Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 Panic about alcohol << But the after shock up the nose with this pure alcohol is awful- I've just made a little test batch and don't like what this proper alcohol is doing to the blend - all I get is an overwhelming alcohol sting.>> Hi , I put a bit benzoin resin in the perfumer's alcohol (small dallop about the size of a pea) in each quart. It did dissolve after a little while. I know you're supposed to let this sit for months, but, since I didn't have months to wait I started using it right away. I noticed an imediate improvement, even after only a couple of days. I also understand that Benzoin acts as a fixative, so I am very pleased. ~Serena the Pixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2005 Report Share Posted May 18, 2005 At 04:24 PM 5/18/2005, you wrote: > << But the after shock up the nose with this pure alcohol is awful- I've > just made a little test batch and don't like what this proper alcohol > is doing to the blend - all I get is an overwhelming alcohol sting.>> Hi There is a lot of information in the archives about filtering with charcoal, adding aromatics to mellow out the alcohol, and recently, about adding rosewater to the final step to soften it. Just go to messages, and type in a search word to find the posts. Anya http://anyamccoy.com " Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. " Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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