Re: Spills was: Linden Blossom Abs.

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>> Zz's wrote

>

>> A little off topic, but still Linden. I accidently

>> tipped over a full bottle (125ml) of diluted Linden

>> Blossom Abs. yesterday. It was on my stainless work

>> table in the studio, and I was able to scoop it up and

>> save almost all of it. But I still stink, and so does

>> my studio!

That got me to thinking about spills. I feel so much better knowing

that other people spill things, because in the past six months I have

spilled: 1) 1 oz of wild orange eo 2) .25 oz of Jasmine Sambac CO2 3)

1 oz of patchouli. 4) 4 oz of Labdanum extrait. Even though I am

ultra-careful and only open a bottle when I'm about to use some of

what's inside it, I have still spilled these three things. It was a

lesson in being even more ultra-careful. I was able to 'save' much of

the patchouli, by grabbing the nearest clean dropper and sucking it up

from the spill dropperful by dropperful, and then filtering the shmutz

out with a tiny sieve. It's no longer something I consider pure, but

at least I did save most of it.

Thank goodness I didn't spill the rose otto or the neroli,

though...(knocks quickly on wood).

Alfred

in San Francisco

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On Dec 11, 2006, at 4:52 PM, alfred wrote:

> Thank goodness I didn't spill the rose otto or the neroli,

> though...(knocks quickly on wood).

>

>

> Alfred

> in San Francisco

>

well, ALFRED~~~~~

NEXT TIME YOU SPILL SOMETHING~~~ the least you can do is call your

aroma friends to come over for a scent party for an hour or two~~!!!!

after all, i am in west oakland, right ac ross the bay bridge!

xoxoxo

L

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On Dec 11, 2006, at 5:15 PM, Libby wrote:

> On Dec 11, 2006, at 4:52 PM, alfred wrote:

> > Thank goodness I didn't spill the rose otto or the neroli,

> > though...(knocks quickly on wood). >

> >

> > Alfred

> > in San Francisco

>

> well, ALFRED~~~~~

>

> NEXT TIME YOU SPILL SOMETHING~~~ the least you can do is call your

> aroma friends to come over for a scent party for an hour or two~~!!!!

>

> after all, i am in west oakland, right ac ross the bay bridge!

>

> xoxoxo

>

> L

Sounds good to me, Libby!

(...Libby gets a call at 4:00 AM on a Saturday... " Hi! It's Alfred, and

I just spilled some nargarmotha...everyone's on their way over... " )

Alfred

in San Francisco

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> Thank goodness I didn't spill the rose otto or the neroli,

> though...(knocks quickly on wood).

>

> Alfred

> in San Francisco

Oh -- I'm so glad you were able to save some of your spilled

materials. I make a point of not having caffeine in me when I'm

working with my stock 'cause it makes me jittery. And I don't work

when others are around. Breaks my concentration anyway. I agree

with Anya, we work in solitude for good reasons.

When I got my first big bunch of precious oils, they were arranged

on my blending table/kitchen island and my back was turned when my

husband walked in and literally started grabbing vials and slinging

things around -- it really was bizarre, and all sort of in slow

motion. I was speechless, reduced to wordless vocalization and

gesturing like Stuart Masterson in " Benny and Joon " when ny

Depp is touching the wet paint on her paintings. I could just see

things slipping somehow and smashing on the floor, costly juice

flying all over everything; or some comedy of errors with a cat

underfoot and all vials flung far and wide. Whew.

Carefully,

Andrine

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>

> Sounds good to me, Libby!

>

> (...Libby gets a call at 4:00 AM on a Saturday... " Hi! It's Alfred, and

> I just spilled some nargarmotha...everyone's on their way over... " )

>

>

> Alfred

> in San Francisco

Hi Alfred,

You are always mentioning the names of botanicals I (a novice) have

never heard of!

What is nargarmotha like?

And Osmanthus which you mentioned in an earlier, what is that like?

I have never smelled either.

