNOWING what's going in your product rather than guessing. LOL
That's why I have NO problem sharing what we are putting in a perfume... because, most people merely want to KNOW what they are buying... not make it themselves. ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 So why deny a person that right, you know?
I truly hope you enjoy our future videos... we will talk about how to create a perfume bar for such occasions as birthday parties, bachelorette parties and even perfume parties for girlfriends mingled with wine tasting, too. :-) And believe it or not, men are becoming more and more interested in going to fragrance parties to learn more about what cologne would be right for them. It's AWESOME! 💓💓💓
Let us know if you have anymore questions. We will do our best to help out in anyway we can 💓💓💓
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That was very helpful thank you so much for sharing
Truly my pleasure, 2010kh and I hope you and your loved ones have a SUPER lovely day! 😍 🌸 🤗
Great video!
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We hope that you have an ABSOLUTELY wonderful day! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
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Random question. If the bottles have ml markings, why count 24 drops instead of just bring it to the 1 ml mark?
I know, right? Unfortunately, I have extreme OCD tendencies and counting steps, drops, ice cubes, seconds for water coming out of the fridge, tapping one hand the same as the other... it's a nightmare to live with myself sometimes.
@@AloraDillon Oh, in that case hun I understand completely 🙏🏽. Gonna try my first batch today tho so hopefully it turns out well 😊
Thank you so much!!! Please let me know how it goes!!! 🫶🫶🫶~ Alora
This is so helpful! Thank you
You're so welcome! ❤️❤️❤️
Very helpful video. Good on you.
Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Good video, very helpful!
Thank you, Itstimetoliveright32, and have a SUPER LOVELY day! 😘😘😘😘😘😘
Hello, great video. So can you tell me which alcohol shall I use to not lose the smell of the essential oil?
Hi hello! Thank you so much for this video. I'm just beginning my DIY fragrance journey, and I made a batch with 40% alcohol last night . . . turned out like your vodka sample haha. Wish I had watched this video first.
Anyway, I want to try again, and I will be going to pick up some Everclear this afternoon! However, I do have a question. The batch I made last night used Mezcal (80 proof) as the alcohol; I used Mezcal because I love the smoky smell, but
1. It obviously wasn't high enough proof for the EOs to be miscible.
2. The smoky smell was WAY too overpowering and buried the EOs.
That being said, when I try again with Everclear, can I still add a small amount of Mezcal in order to introduce that scent? Will it properly mix? And what would you suggest for ratios? For example, would something like 75% Everclear, 15% EOs, 5% Mezcal, 5% Water work?
Thanks! Stuart
Thank you so much for this information :)
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You're awfully sweet! Lol :)
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This was very helpful! Thank you
That was very helpful.
Thank you, Richard Pena ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 and welcome to the community! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜 Let us know if there is anything we can help with. Have a SUPER lovely day! ❤️ 💛 💚 💙 💜
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Thanks for the great video.
Truly my pleasure, Gary Montgomery . 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 I hope that you and your loved ones have a SUPER lovely day! 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞
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Nice video ! Can we use these perfumes of perfumer's alcohol + essential oils on clothes? Will it not leave stains on clothes? If I want to create a perfume which can be used on clothes as well, what will I need to use? Could you please make a video in which you can tell us how commercial perfumes can be created at home?
Gooooooooood morning, raj kamal, and welcome to the community! 😘😘😘 We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗 My apologies in my delay.
You have SEVERAL wonderful questions. 🤗🤗🤗
Depending on the type off Essential Oil or ingredient used and at what concentrate of Fragrance Concentrate you use in your final blend will determine if a fragrance will stain your clothes. Most, if blended properly, will not do so. However, it is ALWAYS a good practice to take a few white samples of cloth such as Silk, Cotton and Linen and spray your final product blend on each one to see if they will cause a stain. 🌼🌼🌼 Again, this was an EXCELLENT question!
You can make professional grade fragrances quite easily from your home by choosing the highest quality of PROFESSIONAL ingredients. You can find a HUGE list of ingredients used in the perfuming industry, here: ifraorg.org/en-us/ingredients Currently, there are 3,999 ingredients listed by IFRA Org that have been tested and either approved for use, restricted, prohibited or contain Specifications for use. These ingredients can be checked here: ifraorg.org/en-us/standards-library 😊😊😊
A GREAT place to start is of course, CreatingPerfume.com. It's the supplier I use and trust and they currently carry over 1100 ingredients! That's A LOT! And, they also have accords.
Keep an eye out on our channel for additional How To videos that help get you BLENDING immediately so that you can start training your nose sooner, rather than later. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
I hope this was helpful and that you have a SUPER lovely day!
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nice video, one suggestion, use high speed to get through the boring parts like adding the drops...
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Very informative. Thank you!
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Thank u so much for this info. Love u ... God Bless
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I’ve been using vodka. It works well but I will start using everclear instead
Please let me know how it goes 🫶🫶🫶~ Alora
Video is really helpful , what if we add propolyn Glycol to our perfume? and how to add it?
Urmila Temgire right or vegetable glycerin?
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Propylene Glycol is hardly ever used, if at all, in fragrance. However, it is a common solvent in the food industry and in the cosmetic industry as a moisturizing retention agent. This means it attracts water. So, if this is used in your fragrance, it could cause solubility issues as well as create separation of ingredients as it ages.
If you are looking for a diluent to cut your ingredients with, my suggestion would be to use either IPM (Isopropyl Myristate) or TriEthyl Citrate Natural (TEC). Both are EXCELLENT solvents for fine fragrance.🏵️🏵️🏵️
I hope this was helpful. 😊😊😊😊😊
Have an absolutely LOVELY day! 🌺🌺🌺
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Goooooooooooooood morning, caramelcocoa234 ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ We hope this message finds you and your loved ones doing well and in good health! 😍 🌸 🤗
Vegetable glycerin is often talked about on several blogs and channels as a moisturizing agent that when you blend it with your fragrance, it will give something for the ingredients to "hold on" to thereby making the fragrance last longer on the skin AND keep your skin from drying out. 👎👎👎
Unfortunately, this is not true. I used to use Vegetable Glycerin in my formulations as a "fixative" and realized that not only did it cause an undesirable separation in my fragrance, the fragrance itself was very dampened. It wasn't until I decided to use IPM as my diluent for my ingredients that I discovered the perfect match for creating fine fragrance AND it moisturizes the skin without causing separation. IPM is also used in Middle Eastern countries to replace alcohol due to the country's alcohol restrictions. And... it works BEAUTIFULLY.😊😊😊😊😊
The ONLY way to anchor a fragrance to the skin so that it will last longer is by using ingredients that are heavier in molecular weight (fixatives) and are designed into the actual formulation of your fragrance. 🌺🌺🌺
If you want a light citrus type fragrance 🍋🍊🍋🍊, then most likely, you will not use a heavy fixative type ingredient since citrus ingredients are extremely volatile and leave the skin quite quickly. Therefore, the best solution would be to spray your fragrance more often. Which, if you are making your own fragrance, you know that it is extremely inexpensive to make your own and spraying more often is not cost prohibitive. 🤗🤗🤗
I hope this was helpful, Sweetie, and that you have a SUPER lovely day! 🍂 🍁🍂 🍁
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Alora Dillon This helped EXTREMELY! So detailed! Thanks so much!
Truly my pleasure, Sweetie! 🤗🤗🤗 Have a LOVELY DAY! 💛 💚 💙
Very helpful I have just bought perfumers alcohol so I am well chuffed
Awesome content, thank you so much 👍❤️
Thanks. Hope your eyes are better.
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