I've been working on and off on more perfume blends.
Using original recipes from victorian pharmacy books i have recreated some real historical perfumes.
I have learned so much from those old books including how to blend and preserve certain types of scent, it has been fascinating learning all about perfumes.
One suprising fact is that commercial blended perfumes contain upwards of 250 synthetic chemicals. How bad can that be for your health?
At least going back to the old formulas and using essential oils, the perfumes i make are safer all round as i'm also using safe dilutions for the skin. Commercial perfumes especially parfum strength are actually stronger then aromatherapy dosage.
Only where i can't get a specific smell will i use synthetic alternatives. Not only are many of the animal related products expensive they can be unethical or unsuitable for vegetarians. So to cater to many tastes i prefer to go synthetic for those chemicals like civet, ambergris and musk.
Blending is a more complicated affair, with personal taste and chemical balance coming into consideration.
I seem to have a very sensitive nose and i get headaches if i smell the concentrated oils too much and my nose gets drowned fast. By that i mean that past a certain point i literally know i'm smelling something but it all smells the same. It's different for every person but eventually would happen to most people.
Plastic is a no-no, it absorbs the molecules of scent not as much as skin would but to a similar effect, so keeping everything clean is a must and getting glass beakers and stirring rods is essential for mixing.
Hope those notes have been helpful for anyone interested
ciao for now
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