Guest guest Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Hi All, I was going through the archives and came upon a post that stated that Darvana would be best in a 10% solution because it takes so little to have an impact. Are there any others that would be easier to use in solution? Any thoughts would be appreciated! Yours newbiely, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 > > Hi All, > > I was going through the archives and came upon a post that stated that Darvana would be best in a 10% solution because it takes so little to have an impact. Are there any others that would be easier to use in solution? *I Think* that it all depends upon what you put it with. For instance, I think that Ylang can be obtrusive at one drop full strength in some blends, so I had a vial of 10% Ylang. But in many other accords/blends, I might use 2-5% of the total mixture at full strength. I don't think that Davana is any different. I have 10% vials of a few, Lemongrass, Neroli, and many dilutions of strong things like Cade, the Choya's, and almost all absoultes are diluted... Fragrantly Pueblo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 > > Hi All, > > I was going through the archives and came upon a post that stated that Darvana would be best in a 10% solution because it takes so little to have an impact. Are there any others that would be easier to use in solution? > > Any thoughts would be appreciated! > > Yours newbiely, > Chris > Hi Chris! What I recommend is diluting ALL of your oils to 10% while doing test batches, and the stronger aromatics to 1%. This will save you money, and give you a better idea of what each aromatic smells like diluted, as your final product would be. Then you also don't have to bother diluting the finished product with your carrier at the end. I purchased a ton of dram sized dropper bottles and, using a precision scale, made each of my oils to a 10% dilution in alcohol (or whatever carrier you use). Some of the stronger or very expensive oils I also dilute to 1% - oakmoss, orris root, patchouli, vetiver, cade, choyas, davana, neroli, some of the spices, seaweed abs, etc. Any oil that in your estimation is more powerful than the norm should be diluted down more than your regular dilution in order to provide you with more control. You will quickly find out which oils these are as you work with them. Best of luck and happy blending! Amy www.hartblends.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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