Hi BF expert,
Can you Recommand an essential oil to replace "berry fruits" fragrance oil? Thanks.
Iris

Hi Iris

Thank your question. Unfortunately, there isn't an essential oil or combination of essential oils that we can recommend to replace a synthetic berry fragrance oil.

Sorry we can't be of more help!

Best wishes
Base Formula

Hi Karin - you can of course substitute fragrance oils for essential oils but remember these are synthetic products with no therapeutic value. We have used fragrance oils in these particular recipes to try to match the perfumes in question as closely as possible. Sometimes there is no 'pure essential oil' equivalent e.g. vanilla, white musk, berry fruits and peach, and sometimes the fragrance oil offers a much more affordable option e.g Rose, Tuberose. I guess the decision is really yours - would you sooner have a 100% natural, therapeutic scent made from only essential oils - or are you trying to match the fragrance as closely as possible - if so we would recommend you follow the recipes above. Hope this helps? Kind regards BF

Hi there, great blends, I see you stated in an earlier post that the fragrance oils could be substituted for essential oils, but just curious - is there a reason that fragrance oils would be better instead of substituting with essential oils in these recipes? If so, then I would consider getting the fragrance oils to make these.

Hi Karim - thank you for your question. Unfortunately I'm not 100% sure what you're asking? If you are asking if essential oils can be mixed with attars then that should be absolutely fine as they are essentially very similar products. Absolute oils may be better for perfumery as they tend to have a superior, more concentrated fragrance but try to ensure you buy top quality oils - absolutes are extracted via solvent extraction and in some poorer quality oils traces of the solvent may remain - which may be an issue if you're making 100% natural perfumes from your attars. I hope this helps?

Kind regards
BF

Hi, I have a question I work my perfumes with attars from India (white musk, jasmine sambac, rose, musk, misk al ghazal, white lotus, blue lotus ect ...) but also oil Essential no fragrance is that the mixture with these materials could give a good result ??

Hi. i really loved to make my own perfume. especially perfume of Forbidden Love by Avril Lavinge. Can you tell me the ingredients and where can i get all the stuffs. Thank you

Hi. You can simply substitute the same amount of fragrance oils for the equivalent or similar essential oils. If using for massage make sure that you don't exceed 4 drops of the final essential oil blend per 10ml of carrier oil. These blends weren't really intended for massage and I would normally recommend using only 3 or 4 different essentials oils in a blend, so as not to confuse the system.

Hope this helps!
Kind regards
Nicole Barton
Consultant Aromatherapist

Hi there

I love these recipes, however, i want to use them as a base for a massage oil or similar (only using essential oils, not fragrance oils), and want to mix them into a carrier oil. Is there a guide on how to substitute the fragrance oils for essential oils? What ratios these would be etc.

Hi Charlene we're sorry but the aromatherapist who developed these recipes is no longer working for the company.

Sorry to disappoint!
Kind regards
BF

do you have a perfume recipe for Calvin Klein "truth" inspired
blend?
thank you :)

Hi Harriet

Yes you will need to include both the essential oils and the fragrance oils listed for each blend.

Do let us know if you have any further questions!

Kind regards
BF

Thank you for these recipes.
Do I need to add all the oils from Essential oils list and the the fragrance oil list to make the perfume?
Thank you in advance

Hello and thank you for your question!

Once the Myrrh is warm blend into a dispersant (i.e. alcohol) this will ensure that it will mix with other essential oils/fragrances.

If you are blending into a carrier oil then do so when warm, it will disperse naturally and not solidify.

Hope this helps?
Kind regards
Jeni Broughton
Clinical Aromatherapist

Hi,

Can you explain how one can incorporate Myrrh essential oil into a perfume or massage oil mix - it's quite hard and resinous at rom temperature and must be heated up in hot water to get it to melt so can it be kept in solution?

Thank you
Amro

Hi Donna

Thank you for your question. The blends contains both essential oils and fragrance oils - so you would indeed need to mix the two types of oils together.

Hope this helps!

Kind regards
BF

Thank you so much for this. Can I please ask, do I make the perfume with both the essential oils and the fragrance oils mixed together, or do I simply choose one (i.e. make it either from essential oils OR from fragrance oils?

Many thanks,

Hi Milos - Glad you liked the recipes! Black Pepper blends with any of the citrus oils really well, my favourite would be Lime, Grapefruit and Mandarin. If the blend wants to be a bit more earthy then a few drops of Petitgrain instead of the Mandarin will give a nice citrus fragrance without being too fruity. I don't have more perfume blends prepared at the moment but we may publish more in the future!
Hope this helps!
Kind regards
Jeni

Hi Jeni,
i am happy i have found few good recipes isnpired by most famous perfumes. Please do you have any other recipes inspired by Chanel No.5, Beckham signature etc.. ? I have bought before a few years in Egypt perfume called "Ramses". I dont like men perfumes, but this is one exception. I like it very well . I have found it does contain black pepper, patchouli and citrus blend, but there are too much citrus EO. Please can you help me what citrus EO can be combined with black pepper ?

Dear Abdul

Thank you for your email. Essential oils can be used for fragrancing natural soaps and detergents, but without having a proper brief as to exactly what the products are and what they are used for it is hard for us to comment on the oils that would be most effective. When blending a perfume/fragrance you need to include an oil that is classed as a 'base note' as these are rich and heavy and last a long time - in perfumery they are called 'fixatives' as they 'fix' the fragrance together and prevent the other oils from dispersing too quickly. If you are looking to reduce costs and find cheaper fragrancing alternatives you could consider using fragrance oils (these do not have the therapeutic properties of essential oils though and are not natural products). If you would like any further advice or help then we do offer a product development service - simply provide us with a brief of your products and what you're trying to achieve and we can provide a quote for this service. http://www.baseformula.com/page.php/ProductDevelopment
Kind regards
Base Formula

Dear sir,

Hope you are fine, I want to ask one question if you know about it kindly help me.
I have my (soap & detergent) factory, I buy perfume from the market but it is very expensive for me, I cannot sale my product at market price due to cost of perfume because perfume make my product very expensive, Therefore I want your help that how can I make perfume in cheap price but perfume strength remain strong, Or tell me recipe to make my own perfume for (soap & detergent) in cheap price with essential oils or other chemicals which is easily available in market, Your early reply will be appreciable.

Thank You.
Abdul.

Hi Alena

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately we can't comment on what you have been taught in your class but the ratio that our expert aromatherapists use for perfume is 20% Fragrance and 80% Alcohol.

Perfumes generally have a higher % of fragrance. Eau de Toilette or Room Sprays are usual 3-5% Fragrance, topped up with Distilled/De-ionised water or Hydrolat.

Hope this helps - if you have any further questions please feel free to email me direct on jeni@baseformula.com.

You may also like to consider booking on one of our Make Your Own Products courses? http://www.baseformula.com/section.php/161/1/aromatherapy-training-courses

Kind regards
Jeni Broughton
Principal Tutor
Base Formula Training Academy

Hi,

I' m also making some perfumes. I would like to make some following your recipes, but it seems to me that they contain too much of a essential oil 120 drops per 24 ml of alcohol? I learnt in the class to mix 30 ml of alcohol with 30 drops total of essential oils. Can you explain why so many drops of the oils?
Thank you,

Alena