Whether the smell of freshly cut grass comes from the window, whether the cafe blows with the aroma of a favorite childhood dessert, whether the smell captures a fleeting hint of sea freshness in the cologne of a stranger passing by - the person’s subconscious mind reacts to each of millions of all kinds of smells. A lot depends on the individual characteristics of perception, personal impressions, personal preferences. It is not surprising that perfumery occupies such an impressive niche in the total production of cosmetics and personal care products - a person has long realized that various aromas can affect mood, which means changing the current attitude to the world, regulating well-being and predetermining many emotions.
Mostly alcoholic perfume is presented on the modern market, and not all women and men like clearly distinguishable alcoholic notes in expensive compositions. Is there an alternative to commercial flavors? Of course! Moreover, everyone is able to independently make perfumes - from essential oils. Recipes for the best flavors are presented below. If you don’t like any of them, use the recommendations for creating your own perfume compositions and create something that does not look like anything, exclusively your fragrance.
Introducing Odor Types
All recipes for perfumes from essential oils are somehow based on a mixture of aromatic substances belonging to different families of aromas. To take the opportunity to mix your own unique composition, you first need to ask yourself: what kind of smells do you like so much that you will be comfortable wearing them on your skin and clothes?
Below is a list of the main mono fragrances. Print it or copy it onto paper, and then draw a table with the following columns: “I like it very much”, “It doesn't matter”, “I really don't like it”. Next to each name, check the corresponding columns. By filling out the table, you will know exactly which perfume recipes from essential oils are suitable for you and which ingredients to mix to get new incense.
Basic Mono Flavors
- Leather.
- Musk.
- Honey.
- Cream.
- Burning candle
- Freshly chopped wood.
- Church incense.
- Cinnamon.
- Earth after the rain.
- Freshly cut grass.
- Christmas tree.
- Fresh strawberries.
- Mint leaves.
- Freshly washed laundry.
- Lemons.
- Baby powder.
- Magnolia flowers.
- Lily of the valley.
- Honeysuckle.
- Flowers of roses.
Think of each fragrance as an independent, abstract scent, not the perfume that you will use. Then analyze the Like column. Your recipes for perfumes from essential oils will be based on this particular information.
Odor Categories
Most often, people choose for themselves fragrances from the same family. For example:
- Skin, musk, honey, cream, a burning candle are the smells of natural animal essences (in fact, musk, ambergris, civet, castoreum (beaver stream)). In their pure form, it is difficult to call them aromas, since natural essences can smell very sharply and unpleasantly, giving off rancidity. However, you are unlikely to find 100% natural substances of this category in retail; the most popular essential oil perfume recipes involve the use of weak synthetic copies of such expensive ingredients. In perfumery, they personify the dark notes of a primitive, exotic secret. Since the initial substances have much in common with the secretion products of the human body, odors in this category are considered natural aphrodisiacs - substances that cause sexual desire.
- Wood, church incense, cinnamon, earth after rain, freshly cut grass are a family of spicy, woody, bitter aromas. The average consumer is most familiar with notes of culinary spices, such as cinnamon or cloves. This also includes the olfactory incarnations of cedar, oak moss, sandalwood, vetiver and myrrh, as well as many other seeds, roots and bark. By themselves, these essences can be tart, sour, bitter and even pungent. Many perfume recipes from essential oils include spicy and bitter notes in order to refresh and activate with their help the precious heart of the fragrance. To feel the life-giving power of substances of the second category, try adding a little cinnamon to your morning coffee. While you are preparing a drink, a warm, awakening aroma will fill the whole house.
- Christmas tree, fresh strawberries, mint leaves, freshly washed linen and lemons represent a family of fresh, green, tar, grassy odors. Healthy, pure aromas include pine, eucalyptus, camphor, citrus fruits, lavender and balsam, as well as some herbs used in cooking (marjoram, basil, rosemary). Although these notes are often included in the recipes of perfumes from essential oils for men and women, in their pure form essences may seem rather nasty and even unbearable to you. It is enough to imagine or smell household chemicals with pine flavors or moth balls soaked in camphor. Nevertheless, in the composition of perfumery compositions, fresh and herbal odors change their character, giving the lively note an overly sweet or underlined neutral composition. Men's eau de toilette and colognes often consist entirely of green substances, slightly diluted with intermediate ingredients.
- Baby powder, magnolia and rose flowers, lily of the valley, honeysuckle - representatives of the flower family. The floral perfumes from the essential oils, the recipes of which you will find below, give the impression of softness, sweetness and ripeness, but in concentrated forms they are very heavy, sticky smells that cause headache or nausea and dull the senses. The whole point is in the right balance; as part of aromatic compositions, floral smells acquire amazing properties. They calm the psyche, relieve stress, allow you to relax and even cause a state of mild euphoria. Hundreds of the best feminine fragrances are based on floral essences. With the exception of the light, volatile smells of lily, lily of the valley and daffodil, the notes of this group embody serenity and maturity.
