Greeting from a new(ish) member and Eau de Cologne question

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I joined a while ago and have been lurking and reading all your interesting

posts!

I started out buying essential oils for making herbal salves

and such, and then began buying a few here and there just for

the good smells, to the point where I have quite the collection.

I've played a little with blending scents, haven't been too

successful there. yet.

I was thinking recently that I'd like to have a summery perfume for myself this

year and was reading up online about light, fresh perfumes. I happened on a

vintage eau de cologne from Guerlain and the notes sounded like they'd make a

wonderful linen spray for sheets and pillowcase on a hot, muggy summer night.

So I added this and that and some of the other thing and the result smells so

wonderful that I want to use it as perfume and not just to spray my sheets.

I know that citrus oils can be irritating and I think photosensitizing too? The

bergamot I used in this says Bergamot FCF, which I believe means that the

photosensitizing part has been removed, is that right?

The blend does have a few drops of Lemon Myrtle which smells more lemony than

lemons and I bet can be very irritating.

I'm wondering what might be a safe amount to use in a 1 oz spray bottle. 10

drops? 20?

Also, how much 151 Everclear would I need to use in 1 oz? I have some left from

starting batches of herbal tinctures recently.

Thank you!