Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 > 10-12% flower wax how does one get the flower wax into a use-able form, bain marie? -R- Roxana Villa Visual and Aromatic Artist http://www.roxanavilla.com NEW PAINTINGS at http://www.theispot.com/artist/villa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 > how does one get the flower wax into a use-able form, bain marie? > Absolutely! Very low heat. HTH Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 At 01:07 PM 3/29/2004 -0800, you wrote: >Here is a basic formula for a Solid Natural Perfume: >10-12% flower wax >10-17% Natural scent >70% carrier oil (like Lavender or Calendula infused oil) >1-5% beeswax (depend on the solidity of the flower wax you use) >If you are interested I can give you a specific formula - there are more >solids in the " Perfume Blending Booklet " . >Jeanne Rose What a beautiful recipe -- I just infused a lot of calendulas from my garden and have a beautiful deep amber/orange oil. I never thought to use infused scented oils for the carrier -- just virgin coconut, jojoba, etc. Back to the solid perfume. The % beeswax will be tricky, even with your guidelines. I'm so unused to working with floral waxes I'm not sure I will be able to judge the solidity. I have a little chunk of tuberose right now, and more of other flowers expected this week. I'm being extra cautious because it gets so hot here, I don't want images of ladies opening my perfume compacts and having a liquid puddle splashing around. I have, in the past, with 'regular' solid perfume recipes, made them quite 'hard' with the beeswax, yet put some cornstarch in for softness, and that's worked. Before I forget -- Thanks for the tip on infusing flowers in oil in the refrigerator, too, I never thought of that (this was in an earlier post from you.) I have so many luscious, thick-petaled flowers here in Miami, and I have had little luck with infusing them at room temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 -If you are interested I can give you a specific formula - there are more solids in the " Perfume Blending Booklet " . Jeanne Rose Is this a reference to the “Advanced Perfumery & Exotics Workbook” or do you have another book on Perfume as well? I do not see it on your website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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