- Most products of commercial perfumery are based on a mixture of flavors of one of the above families. To ensure complete harmony and create a true innovation, contrasting substances that emphasize the heart of the fragrance are added to the recipes of perfumes from essential oils for women. Solvents (solvents) dilute basic oils, and fixing agents (usually iris rhizome or benzoin resin) serve as preservatives, while simultaneously preventing volatile essences from evaporating quickly. Using all of these ingredients, you can develop your own recipes for perfumes from essential oils for women and men.
The Delight of the Experiment
The primary components of any modern perfumery products are essential oils. You can buy them in health food stores and organic products, as well as in specialized departments of super- and hypermarkets and pharmacies. If you live in a small city where there are no such stores, order the ingredients you are interested in by mail catalogs or the Internet.
As soon as you choose your favorite fragrance family and purchase your first set of essential oils, you can start the most interesting thing - experiments. To begin, drip the oil, which will become the basis of the future composition, on the inside of the wrist, then add a drop of solvent and let the substances mix on your skin. Smell and carefully evaluate the result - it is on such intermediate results that your personal perfume recipes will be based. You can mix almost any perfumery composition with your own hands from essential oils, the main thing is to remember: the sense of smell is significantly dulled by fatigue and an excessive abundance of smells, so do not do home experiments for too long and do not mix many compositions at a time.
Simple combinations
So that you at least have an idea of what oils to combine with each other, try first to follow the simplest examples of professional perfumers. So, in classic pink dry perfumes and aromatic mixtures, combinations of roses with lavender or roses with cinnamon are used. To add a touch of mystery and passion, you can add a little bit of musk to this combination.
If you like floral perfumes from essential oils, recipes for popular combinations will surely appeal to you. A sweet mixture is obtained from jasmine and orange tree flowers , and more delicate incense is created from a combination of musk or ambergris with a rose or daffodil.
To make the heart of the fragrance more green, use a heavy Indian patchouli note, which is part of the most fashionable perfume recipes. Aphrodisiacs (essential oils that inflame love of passion) will be a wonderful addition to the bouquet. For ease of aroma, you can replace animal essences with a traditional rose or lavender.
For the preparation of men's cologne or eau de toilette, it is better to focus on green and spicy notes that can be successfully shaded with natural ingredients from the musky family. A bright men's perfume is obtained by mixing balsam, cedar or sandalwood with cinnamon or musk itself.
Remember, it’s not so easy to create good perfumes from essential oils. Recipes should contain several odorous ingredients, and the balance of the bouquet is of paramount importance. No fragrance should definitely dominate the rest.
As soon as you develop a successful composition, prepare a small amount of perfume using pipettes and get a special notebook or notebook. Describe in detail all your experiments and record the perfume recipes you invented. With your own hands from essential oils you can mix not only aromas, but also more practical compositions: shaving lotion, bath salt, massage oil ... The main thing is to never stop there.
Perfume "Life is beautiful"
To create a bright and life-affirming aroma, you will need the following essential oils (for brevity, only the names of essences are given hereinafter):
- 4 drops of orange;
- 10 drops of Mexican lemon;
- 6 drops of sweet mandarin;
- 8 drops of oliban;
- 5 drops of neroli.
Jojoba oil in a volume of 11 ml is taken as the basis.
Place the base in the mixing bowl, add all the ingredients in the order in which they are listed, and mix. Spirits are ready. When preparing this aroma, the proportion of the base oil can be reduced, but in this case it should be borne in mind that the concentration of the final composition will exceed 15%.
Sensual Women's Perfume
It is logical that with all the variety of perfumes in the total volume of production and consumption, women's perfumes from essential oils prevail. Recipes (aphrodisiacs, heavy oriental aromas and sweet floral mixes) often contain animal essences. If you prefer exceptionally light, volatile smells of your favorite flowers, but want to surprise your loved one with an unexpected note of passion and temptation, try mixing the following essential oils from flowers and spices:
- 5 drops of spicy coriander;
- 6 drops of fresh bergamot;
- 4 drops of sweet neroli;
- 3 drops of roses.
As a base oil, you can take 10-11 ml of jojoba oil, which must be mixed with the rest of the ingredients in this order. Pour the mixture into the bottle, close the lid tightly and leave for a week to let the composition “bloom”. Only after seven days will the perfume gain its true features and win you over with the richness and sophistication of the bouquet.
