Guest guest Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 .... > 4) It is a lot harder to keep track of formulas and re-create the same > thing when you use different concentrations of materials. It is much > easeir to be consistent when using the pure oils and mixing them all > in the medium you are using (oil or alcohol or a solid perfume base). Hi Ayala, I will second this. As I'm currently making experimental blends in tiny amounts, I am having to dilute some ingredients in order to get them in the lesser proportion I want to try -- but this definitely complicates things and makes accurate record-keeping difficult without a lot of pain-in-the-neck calculations that frankly are beyond me. (I do remember Beta's excellent suggestion for a micropippetor, but don't think I'm in a league to warrant that kind of expense right now.) Your other comments on this were also valuable - as well as your great second post on concentrations. Then, again, in my brief time at all this, I've already had the experience Anya describes where an essence is unimpressive (orris CO2) or disagreeable (Ylang Ylang) until diluted. I appreciated your remarks (and those of others in the past and future) on keeping a playful, experimental and individual approach, Anya - I want to keep this being fun, amazing, and done in my own style -- it helps to have support against my more compulsive tendencies that could ruin the fun, cramp the style -- and stifle the learning, by trying to control all the variables in advance. e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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