The Professional Way to Make Perfume
J. S. M. Drayton Copyright J. S. M.
Drayton 2011 Second Edition 2011 Published by J. S. M. Drayton at Amazon.com ******** This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient.
If youre reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. Published in the United States of America Table of Contents - Why Not Create Your Own Perfume Line? Introduction - List of materials - Quick overview of how to make Perfume, Cologne and Eau De Toilette - How to prepare Top, Middle and Base Notes - Percentage use rates for Essential oils or Aroma chemicals and Perfumers alcohol - How to make Eau de Toilette - How to make Cologne- How to make Perfume - My sixSignature formulasSuppliers - Selling, shipping and labeling perfume products Index
Chapter 1
Why Not Create Your Own High-End? With the perfume making techniques and procedures detailed in this guide, you will have all the tools you need to make your own best selling scent. Imagine having the power to create a unique signature scent without spending millions of dollars in research and development like large perfume companies. There are thousands of different essential oils and aroma chemicals available on the open market. There are a countless number of combinations waiting to be unlocked.
My guide has easy to follow instructions, clear illustrations, seven of my signature formulas and a list of my material suppliers. Everything needed to start on your path as a perfumer can be found in these pages. Good luck! What this guide will do for you"The Professional Way to Make Perfume guide, teaches you how to make perfume like a professional, gives you my blending techniques with easy to follow instructions, it gives you seven of my unique perfume formulas and all of my supply sources. If you ever wondered how those big celebrities make their own perfume, today is your chance to find out. You dont have to be a large company or a big celebrity to create your own signature perfume. You can make your own perfume without spending thousands of dollars.
If you decide to sell your perfume, you can sell it at, street fairs, festivals or on the internet. You can also throw sales parties at your home and invite all your friends and neighbors. WarningDisclaimer This book is designed to provide information on making Perfume, Cologne and Eau de Toilette. Every effort has been made to make this manual as complete and as accurate as possible. However, there may be mistakes, both typographical and in content. Therefore, this manual should be used basically as a general guide.
Furthermore, this manual contains information on making Perfume that is current only up to the publishing date. The purpose of this manual is to educate and entertain. The author shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to have been caused, directly or indirectly, by the information contained in this manual.
Chapter 2
2.1. Creating your own one of a kind scent is a lot easier than you think. You will find it exciting to know that no one else has your scent, not even those big name perfume makers.
Your scent will be unique because you created it. With the right combination of essential oils, and perfumers supplements, you are on the right track to have a one of a kind signature scent.2.2. Perfume : Is a mixture of essential oils, alcohol, water and perfumers supplements. 2.3. Essential oils: Are oils that come from plants; they give plants their distinctive odor. Various e ssential oils are routinely mixed together to create a set of three robust essential oil concoctions.
The concoctions are referred to as Top , Middle and Base notes . When the three NOTES are combined, they create a full bodied perfume blend .Cologne and Eau de Toilette are simply weaker blends of perfume. They contain lower levels of essential oils or aroma chemicals than Perfume. 2.4. Perfumers supplements : Are Aroma chemicals ; Aroma chemicals such as Aldehyde (C8-C14), are added to the Notes to give the perfume sharper and crisp Notes . fyi: Big name perfume makers consider perfumers supplements to be a must have. fyi: Big name perfume makers consider perfumers supplements to be a must have.
If you want your scent to smell c outure, kick it up a notch with perfumers supplements. The number of perfumers supplements to add to your blend is entirely up to your discretion. Some perfumers supplements manufactures will give free samples to their customers. It is always a good idea to take advantage of the free samples; the samples allow you moreproducts to experiment with. Furthermore, it is also a good idea to go to your nearest mall shop and look at perfumes made by big name perfume makers. Look at the ingredients to get an idea of the perfumers supplements they include in their perfume blend.
Essential oils are not listed among the ingredients because listing essential oils is not an fda requirement.
2.6.Notes : In perfumery describe an aroma that one smells in the presence of perfume. 2.6.1.Top Note : Is what one smells first; The Top Note consists of oils that are light or volatile. The Top Note gives off the most notable scent and wears off quickly. The Top Note includes light weight oils such as ylang-ylang, neroli and bergamot.
2.6.2.Middle Note: Makes up the personality of the perfume and is less volatile than the Top Note . Middle Note consists of oils such as jasmine, rose, lily-of-the-valley and iris.
Finally , one smells the Base note .
2.6.3.Base Note: Lingers the longest after the Top and Middle Notes have dissipated. Base Note consists of heavy weight oils such as sandalwood, cider wood, vanilla, cinnamon, vetiver, musk, civet, benzoin and oak moss.
2.7 . When you prepare your Notes. Y ou will be using a blend of Essential Oils and or Aroma chemicals to prepare each Note .
The type of oils commonly recommended to prepare the Top, Middle and BaseNotes are listed in 2.8A, 2.8B and 2.8C . 2.8. Note: When selecting your essential oils or aroma chemicals to blend for each Note , you can choose as few oils or as many as you like from each list, it is entirely up to your discretion. Partial list of Essential oils or Aroma chemicals recommended for blending Top, Middle and Base notes2.8A. Top Note Ylang-ylang, neroli, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Lime, aldehydes,coriander, peach, pink pepper, pineapple, white pepper, yellow freesia; 2.8B. Middle Note Jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, iris, Coriander, Palmarosa, Marjoram, Clove, clove, geranium, lemongrass, carnation, orris, ylang-ylang, mandarin orange, peach, peony, magnolia, orange 2.8C. Base Note Musk, vanilla, civet, oak moss, Patchouli, Vetiver, Vetiver, Frankincense, Cedar wood, Sandalwood, Cider, cinnamon. tonka bean, amber, benzoin, white musk, musk. Note