Re: Natural Resins /candied fruit accord?

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I have tinctured myrrh in everclear and macerated/infused in oil with such

fantastic results I feel like I was committing highway robbery. I didn't crush

them that much. I am trying Copal oro right now.

Other expensive raw materials that are easy as pie to get a lot of powerful

scent out of for cheap is and costus root. Orris powder is another but

you have to find some that is good quality. I just get goodies in bulk at my

favorite local natural foods store. This is how make the Lapsang Souchong I sell

on Etsy. So naughty!

Since we are on the subject of tincturing etc... are dried figs something I

could macerate? Anyone tried dehydrated peaches?

I am looking for a peach/candied fruit accord. Thinking davana and golden

champaca with a hint of fir balsam or tagetes/marigold? Barf! I roasted and

infused banana chips, That worked!

Any advice would be much appreciated

~Kait

http://www.etsy.com/shop/VireoPerfumes?ref=si_shop

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I have tinctured myrrh in everclear and macerated/infused in oil with such

fantastic results I feel like I was committing highway robbery. I didn't crush

them that much. I am trying Copal oro right now.

Other expensive raw materials that are easy as pie to get a lot of powerful

scent out of for cheap is and costus root. Orris powder is another but

you have to find some that is good quality. I just get goodies in bulk at my

favorite local natural foods store. This is how make the Lapsang Souchong I sell

on Etsy. So naughty!

Since we are on the subject of tincturing etc... are dried figs something I

could macerate? Anyone tried dehydrated peaches?

I am looking for a peach/candied fruit accord. Thinking davana and golden

champaca with a hint of fir balsam or tagetes/marigold? Barf! I roasted and

infused banana chips, That worked!

Any advice would be much appreciated

~Kait

http://www.etsy.com/shop/VireoPerfumes?ref=si_shop

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> Since we are on the subject of tincturing etc... are dried figs something I

could macerate? Anyone tried dehydrated peaches?

> I am looking for a peach/candied fruit accord. Thinking davana and golden

champaca with a hint of fir balsam or tagetes/marigold? Barf! I roasted and

infused banana chips, That worked!

> Any advice would be much appreciated

> ~Kait

> http://www.etsy.com/shop/VireoPerfumes?ref=si_shop

>

Hi Kait,

I know Charna from Providence Perfume has been happy with her freeze-dried peach

tinctures. She blogs about it here:

http://providenceperfume.blogspot.com/2010/04/hello-my-name-is-charna-and-i-like\

..html

My food co-op doesn't have figs right now, but today I bought dates. They're in

my dehydrator now, and tomorrow I'll start tincturing them. Oddly though, they

don't smell anywhere near as rich as they taste, almost no scent at all. So I'm

not too hopeful about this experiment. I'll let you know how it turns out in a

month or so.

Natusch

www.urbaneden.etsy.com

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>

> I have tinctured myrrh in everclear and macerated/infused in oil with such

fantastic results I feel like I was committing highway robbery. I didn't crush

them that much. I am trying Copal oro right now.

> Other expensive raw materials that are easy as pie to get a lot of powerful

scent out of for cheap is and costus root. Orris powder is another but

you have to find some that is good quality. I just get goodies in bulk at my

favorite local natural foods store. This is how make the Lapsang Souchong I sell

on Etsy. So naughty!

>

> Since we are on the subject of tincturing etc... are dried figs something I

could macerate? Anyone tried dehydrated peaches?

> I am looking for a peach/candied fruit accord. Thinking davana and golden

champaca with a hint of fir balsam or tagetes/marigold? Barf! I roasted and

infused banana chips, That worked!

> Any advice would be much appreciated

> ~Kait

> http://www.etsy.com/shop/VireoPerfumes?ref=si_shop

>

Hi Kait

I have just this Aussie summer begun tincturing fresh local peaches and mangoes.

I was fortunate to pick up a very cheap food dehydrator, and I think this is key

to the process so far for me.

The mango tincture is fabulous on its own after only one 'charge'... musky,

buttery, smooth, fruity-nutty, sexy-sensual, without an overt 'mango' fragrance.

It has a bit of stayng power on the strip and skin.

Peach tincture is quintessentially peachy after one 'charge' but is exquisitiely

transient on skin and strip.

I haven't tried either tincture with anything else yet.

And a quick note about dehydrator peril - I didn't watch the last batch of peach

slices so carefully and enthusiastically... they're a bit overdone, and I think

will either give the current peach tincture more depth, or override the peachy

freshness...haven't decided what to do with this batch of dried peach yet.

Hope this is useful.

Margi Maconald

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Thank you Margi.

You have always been so helpful. My perfume, " A Streetcar Named Banana " has your

banana chip infusion idea in it. I really appreciate the tips. Now, I must get

a dehydrator because it sounds like I would have a lot of fun with it.

-kaitlyn (Chiquita) ni donovan

http://www.etsy.com/shop/VireoPerfumes?ref=si_shop

[Guest guest]

> My food co-op doesn't have figs right now, but today I bought dates. They're

in my dehydrator now, and tomorrow I'll start tincturing them. Oddly though,

they don't smell anywhere near as rich as they taste, almost no scent at all.

So I'm not too hopeful about this experiment. I'll let you know how it turns

out in a month or so.

>

> Natusch

> www.urbaneden.etsy.com

>

After tincturing dates for almost a month in organic grape alcohol, the scent,

though pleasant, is still faint and fleeting. But I've been tincturing dried

figs for three weeks now, and wow, it's wonderfully fragrant with at least

heart-note longevity.

Natusch