DIY Perfume: 4 Easy Steps To Make Your Own Fragrance Using Essential Oils

Who doesn’t love a classy fragrance that makes you stay fresh throughout the day? Even though applying perfume feels nice, it could be loaded with many harmful chemicals that can be irritating to your skin. Many perfumes include alcohol which can be harmful to us. To avoid such chemicals, you can make your own perfume at home!

Here are some simple ways to make your own perfume at home using aromatic essential oils. 

DIY Perfume: Types Of Essential Oils To Use

1. Orange Essential Oil

• tangerine
• cinnamon
• sandalwood
• carrier oil or perfumer’s alcohol

2. Lavender Essential Oil

• lavender
• jasmine
• peppermint (Mint Cucumber Scrub)
• carrier oil or perfumer’s alcohol

3. Grapefruit Essential Oil

• grapefruit
• geranium
• basil
• carrier oil or perfumer’s alcohol

4. Sandalwood Essential Oil

• sandalwood
• rosemary
• lemon
• carrier oil or perfumer’s alcohol

5. Lemon Essential Oil

• lemon
• basil
• ginger
• cinnamon 
• carrier oil or perfumer’s alcohol

Things To Consider Before Making DIY Perfume

Here are some important things that you must keep in mind while making your DIY Perfume.

1. Store the perfume in a dark-coloured bottle, preferably made of glass.
2. Base Notes: Long-lasting smells in your perfume, preferably an earthy scent. 5-20% is added.
3. Heart Notes: Also known as middle notes, it is preferably a floral scent. 50% of base notes.
4. Head Notes: Also known as top notes, preferably a fresh and minty scent. 50% or equal to base notes.
5. Make a 20% concentrated perfume to be able to handle it safely. 20% will be your essential oils and 80%, the carrier oil.

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Easy Steps To Make DIY Perfume

If you are new to perfume making, here are some easy steps to guide you to make your DIY perfume at home. 

Step 1: Take a dropper and add 80 drops of carrier oil to the bottle you will be filling your perfume with.

Step 2: Add 10 drops of essential oil as base notes, 5 drops of head notes, and finally, 5 drops of heart notes. 

Step 3: Tightly shut the bottle and shake it well.

Step 4: Put a fancy label on your bottle and store it in a dry and dark place.

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