Fragrance DIY

This teaches how to make your own perfume, cologne or home fragrance.

Materials

• grain or rubbing alcohol
• olive oil may be used as a carrier oil
• bottle for mister
• fragrance oil or plant material

Common fragrances

• lemon zest peel - fresh smell
• orange zest peel -
• cloves - fresh smell

Essential oils

a synthetic or alternate source may be used if the oil is rare

• sandalwood and its alternatives
• musk: muskflower, muskwood, musk seeds
• vanilla

Instructions

For fragrances made from scratch, put the material into grain alcohol to sit for a few days. The grain alcohol extracts the oils from the material. A dark bottle will keep light from breaking down the oils. Then separate the material from the liquid extract.

Mix the fragrance oils or extract to a small amount of olive oil or other oil carrier. Then mix with grain and or rubbing alcohol.

Put in a spray bottle. If a colored glass bottle with a sprayer can be found, this is suitable.