Sara Janssen, doTERRA Presidential Diamond in Texas taught me how to create my own blend. Listen to the complete podcast at How to Make Your Own Natural Perfume.
How To Make DIY Natural Essential Oil Perfume
The one thing about blending that you should know. Because, after all, you wouldn’t want to create a combination you detest? You don’t want to mix ingredients, add your priceless oils, and then decide later that you don’t want to use that on your skin. After that, you store it in a drawer. I’m going to tell you some easy strategies to make sure you love it every single time because you don’t want it to happen.
Base Notes, Middle Notes, and Top Notes in Perfume
Don’t over think this, just now that there are three types of notes: base, mid, and top. Additionally, the ratio is a little bit different so that, for example, 20 drops of patchouli and only one drop of bergamot won’t completely overpower the aroma. You should approach it with some consideration. But I don’t want any fear among you. Never be scared to give something new a try. to slightly alter things. If you mix to the ideal ratio and still don’t enjoy the smell, add anything to make it smell a little more like this oil. It’s not necessary to adhere to exactly. Still, I’ll give you some pointers.
I like to start by using the caps of the oils and want to blend and swirl them under my nose to figure out where to start. Then I start smell. 1 drop for those oils I don’t want to overpower the perfume, and up to 4 drops of the scent I most want to be stronger in a small glass bowl or container. The I mix them and put a dab on my wrist. I make notes of each step or test as I go so I can adjust. Remember it is going to smell different on you then in a diffuser or on someone else. Once I get it just right I create it to equal between 40-50 total drops then I put it in a 10 ml rollerbottle and top it off with carrier oil.
I like to use the stickers from https://oilsharingtools.com/. I write the number of drops of each oil on the sticker prior to placing it on the bottle. Then I cover the sticker with packing tape to keep them secured.
If you don’t know where to start, try using diffuser blend recipes to inspire you. I love using the doTERRA 100 diffuser blend idea e-book.
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