Re: Questions - questions - questions...

[Guest guest]

>

> There is just so much information here - I've been searching the

> archives with questions.

Hi RANDI

You are very welcome! I am one of the mods here.

This group is just great, it's is a school of natural perfumery just

by itself.

> So - here's a question that's eluded me... I'm sorry if the answer

> is here somewhere - Just haven't been able to find it. Also, haven't

> had a chance to crack open my new books...that's next week while on

> vacation. But, quickly - How do you blend the various mediums? Not

> for the finale product but for preliminary work. For example - can

> you blend tinctures and eo's together?

In my experience, which is not much, it is completely possible to

blend tinctures and absolutes and EOs together, they all dissolve

readily in alcohol or a carrier oil.

Some of the thicker absolutes need to be thinned a bit by heating or

just use a little scoop to measure the amount you need. The concretes

sometimes need to be filtered out before bottling the perfumes.

The best thing to remember is there a no hard and fast rules, and

experimenting and making mistakes is the only sure way to get to know

your materials. Work with as little as possible when you are

experimenting, in drops not mls. Record everything you do and if you

mess up you can use it as a lesson. Even spilling stuff can be turned

into a learning experience through which we can get intimately

aquainted with an essence even it is a very intense and unplesant.

encounter.

Ruth

http://www.whitewitch.ie

[Guest guest]

> I'm enjoying the discussion on aldehyds and chypres...(how is that

> word pronounced, anyway?).

Hi Randie,

The French pronunciation is close to this:

SHEEP'-reh

Hope that helps! )