Guest guest Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 I only pre dilute some particulaly strong oils which are tricky to balance otherwise like galbanum where using one drop of the straight oil too many can ruin a blend And I dilute to different strengths depending on the odour strength of the straight oil or absolute Other things I pre dilute are thick viscous things like resinoids Ambrosia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 > > I only pre dilute some particulaly strong oils which are tricky to > balance otherwise like galbanum where using one drop of the straight > oil too many can ruin a blend > And I dilute to different strengths depending on the odour strength of > the straight oil or absolute > Other things I pre dilute are thick viscous things like resinoids > > > Ambrosia > Hi Ambrosia, That is basically what I was up to....diluting the thick viscous things like oakmoss ab, labdanum, beeswax ab, & benzoin. It just seemed such a waste to get a dropper all gummed up just for a drop or two when needed so I figured if I prediluted to 10 & 20 percent then they would be ready to go when I am. Thanks for the confirmation....I feel better now! ;~) Just another thought....how many of you keep dilutions of the same essence in varried strengths such as 10, 20 & 30%? All good things, Sheree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Hi Sheree, I do essentially the same as Ambrosia, diluting only the very strong essences such as black currant bud and those that are difficult to utilize without dilution (sticky) like hay or tea absolute. I don't use dilutions of varied strengths such as 10%, 30% etc. I also try to avoid buying diluted essences. For me personally, it starts to get very confusing when blending multiple dilutions and strengths. I like to keep it as simple and straightforward as possible. Best, Charna Ethier Providence Perfume Co. http://www.providenceperfume.com info@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Hi Sheree Alec Lawless spent years experimenting with this one, so this is the solution he came up with! We dilute all our oils and absolutes to 20% in fragrance base (96% alcohol to which we have added botanical softeners and then aged it for 3 months). We then age them again, so usually we use our " extraits " at 6 months old and the final fragrance blend matures almost immediately. This also means we can measure consistently (because everything's at the same dilution) and accurately using 1ml pipettes, which can measure down to 0.01 of a ml accurately. So we can blend up very small quantities when experimenting and we minimise wastage. Hope that's of interest, Best regards Sian http://www.essentially-me.co.uk http://aleclawless.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 > > Hi Sheree > > Alec Lawless spent years experimenting with this one, so this is the > solution he came up with! > > We dilute all our oils and absolutes to 20% in fragrance base (96% > alcohol to which we have added botanical softeners and then aged it > for 3 months). We then age them again, so usually we use our > " extraits " at 6 months old and the final fragrance blend matures > almost immediately. This also means we can measure consistently > (because everything's at the same dilution) and accurately using 1ml > pipettes, which can measure down to 0.01 of a ml accurately. So we can > blend up very small quantities when experimenting and we minimise wastage. > > Hope that's of interest, > Best regards > Sian > > http://www.essentially-me.co.uk > http://aleclawless.blogspot.com > > > Hi Sian, I also dilute things in advance to make them easier to handle and measure when blending small quantities and it does make things a lot simpler, but realistically, the " maturing " process is more about the individual oils mingling with each other, combining, changing.... And that doesn't happen till you blend them. So regardless of whether the individual oils are pre diluted in alcohol or not, you still need to leave the finished blend to settle and mature as a whole! What do you mean by " biological softeners " ? Is this things like rosewater? Ambrosia http://perfumebynature.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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