Perfumery Basics: How to get started - What you will need
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- In this video is discuss the first steps in considering becoming a DIY perfumer. Discussions of what equipment you will need, my recommendations of first buys of materials, and how to set it all up.
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List of recommended websites to buy perfumery materials:
- shop.perfumers...
- perfumersupply...
- www.creatingpe...
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15ML GLASS STORAGE BOTTLES: www.amazon.com...
GOOD STARTER WEIGHING SCALE: www.amazon.com...
SET OF 50ML BEAKERS: www.amazon.com...
PLASTIC PIPETTES: www.amazon.com...
5ML SPRAYER ATOMIZERS: www.amazon.com...
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My list of 'recommended first buys' of materials:
• Perfumers alcohol (200 proof - SDA 40-B Ethanol)
• The "Must haves":
Iso E super
Galaxolide
Hedione
• Musks:
Exaltolide Total
• Woods:
Cedarwood EO
Agarwood (oud) - Black Agar Givco
Sandalwood (Sandalore/Sandela)
Pine
Juniper Berry EO
Patchouli EO (Clearwood)
• Florals
Rose Givco
Jasmine (Jasmatone)
Iris/violet/orris (ionone alpha or Methyl Ionone Gamma)
Lavender EO
Orange Blossom (pre-made accord)
• Citruses
Bergamot Givco
Lemon EO
Orange (Sweet) EO
Grapefruit (Pink) EO
• Fruits
Nectarine/peach (Nectaryl)
Apple (Fructone and/or Manzanate)
Pineapple (pre-made accord)
• Spicy
Cardamom EO
Nutmeg EO
AllSpice
Cinnamon (Cinnamic Aldehyde)
Pink pepper EO
Frankincense EO (also called Olibanum)
Tobacco Absolute (5%)
• Ambery
Cetalox or Ambroxan
Amber (pre-made accord)
• Aldehydes
C12 MNA (warm ambery)
C12 Lauric (soapy fresh)
C10 Decanal (orange peel)
C16 Strawberry
• Ozonic
Calone
Floralozone
• Mossy/Earthy/Animalic
Oakmoss Givco
Leather (Suederal)
• Sweet/Gourmand
Ethyl Maltol
Ethyl Vanillin
Tonka Bean (absolute or pre made accord)
• Green
Violet leaf (green leaf accord, Stemone)
Hexenol-3-Cis (fresh grass)
• Balsamic
Benzoin Ollifac 63
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this video would help us save hundreds dollar of wrong buy material, thanks a LOT man
PLEASE do not stop making videos!!! i see you have slowed down a lot... and I'm sure that you have something like a life going on, so I don't mean to blindly accost you with guilt about it, but this is the first video of yours that I'm watching and I just love the way you talk about the notes and accords... I can tell you have done a lot of hands-on work with these scents and it's just wonderful the way that you share and express that. I am really infatuated with perfumery, and the way that it mimics music how you build a melody; marry that with the fact that smell is the sense that is the most connected to memory? Please, this is a psychology-art. Don't leave us!!! I'm marching on to watch as much of your videos as I can digest!!!! Thank you so much!!
Oh wow I thought when an ex boyfriend wrote me a song and sung it to me that it was the best gift ever but to have a guy take the time and actually make a perfume just for me, well that’s just the most beautiful and loving thing anyone can do. I’d treasure it forever. I’ve seen professional perfumers say it sometimes takes them up to a year to create the most perfect perfume for them. That’s awesome
You are amazing I feel like this is a very gatekept hobby and it’s nice to see someone trying to actually inform people with thorough information
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Materials I would add to this list as Basics for Men's Cologne Materials: Veramoss (synthetic Oakmoss), Cashmeran (synthetic musk highly used in men's colognes), Aldemone/Precyclemone B, Helional, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone (sometimes called "Gamma Ionone Couer"), Magnolan, Geranium EO, Pink Pepper EO (or CO2 extract), Ginger CO2 extract.
Some "Step-up" Men's Cologne Materials: Sylvamber (similar to Iso E Super, but higher isomer concentration), Hedione HC (High cis, has higher amount of cis isomer), Vetrofix/Cedryl Methyl Ketone, