The Heartbreak of Spilled Materials

[Guest guest]

I am grateful to this group for assuring me that I am not the only one

who spills EOs. I knocked over a precious 1/4 oz bottle of Jasmine

grandiflorum and got down on my hands and knees to soak up the spill

in clean kitty litter (which is an amazing scent grabber and all I

could snatch at the time). The resulting jasmine-scented kitty litter

made the most wonderful sachets, that still perfume my drawers even

two years later.

I am also the person who on a recent airplane trip, dropped my bottle

of civet tincture (which I bought as genuine but found out later to be

synth) and broke it while in the security line. The stench was

unbelievable, and my face was CRIMSON as other passengers around me

turned to stare in wonder at the odor. A security agent who didn't

know what happened came looking for the " dirty diaper " she thought had

been abandoned in order to throw it away.

Only fellow perfumers could understand my extreme embarassment as I

explained that the broken bottle contained a perfume ingredient. I

could tell people around me wondered what kind of " perfume " I claimed

to be making. Arg!!

If anything possibly could make matters worse I actually work for the

federal department which runs airline security so I had an employee

badge which made everyone involved think to themselves " Doesn't this

woman KNOW BETTER? "

Thanks for sharing my pain.

[Guest guest]

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I knocked over a precious 1/4 oz bottle of Jasmine grandiflorum and

got down on my hands and knees to soak up the spill in clean kitty

litter (which is an amazing scent grabber The resulting jasmine-

scented kitty litter made the most wonderful sachets, that still

perfume my drawers even two years later.

I am also the person who on a recent airplane trip, dropped my bottle

of civet tincture and broke it while in the security line.

If anything possibly could make matters worse I actually work for the

federal department which runs airline security so I had an employee

badge which made everyone involved think to themselves " Doesn't this

woman KNOW BETTER? "

Oh, I, and I am sure many others, share your pain. The only possible

worse offender than the civet would have been garlic. ;O) I have only

spilled a perfume once but it was enough for me to really exercise

extreme caution, still accidents do happen. When I travel with my

EO's I usually wrap each one with plumbers tape so that even if they

fall they have less chance of breaking. If anyone want's or dares to

open them the tape comes off easily with out residue.

I have often wondered about traveling with my precious oils and

usually just wrap and ship them in my luggage. Perhaps you could

share some information regarding the guidelines of air travel with

these products since you work for this goverment agency. I usually

always keep a bottle of either peppermint or lavender in my purse, a

small bottle .5 oz or less, is this ok? What about putting more in

your suitecase?

The idea of having cat litter around is a great idea. I have done

this for years and thankfully never had occasion to use it. It is

good to know that the idea works and that put to the test it came out

smelling like... jasmine. Great idea for a sachet, what a save for

you.

Thanks for the chuckle in starting my day,

~Jo

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo,

Sometimes our mistakes can lead us to good finds. Not to sound silly, but

what kind of kitty litter was that? Was it the all natural clay based kind

or one of the others? Still holding scent two years latter ­ that would

make it great material to use as sachets.

Aromatic Wishes,

Barbara Fallenbaum

[Guest guest]

edited to correct topposting...

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> Hi Jo,

>

> Sometimes our mistakes can lead us to good finds. Not to sound

silly, but

> what kind of kitty litter was that? Was it the all natural clay

based kind

> or one of the others? Still holding scent two years latter ­ that

would

> make it great material to use as sachets.

>

> Aromatic Wishes,

> Barbara Fallenbaum

Hi Barbara,

I was not the one to post the original message, but since I too have

used the kitty litter I can answer this question.

Any kitty litter is designed to be absorbent but many have additives

that would not be good for perfumery sachets. I keep a generic

natural clay kitty litter around for spills, should one occur. Since

I also do bath and beauty and other products I sometimes have

materials that would require a quick clean up and the natural kitty

litter works just great for this.

As for the fragrance lasting for two years I can not say as this was

not me, but for a heavy absolute like jasmine it would not surprise

me. I would guess if you were soaking up a citrus it would not last

longer than a few weeks at best.

My neighbor had someone visiting a few weeks ago and parked in front

of my house. The car was leaking some type of oil or greasy substance

and it left a huge puddle out in front of my home. I poured some

kitty litter on top of it and it soaked it up within minutes. After

the most of it had been absorbed and swept up I put more down and

then worked it in with a broom, even the stuff that had soaked into

the asphalt started to come up and now you can hardly tell it

happened. I felt good to know that I cleaned up the mess and

hopefully saved a few of our neighborhood felines and birds in the

process, not to mention the ecological effect of this getting into

the ground water.

Kitty litter is a must to have around for all kinds of emergencies...

~Jo

[Guest guest]

LOLOL that must have been quite the scene!

I feel your pain! I've actually spilled my jasmine abs and dropped my

rose abs which smashed all over the floor. I managed to suck most of

my jasmine up with my pipette and get it back in the bottle. Luckily

it was on a sterile work surface.

Molly

[Guest guest]

Hi Jo,

Thanks for the input!

Barbara