Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 --- body chemistri <heidi@...> wrote: > I am working on a blend that contains saffron > (crocus sativus) and it is > staining orange. Anyone have any advice on how I can > avoid this? Hi Heidi, I use saffron in quite a few of my blends - and I have, to date, still not yet found a way to keep it from staining light-complected skin (or from rubbing off onto light-colored fabrics). So this is a good question!! The only way I have so far gotten around this is to use the saffron-containing blends to perfume cloth or leather that will not show the orange color, and suggest that the person wear that. Or to apply it to the hair instead of the skin, if the hair is dark and the skin tone light. No matter how small an amount I put into a blend, it still has incredible staining power. The couple of times people have balked at the idea of putting fragrance into the hair, I point out that human hair is an excellent fixative... Alfred in San Francisco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 > > > I am working on a blend that contains saffron > > (crocus sativus) and it is > > staining orange. > > I use saffron in quite a few of my blends - and I > have, to date, still not yet found a way to keep it > from staining light-complected skin (or from rubbing > off onto light-colored fabrics). > > Alfred > in San Francisco > I am working on my first attempt at a " real " perfume blend and have found that saffron adds such a beautiful aspect to it that it must remain in the blend, staining and all. I have decided to simply make sure I warn people, which includes printing it on the label, and suggest wearing it in an inconspicuous place (cleavage? back of neck or knees? or hair, as Alfred suggested - I know several people who wear scent in their hair, including yours truly) if they are worried about the staining. I have so far found, with my personal guinea pigs, that no one is overly concerned with it, but certainly if providing a product to a larger customer base, I'm sure some would avoid the use of staining products. Terri in Lake, British Columbia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 > I have decided to simply make > sure I warn people, which includes printing it on the label, and > suggest wearing it in an inconspicuous place (cleavage? back of neck > or knees? or hair, as Alfred suggested - I know several people who > wear scent in their hair, including yours truly) if they are worried > about the staining. > > I have so far found, with my personal guinea pigs, that no one is > overly concerned with it, but certainly if providing a product to a > larger customer base, I'm sure some would avoid the use of staining > products. > > Terri > in Lake, British Columbia > This is indeed a tricky problem. I can just see someone not reading the label and spraying it on a high end white silk blouse... How about marketing it as Hair-Perfume with color boost? Just another thought, and maybe a new niche altogether ne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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