Herbal perfume
To make your own perfume, you will need a “carrier”. Alcohol is considered the best, since it doesn’t cover up the smell. Oils also work, the best one is jojoba, because it doesn’t have much smell.
If using alcohol, vodka works great. Rubbing alcohol isn’t very good, since it smells too much of alcohol.
If using vodka, you need one with at least 40% alcohol (the more the better). Just add the herbs to the vodka, let them steep for a few weeks (two weeks minimum). Make sure the herbs are covered with vodka, so that nothing is sticking out – there’s a risk that the herbs will go off. Then strain the liquid preferably into a spray bottle, as you’ll want to use quite a lot each time (these perfumes aren’t as strong as you might be used to with store-bought ones).
To make your own perfume, you can combine smells that you like to make your own favorite perfume. Here are a few ideas:
Equal amounts of cinnamon, lavender leaves and black pepper, and a few jasmine flowers. Jasmine flower is a really nice addition to basically any perfume, it adds depth without taking over completely.
The cinnamon is quite dominant in this one, giving oriental, but also Christmasy, associations. It’s a bit woody but yet sweet.
Carmelite water. The recipe vary a bit, but try a mixture of nut meg, lemon peel, coriander, cloves and bay leaves. This one is a bit more spicy, a bit more masculine – if you look at the traditional way of dividing perfumes. If you prefer spicier perfumes to flowery and sweet perfumes, go with this one!
A light summery perfume is a mixture of jasmine and orange peel.
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hilda! äntligen har jag hittat hit och det här är ju kalasfint! jag tänker, vart får du tag på sådana sprayflaskor? hoppas du och ni har det kalasfint!
Hurra!
Ja sprayflaskor plockar jag väl upp lite här & där, har hällt ut gammalt skit ur gamla sprayflaskor jag haft hemma, eller som jag hittat på loppis (gammalt smink och liknande brukar man hitta billigt och då kan man tvätta ur förpackningarna ordentligt). Sen tror jag det finns på typ H&M och liknande ställen, såna här “travel packs”. Men det brukar ändå kosta 20 spänn eller så, känns inte helt lönt särskilt om man ska ha fler. Större sprayflaskor, kanske inte till parfym men nog till hårsprej och liknande, kan man hitta i vanliga affärer på blomavdelningen. Hemköp säljer relativt små, typ 2-3 dl flaskor.