DIY – How to Make Solid Perfume at Home?

Who feels like playing a perfumer? It may turn out you’ll create an original, fantastic fragrance and top all world-class perfumers. You might make a scent that’s going to define your personality and goes along with your skin. DIY perfume isn’t difficult to make; also, it may be a wonderful gift for your beloved ones: just find out which aromas they like… rose, vanilla, or green tea? Let’s do it!

DIY solid perfume – what are the must-haves?

Homemade solid perfume is a truly interesting product. Applied to skin, it won’t evaporate as quickly as fluid perfume. What’s more, you can put it in an empty lipstick for the easiest storage and application possible. A metal locket is another brilliant idea for a DIY fragrance container. People usually wear a photo of a beloved one there but why not use it for a different purpose? You simply open it and apply a bit of the cream to your skin. It’s practical and looks lovely – a perfect gift for a friend 🙂 Tempted to start some perfume making? Let’s get round to it!

Prepare:

• natural beeswax – must-have;
• fluid oil e.g. almond oil, jojoba oil;
• favorite essential oil (get carried away, choose a few oils – mix, test them, check the aroma they create together – it’s fun, especially when it turns you have a flair for matching fragrances);
• a container for your perfume (locket, jar, empty lipstick…);
• small bowl or glass jar to mix the ingredients of your perfume – it can’t be plastic because you’re going to heat it up.

DIY solid perfume – we make our own perfume (step by step)

1. Mix a tablespoon of beeswax with a tablespoon of fluid oil (jojoba, almond, grapeseed, argan). Put them in the jar/bowl and heat in a water bath (put it in a pot filled with hot water).
2. Add a few drops of a chosen essential oil to the melted wax. I guess 15 drops are the maximum for this portion of wax and carrier oil. If you use a few essential oils, add around 5 drops of each (for 3 oils) or 7-8 drops of each (for 2 oils).
3. Carefully, pour the perfume to the chosen container. Put it aside, allow to harden and cool off. Next, put it in the fridge (an hour should be enough).

The world easiest DIY perfume. The good thing is you can get a different unique composition every time you make it. I always use a few essential oils and always check if they make good match by mixing the oils and writing down all observations. Thanks to that, I already have several mind-blowing fragrances. When it comes to single-ingredient perfume – remember that there are scents that aren’t too impressive without the company, e.g. mint or eucalyptus. Lavender oil doesn’t blow my mind either (unless you feel like smelling like you grandma’s wardrobe 🙂 ) These oils make better match with spicy or frankincense oils.

Green tea, lemongrass, verbena, rose, jasmine and all kinds of flower or fresh citrus (lemon, orange, grapefruit) aromas are cut out for one-ingredient perfume.

Good luck & have fun!