Solid perfume questions

[Ochre+Co]

Thank you @Ephemerella @bwtapestry @Ochre+Co

@Ochre+Co I saw the Steamer Trunk recipe yesterday and it sounds nice. Will try when I get more containers. Do you increase the oils when you use Candelilla wax?

@Ephemerella extra smooth and extra points for the movie! I’ve read that cera bellina (polyglycerol-3 beeswax) and a few other products will reduce or eliminate the graininess of shea. See this thread for more infomation.

@bwtapestry fudge looks yummy! The book is already in my Amazon cart. I have the tins I need to make Spoon/Wood Butter and was going back and forth about using a food grade oil like HO Sunflower or mineral oil. I’m going to try the FCO instead.

Nope. I used the same ratios.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

@Mobjack Bay For wood butter have added Grapefruit EO. Saw same in a purchased wood butter product. Was pleased with results.

Sounds nice, but I’m all out of grapefruit EO.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

@Ochre+Co I found a tin and just made a small bit of HumbleBee & Me‘s Steamer Trunk. I really like it, but the blend is not very IFRA friendly using EOCalc.com. Both the bergamot (FCF/Bergaptene free) and nutmeg go into the red zome really quickly.

 

[Ochre+Co]

@Ochre+Co I found a tin and just made a small bit of HumbleBee & Me‘s Steamer Trunk. I really like it, but the blend is not very IFRA friendly using EOCalc.com. Both the bergamot (FCF/Bergaptene free) and nutmeg go into the red zome really quickly.

I didn’t follow her guide for the essential oils because I knew how I wanted mine to smell. I’ve used fragrance oils in place of her essential oils, mostly because I didn’t have the same ones she mentioned but also because the IFRA rates for the scents I wanted to use were able to be used at 9% for perfumes.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

I just made a solid perfume with patchouli, sandalwood, rosewood and vetiver. Wow, is it nice. I bought the tiniest bottle of sandalwood from Camden Grey, just so I would be able to smell the real deal one time, but now I may be hooked on the real deal for perfume, if not soap. If I’m lucky, I will be able to make a few more tiny batches with what I have. Rosewood is not in EOcalc so I used Tisserand & Young’s Essential Oil Safety book as a guide for safe usage.