| Making your own perfume at home is simple and fun. | | | | enough essential oil to fill a plastic teaspoon. Make |
| Vodka is the perfect ingredient for a homemade | | | | note of the number of drops used. Combine 25 drops |
| perfume, as it helps to accentuate the aroma and | | | | of essential oils in a measuring cup with a pour spout. |
| preserve the scent without overpowering the | | | | You should use at least three or more varieties of |
| perfume. Ethyl alcohol found in vodka and other | | | | essential oils for your perfume to create a deep and |
| perfume diluents can dry out skin. Use vodka instead | | | | complex fragrance. For example, you might try five |
| of perfumer's alcohol when making citrus perfume | | | | drops of sandalwood, 10 drops of bergamot and 10 |
| blends, because it has almost no aroma and tends to | | | | drops of cassis essential oils. |
| enhance the scent of the essential oil blends. This | | | | Step 3: Add five drops of glycerin to the perfume. |
| Article Explains Making Perfume using Vodka. | | | | Glycerin is a fixative and will further help the perfume |
| Procedure for Making Perfume Using Vodka: | | | | to retain its aroma. |
| Things you’ll need: | | | | Step 4: Add 2 cups of distilled water and 3 tbsp. of |
| • Plastic sheeting | | | | vodka to the measuring cup. Stir the mixture. Check |
| • Distilled water | | | | for scent intensity by holding the perfume at arm's |
| • Vodka | | | | length while smelling it. If the scent is not strong |
| • Measuring cup with pour spout | | | | enough, add more oil one drop at a time, because At |
| • Essential oils | | | | this point you should test your perfume in order to |
| • Glycerin | | | | determine if you would like to add a bit more |
| • Dark glass bottle with tight fitting lid Or Glass | | | | essential oil. If so, add one or two drops at a time |
| bottle with stopper or cap Glass or plastic measuring | | | | and test again. But do not add additional vodka. |
| cups, spoons, droppers and utensils. | | | | When using 100-proof vodka to keep the water |
| Procedure: | | | | alcohol ratio at 50/50. |
| Step 1: Most perfume recipes call for 1/4 cup of | | | | Step 5: Stir the mixture well and carefully pour the |
| 100-proof vodka, which has a ratio of 50 percent | | | | perfume into a dark glass bottle with a tight fitting lid. |
| water and 50 percent alcohol. Smirnoff and Absolute | | | | Shake the perfume and place the bottle in a cool dry |
| brands are examples. A basic perfume recipe using | | | | location. You should allow your perfume to settle for |
| vodka recommends 1 tsp. of essential oil to 1/4 cup | | | | at least 12 hours before using. After all Test your |
| of vodka. | | | | perfume for allergic and dry skin reactions by placing |
| Step 2: Use a glass or plastic dropper to measure | | | | a few drops on pulse points. |