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Hello Darlings today we are talking about homemade fragrance or also known as homemade perfume. Now, for my frequent readers, you should know by now, that this site is actually about making lotions but once in awhile I choose to sway away from it and talk about making something a little different and today that thing happens to be fragrance.
Now some of you would like to make fragrance for different reasons, some to make money, others just for fun, then there are some of you (me included) who simply don’t feel like giving their hard earned dollars to greedy, greedy perfume corporations and my friends you don’t have to anymore. So today and just for ytoday you’re free to call me, Super Homemade Fragrance Money Queen (I know it’s a long name but don’t hate, that’s what I want to be called today).
The fragrance (perfume) I am showing you how to make is an Orange Blossom fragrance recipe.
Ingredients:
- Glycerin
- Water
- 2 cups of orange blossoms
- Cheesecloth
- A bowl
How to make the fragrance:
Pick some bunch of fresh orange blossoms and make sure you trim the leaves and stems.
Place the piece of cheesecloth into the bowl, make sure every edge of the cloth is hanging over the edges of your bowl.
Pour two cups of orange blossoms to the bottom of the bowl, at this time they should also be on the cheesecloth.
Pour water into the bowl, make sure that the water is enough to cover the flowers, then let the blossoms soak overnight.
So when you wake up the next morning, go over to the cheesecloth, pull the ends together and then tie it into a knot to secure the orange blossoms inside. You can choose to tie it with a string or a rubber-band.
Now take the water and pour it into a cooking pot, and place the orange blossoms which at this time is still wrapped in cheesecloth into the water. Now let the water simmer till you are left with about 1 to 2 teaspoons left.
Now let the fragrance/perfume cool down and then pour it into the small glass bottle (make sure the lid is tight fitting). Then add 3 drops of the glycerin (It will help your fragrance retain its orange blossom scent.)
Now store your brand new homemade perfume in a cool dry place because it will extend it’s shelf life.
And Just for Fun, Here are 3 Simple Tips to Make Sure your Perfume Smell Last a Little Bit Longer (helps in avoiding stinking situations)
1. When you spray perfume, make sure its sprayed from a distance of 12 inches from yourself, and then walk into it. That helps the distribution of the perfume smell.
2. Spray perfume, right after you get out of the shower, because your pores are still open, the fragrance will stick to you more firmly.
3. Contrary to popular believe, rubbing perfume on your wrist and then rubbing them together does not make the smell last longer, it does the opposite, because rubbing your wrist compresses the smell and the fragrance isn’t given the opportunity to get into your pores and really settle in. So don’t do it.
And now you know how to make one perfume, if you need more detailed tutorials on a lot more fragrances, then check out the book below from Amazon, if you’re serious about making fragrances, then you should get it.
Till next time remember, be different, make something unique.
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