Solid Fragrance
Posted by cassandra , 11.14.2008 Friday, November 14, 2008
I didn't take pictures but I did have an awesome time experimenting with that recipe. I used some sample oils that I got from haydria perfumery (google it) and they turned out great!
In the future, I would use a little less beeswax to make the solid a little less so. It came out pretty hard which I should have surmised from the name but I hoped it would be a little less than "solid" and a little more like a congealed mass. Something like a thick oatmeal.
Anyway, my favorite one was actually a surprise one. I had a leftover/75% full bottle of papaya mango fragrance oil from the old Lotions and Potions that used to be downtown. I held onto it knowing someday I'd figure out a better use for it. It smells SO good. But. I used too much oil thinking "more oil equals more fragrance." No. The wax concoction has a saturation point so don't use more than the recipe calls for--you will end up with an ooze of extra oil along your solid's walls. When you press down, you will get a little splooge of oil. Not sexy.
My second favorite is "tainted love" (Haydria's). It smells fruity. The description says, "A flirtatious and feminine bouquet of violets, berries and light amber drizzled with honey. The scent to take you back to simpler times." It's really yummy. The fragrance had no trouble covering up the wax/shea smell I thought might be present. Somehow, I think more oil might have made the solid more solid because the ones that I correctly measured gave me a (slightly) softer product. Could be a lot of variables but this might be the reason. I also have the mango lidded and the other ones are in double shot glasses. I might end up taking a pic of the products. It sure makes the post more interesting.
