Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 > When you say you use it with your orris and ambrette , do you mean you place the dust o=in the EO and then filter ? Sorry for this dumb question but even though I've been experimenting for 2 years I'm still a very, very , beginner. > > Maggie > (Corfu, Greece) > Hi Maggie, Not a dumb question at all! You would mix the rice powder and the powdered orris and ambrette and your powdered flower petals. Then you'd add in the EOs - it really won't take very much. Blend it well. Then let it sit and marry. I haven't made a powder with EOs in a number of years so I'm a bit rusty on that. I think I remember leaving it sit for a couple of weeks and then sifting it. Sounds like Janita's much more current on it than I am... Did I answer the right question? Or were you referring to putting the powdered ingredients into the EOs to add scent to the EOs? Cheers! Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 > > A brand name would help. There are several asian markets in our area that wil probably carry it. > Thanks! > Petra > The brand I currently use is Erawan Brand, Erawan Marketing Company, Ltd. Most of the text on the bag is in Thai. The label has a logo of a three-headed elephant and below that is where it says Erawan Brand. But I'm sure any Asian rice flour will work -- the store I go to gets different brands and they've (so far) all been of the super-fine grind. Cheers! Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 You answered perfectly, this is very interesting. first. Do you sift it with a coffee filter ? I don't have ambrette or orris powder , can I only use rose petals or any other flowers (like Gardenia ?) The only rice powder they sell here in Greece is canned and it's used for baby cereal ( is this the one) because this one has vitamins and I believe a trace of milk. Maggie (Corfu, Greece) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 > > I have yet to try scenting it like one of my perfumes, but when I do > my amber and my osmanthus brews will be my first two targets. > Both of those sound lovely. Yummy. Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Do you sift it with a coffee filter ? I don't have ambrette or orris powder , can I only use rose petals or any other flowers (like Gardenia ?) The only rice powder they sell here in Greece is canned and it's used for baby cereal ( is this the one) because this one has vitamins and I believe a trace of milk. > Maggie > (Corfu, Greece) Hi Maggie, I use a fine mesh strainer to sift. And it sounds like that rice powder isn't ideal because it's got other stuff in it. I wonder if they have arrowroot powder there. That's a good substitute -- I believe Janita uses that in her powder. Corn starch (called corn flour in Europe) is also one you could try. Really, any finely ground starchy flour might work. Though I'm not sure I'd use potato starch. Then again, now that I think of it, I'm not sure why it wouldn't work too -- as long as the kind you use is not too gritty. I have a brand called White Swan that's used in a lot of Scandinavian baking here in my area. It seems pretty silky to me. And anything that you get -- if it's too gritty, I'd try putting it through an electric coffee grinder. Cheers! Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Do you sift it with a coffee filter ? I don't have ambrette or orris powder , can I only use rose petals or any other flowers (like Gardenia ?) The only rice powder they sell here in Greece is canned and it's used for baby cereal ( is this the one) because this one has vitamins and I believe a trace of milk. > Maggie > (Corfu, Greece) Hi Maggie, I use a fine mesh strainer to sift. And it sounds like that rice powder isn't ideal because it's got other stuff in it. I wonder if they have arrowroot powder there. That's a good substitute -- I believe Janita uses that in her powder. Corn starch (called corn flour in Europe) is also one you could try. Really, any finely ground starchy flour might work. Though I'm not sure I'd use potato starch. Then again, now that I think of it, I'm not sure why it wouldn't work too -- as long as the kind you use is not too gritty. I have a brand called White Swan that's used in a lot of Scandinavian baking here in my area. It seems pretty silky to me. And anything that you get -- if it's too gritty, I'd try putting it through an electric coffee grinder. Cheers! Andrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Sorry -- 's wonky and it double-posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I Love this group. I love the internet especially since I live in Corfu. I will try organic corn flour I'll check and see if they have organic rice flour. Does this make the perfume last longer or does it give a silky sense. THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!Have a wonderful day !!!Maggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 For those of you that make your own body powders, what do you package them in? Do you put the powders in a shaker, or a jar with a poof (puff???), etc? Petra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 On Sep 22, 2008, at 7:44 AM, Petra Ahnert wrote: > For those of you that make your own body powders, what do you > package them in? Do you put the powders in a shaker, or a jar with > a poof (puff???), etc? > Petra I got powder shaker jars, foil lined, from Mountain Rose Herbs, but I'm planning to get a puff routine going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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