Ruth

http://www.whitewitch.ie

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At 07:52 PM 12/11/2006, you wrote:

> >> Zz's wrote

> >

> >> A little off topic, but still Linden. I accidently

> >> tipped over a full bottle (125ml) of diluted Linden

> >> Blossom Abs. yesterday. It was on my stainless work

> >> table in the studio, and I was able to scoop it up and

> >> save almost all of it. But I still stink, and so does

> >> my studio!

ZZ -- mercy...linden city. I think all this talk vibrated all the way

to Morrow, OH!

>That got me to thinking about spills. I feel so much better knowing

>that other people spill things, because in the past six months I have

>spilled: 1) 1 oz of wild orange eo 2) .25 oz of Jasmine Sambac CO2 3)

>1 oz of patchouli. 4) 4 oz of Labdanum extrait. Even though I am

>ultra-careful and only open a bottle when I'm about to use some of

>what's inside it, I have still spilled these three things. It was a

>lesson in being even more ultra-careful.

>

>Thank goodness I didn't spill the rose otto or the neroli,

>though...(knocks quickly on wood).

To tweak an old song by the Who: " Alfred the Man with the shaky hands "

Here's how I work: I bought a big stainless steel bakers pan from a

restaurant supply house. It's about 24 " x 20 " . It has a slight lip,

maybe .5 " . Before working, I clean it with alcohol. I only have one

bottle on it at a time. I rarely spill, but when I do, I have cotton

balls for mopping up the juice. You can then use either your fingers

or wide stainless tweezers to squeeze the oil back into the bottle.

Very little, if any contamination occurs that way. If there's such a

tiny amount it won't squeeze out, plunk it in some alcohol, which

will extract it, of course, and either roughly figure out the

tincture % for use in the future, or enjoy as is.

Anya McCoy

Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com

Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org

Natural Perfumers Community Group

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[Guest guest]

Yes, stainless is great that way. That is why I work

on a stainless surface. I too swab it down with

alcohol, and as well am not prone to spilling a lot of

things. The stainless sheet pan is a great idea. I

have them in several sizes, and even keep two in my

studio. I will line up bottles on a stainless tray for

filling. When I do spill, I suck up the oil with a

fresh pipette. It is probably more a vision problem

for me. Not having my glasses on. Must make a note to

absent minded self - wear glasses while making

perfume.

Another great organizer for the studio is a test tube

rack and test tubes. I make all of my test blends in

real test tubes, and stand them in a rack. It is also

great for upside down storage of those smaller 10ml

grad. cylinders. This way nothing can tip over or get

lost, and the rack rows are easy to color code tag for

identification. Another plus is the ease of cleaning

and reuse of test tubes (no lip, or bottle neck). You

can buy the disposable plastic caps, but use the tubes

over and over.

Z......

ZZ's Petals, Parfume Moderne

http://www.zzspetals.com

Peace Angel Farm

http://www.peaceangelfarm.com

Zz's Petals, Natural Perfumery....

http://www.zzspetals.com

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>

> > Hi Alfred,

> >

> > You are always mentioning the names of botanicals I

> > (a novice) have

> > never heard of!

> >

> > What is nargarmotha like?

> >

> > And Osmanthus which you mentioned in an earlier,

> > what is that like?

>

> My grandmother grew Osmanthus in her yard in North

> Carolina. The blossoms smelled only in the cold

> winter time. The fragrance was far reaching and a

> sweet floral scent with a hint of citrus & spice have

> since seen osmanthus used as tea in Chinese stores.

> Lovely

> Bb

>

>

>

>

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>

> > Hi Alfred,

> >

> > You are always mentioning the names of botanicals I

> > (a novice) have

> > never heard of!

> >

> > What is nargarmotha like?

> >

> > And Osmanthus which you mentioned in an earlier,

> > what is that like?

>

> My grandmother grew Osmanthus in her yard in North

> Carolina. The blossoms smelled only in the cold

> winter time. The fragrance was far reaching and a

> sweet floral scent with a hint of citrus & spice have

> since seen osmanthus used as tea in Chinese stores.

> Lovely

> Bb

>

>

>

>

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