Diversing from my story of romance for the moment...yesterday I made a batch of foot lotion bars, using natural aromatherapy essential oils of peppermint, tea tree and lavender. Aromatherapy is very different from the art of perfumery, I just put equal amounts of each essential oil, and I was generous, the oils will do what they are supposed to do and they smell fresh and clean like they are meant to.
I then started on a batch of Sensual massage bars, now these are perfumed with my first simple perfume. It has top notes of orange and mandarin, cinnamon and ginger, a heart of ylang ylang, two lavenders and clove absolute, the base is, mysore sandalwood, peru balsam and dark patchouli. I have to go back and get out my notes and follow the recipe, I count out a hundred drops of lavender absolute, 33 drops of clove, 33 drops of cinnamon 33 drops of ginger. The sandalwood I add a full 20mls, too many drops to count! The patchouli is carefully measured, 30 drops only and so on...the base for the sensual perfume is almond oil infused with red sandalwood powder. When the bars were set they were a beautiful shade of rich orangey amber. I was amazed at the power of sandalwood to dye things, the muslin I used to strain the infusion was dyed a lovely shade of pink and my measuring jug is pink too. I must admit the massage bars do smell sexy, sort of hot and yummy, ya baby!
I am working on an idea for a perfume which is suitable for pregnant women. You see I was asked if I would make a lotion bar for pregnancy and stretch marks, so that raises the issue of safety and which oils and essences to avoid and which ones might be beneficial. I could just go the aromatherapy route but I think I will make a fragrance, seen as I love making perfume. I want to go for a light balsamic base and a fruity/floral middle and a refreshing citrusy top.
Some of the essences I have selected are: a base of labdanum, frankincense, myrrh, orange flower water absolute, maybe immortelle absolute, and for the heart I have chosen orange blossom absolute, neroli, davana or boronia, lavender absolute and blue chamomile, the top will be tangerine, sweet orange and mandarin. How these will work together I don't know, if I use the perfumery skills I have learned I might be able to make a good perfume. I have a concentrated infusing of st johns wort and horsetail, these herbs are very beneficial to the skin. The horsetail in particular is high in silica and will help the skin retain it's elasticity. The infussion has a very basey smell all on it's own so I will need to work from this, and build my perfume around it...challenging!
I then started on a batch of Sensual massage bars, now these are perfumed with my first simple perfume. It has top notes of orange and mandarin, cinnamon and ginger, a heart of ylang ylang, two lavenders and clove absolute, the base is, mysore sandalwood, peru balsam and dark patchouli. I have to go back and get out my notes and follow the recipe, I count out a hundred drops of lavender absolute, 33 drops of clove, 33 drops of cinnamon 33 drops of ginger. The sandalwood I add a full 20mls, too many drops to count! The patchouli is carefully measured, 30 drops only and so on...the base for the sensual perfume is almond oil infused with red sandalwood powder. When the bars were set they were a beautiful shade of rich orangey amber. I was amazed at the power of sandalwood to dye things, the muslin I used to strain the infusion was dyed a lovely shade of pink and my measuring jug is pink too. I must admit the massage bars do smell sexy, sort of hot and yummy, ya baby!I am working on an idea for a perfume which is suitable for pregnant women. You see I was asked if I would make a lotion bar for pregnancy and stretch marks, so that raises the issue of safety and which oils and essences to avoid and which ones might be beneficial. I could just go the aromatherapy route but I think I will make a fragrance, seen as I love making perfume. I want to go for a light balsamic base and a fruity/floral middle and a refreshing citrusy top.
Some of the essences I have selected are: a base of labdanum, frankincense, myrrh, orange flower water absolute, maybe immortelle absolute, and for the heart I have chosen orange blossom absolute, neroli, davana or boronia, lavender absolute and blue chamomile, the top will be tangerine, sweet orange and mandarin. How these will work together I don't know, if I use the perfumery skills I have learned I might be able to make a good perfume. I have a concentrated infusing of st johns wort and horsetail, these herbs are very beneficial to the skin. The horsetail in particular is high in silica and will help the skin retain it's elasticity. The infussion has a very basey smell all on it's own so I will need to work from this, and build my perfume around it...challenging!
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