Sensual perfume for men
Recipes for men's perfumes from essential oils are traditionally based on green and spicy aromas. Create a passionate composition by tinting the usual smells with a sudden and intriguing lavender note. To do this, take:
- 10 drops of lavender;
- 20 drops of coriander;
- 22 drops of sandalwood;
- 23 drops of red cedar;
- 5 drops of oliban.
The composition is designed for a large volume, so for the base you will need 100-110 ml of jojoba base oil. Simply mix all the ingredients. You can use perfume immediately.
DIY perfume
Dry perfume in a metal medallion is a great gift idea for your beloved girlfriend, mom or sister. Solid formulations are very durable, hold an amazing smell and are remarkable for their amazing compactness. Any of your favorite aromas can be modified to create a dry (solid) version, but experts recommend that you first try the recipes of oriental perfumes from essential oils. The generalized composition is as follows:
- 3 tbsp. l grape seed oil;
- 1 tbsp. l unrefined coconut oil;
- 1 tbsp. l natural beeswax in any form;
- 60-80 drops of various essential oils (combination options are presented below).
If desired, grape seed oil is replaced with any other base, for example, jojoba oil, almond or olive.
Instruction manual
Simple recipes for homemade perfumes from essential oils often come down to one procedure - mixing. However, in the case of solid compositions, preparation is a more complex process:
- In a water bath, heat and melt beeswax with the addition of base oils. Continue heating until the mixture is completely homogeneous.
- Remove from heat immediately and add the full amount of odorous oils. Stir vigorously until the ingredients are completely combined.
- Pour the mixture into containers selected for dry perfume storage. If you want to make a medallion with aroma yourself, be sure to take a pipette - pouring the composition directly from the dishes is strongly discouraged.
Odor Options
Like other recipes for making perfumes from essential oils, instructions for creating solid aromatic compositions are based on a mixture of incense. Try the following combinations perfect for hard perfumes:
- "Happiness": 35 drops of grapes, 15 drops of orange, 20 drops of field lavender, 8 drops of Roman chamomile, 10 drops of medicinal sage.
- Forest Nymph: 45 drops of orange, 20 drops of cedar, 10 drops of mint, 5 drops of rosemary.
- Earth Fairy: 20 drops of mountain lavender, 20 drops of sweet marjoram, 10 drops of red cedar, 3 drops of sweet ylang-ylang.
- “Muse”: 10 drops of cinnamon, 10 drops of cloves, 5 drops of vanilla, 10 drops of bergamot, 20 drops of orange, 8 drops of red cedar, 8 drops of oliban, 3 drops of spicy nutmeg.
- "Flower romance": 20 drops of orange, 8 drops of mountain lavender, 10 drops of patchouli, 10 drops of red cedar, 5 drops of sweet ylang-ylang, 5 drops of fresh bergamot.
- “Morning coolness”: 13 drops of mint, 13 drops of spiced rosemary, 8 drops of tonic lemon, 8 drops of medicinal sage, 8 drops of juniper.
- “Sweet summer”: 10 drops of mountain lavender, 8 drops of field chamomile, 4 drops of cardamom, 1 drop of cedar, 1 drop of geranium or roses.
- “Warm Winter”: 27 drops of sandalwood, 27 drops of vanilla, 25 drops of grapes, 20 drops of bergamot.
- "Energy": 17 drops of grapefruit, 14 drops of ginger, 13 drops of vetiver.
- "Love Dreams": 25 drops of rose, 10 drops of lime, 10 drops of vetiver.
- Riddle: 20 drops of orange, 15 drops of ylang-ylang, 12 drops of cedar or sandalwood.
- Timeless Classics: 17 drops of mountain lavender, 6 drops of spicy rosemary, 3 drops of lemongrass.
- "Northern Lights": 25 drops of grapes, 25 drops of mandarin, 10 drops of roses, 6 drops of sandalwood, 4 drops of sweet ylang-ylang.
- Twilight: 40 drops of lavender, 10 drops of cloves, 6 drops of nutmeg, 8 drops of vanilla, 2 drops of sweet ylang-ylang.
Basic combinations for solid perfumes:
- patchouli and mandarin orange;
- sweet orange, patchouli and ylang-ylang;
- lavender and geranium;
- sandalwood, rosewood and grapefruit;
- palmmarose oil, vanilla and bergamot;
- jasmine, cloves and vanilla.
Conclusion
Many people unjustly underestimate essential oils. Perfumes (oriental aromas), the recipes of which you will find above, are not just enchanting odors - they effectively relieve stress, create a special mood and even treat depression. You just need to choose a composition that suits you, and you will overcome life's difficulties, knowing for sure that at any moment you can open your own, personal source of pleasure and breathe in the anticipation of happiness.