DIY Natural Perfume Kits: Create Your Summer Fresh Scent at Home

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Creating your summer fresh scent at home is a rewarding and joyful activity. Not only does it give you a chance to compose perfumes that reflect your very own personality, but it also provides a deeper appraisal of your art of perfumery. With a little moderation and creativity, you can craft your fresh summer fragrances that will recall your art of perfumery for every summer season to come in the future.

In this article, we’ll provide step-by-step instructions on creating your own summer fresh perfumes at home, highlighting some popular natural essences to get you started, and tips for storing and using these fragrant elixirs. Unleash the natural beauty within you by unlocking the power of essential oils as perfumes for your skin. So, keep on reading until the end.

Understanding the basics of scent-making
Gathering your materials
Composing your summer fresh scents
Some important tips
Introducing our perfume-making kit: design your own custom-tailored perfumes

Understanding the basics of scent-making

A natural perfume comprises two primary components – essential oils, absolutes, or tinctures (they will provide the aroma profile), and natural undenatured alcohol (works as carriers). Natural essential oils are conventionally classified into three main categories based on their volatility and rate of evaporation – top notes, middle notes, and base notes.

Please note that every single fragrance belongs to various olfactory families. The categorization into notes is for convenience only, but no fragrance can be pigeonholed into a single category.

Top notes – These are the initial scents one can smell when applying the perfume. The evaporation rate of these essential oils is very high, hence, these scents do not last longer. Examples may include citrus scents such as lemon and bergamot.
Middle notes – These scents come out when the top notes evaporate. Middle notes are also called heart notes. These oils form the core of the scent and last longer. Examples may include floral scents such as rose and lavender.
Base notes – These are the scents that come out the last. They are often intense and rich and linger the longest. Examples may include sandalwood, musk, and vanilla.

Gathering your materials

To create your own custom-tailored summer perfumes, you will need the following materials and components:

Natural essential oils

Choose a collection of essential oils, absolutes, or tinctures combining top, middle, and base notes according to your taste and preference. Popular choices may include:

Top notes – orange, bergamot, lemon, etc.
Middle notes – jasmine, rose, lavender, etc.
Base notes – patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, etc.

Fresh summer perfumes often include a blend of natural essences that evoke a clean, light, and refreshing scent profile. Here are some common essences used in fresh summer perfumes:

Citrus essences

Lemon
Bergamot
Orange
Grapefruit
Petitgrain citronnier
Tangerine

Herbal and green essences

Mint
Basil
Eucalyptus

Floral essences

Lavender
Jasmine
Ambrette – Hibiscus seeds
Angelica
Broom
White chamomile flowers
Chamomile blue
Chamomile Roman
Frangipani
Helichrysum
Jasmine Egypt
Jasmine Sambac
Linden blossom
Magnolia white champaka
Mimosa
Neroli
Bulgarian rose, Rosa damascena
Tuberose
Ylang ylang

Fruity essences

Bergamot
Blackcurrant
Grapefruit
Lemon
Myrtle
Petitgrain citronnier
Petitgrain bigarade
Tangerine

Spicy essences

Ginger
Pink pepper
Funnel
Anise (star)
Cardamom
Clove buds

These essences can be blended in various combinations to create a unique, fresh perfume that is both natural and invigorating.

Alcohol

Undenatured natural alcohol is used as a carrier.

Small glass jars (vials) and dark bottles

Small glass jars are used to mix the essential oils and other materials, and dark glass bottles are used for storing the finished perfumes so that they can protect the perfume from light.

Droppers, funnels, and measuring tools

These associated materials are used to make the finished products precise.

Composing your summer fresh scents

Choose your own formula, a typical formula for a well-balanced natural perfume is top notes 30% middle notes 50%, and base notes 20%. For instance, if you want to create a 10 ml scent mixture, you might consider using:

3 ml of essential oils, absolutes, or tinctures that reflect as top notes

5 ml of essential oils, absolutes, or tinctures that reflect as middle notes

2 ml of essential oils, absolutes, or tinctures that reflect as base notes

Mix the essential oils – measure your selected natural essential oils and pour them into a small glass jar or vial, using a dropper and a small funnel. Mix the blend composition gently and thoroughly.

Save the formula for future reference

Add alcohol – add undenatured natural alcohol to your essential oil blend as per requirement. This helps the essential oils to blend properly and allows the aromas to blend evenly.

Let the composition age – close the jar and let your new perfume composition sit in a dark, cool place for at least three days. The longer it ages, the better the aromas will blend and mature. Many perfume composers recommend letting the new composition age for at least up to 6 weeks to get the best results.

Test and adjust – once the scent composition is settled, it’s time to test the scent of your new creation. With the tap stick put a little bit of scent on a cigarette paper or your hand. You might also consider testing it on your skin by dabbing a small amount of your newly made scent on your skin.

If you make any modifications, remember to revise the formula

If you feel it’s too strong, you might consider diluting it with more alcohol or water to get your desired concentration. If you like to get a stronger aroma, you might consider adding a few more drops of natural essential oils as per your taste.

Store your scent – using the small funnel, transfer your newly discovered perfume into a dark glass bottle so that it can protect the perfume from light. Give a name of your new creation and label the bottle with the new name and the date you made it.

Some important tips

Experiment with various compositions – don’t get afraid to experiment with different combinations of natural essential oils to compose a signature perfume that is uniquely yours.

Keep notes – write down the exact amounts of each material you used to compose your new summer fresh scent so that you can recreate your favorite scent over and over again.

Store duly – store your unique signature perfume in a dark, cool place to preserve its scent properly.

Introducing our perfume-making kit: design your own custom-tailored perfumes

This perfume-making kit contains natural essences already diluted in undenatured pure natural alcohol. So, you don’t need to add further alcohol or water. Just mix your chosen essences, shake the bottle to blend it well, and your custom-tailored perfume is ready to be used. You will also get a detailed instruction sheet on how to design your own custom perfume.

Eager to create your own custom perfume?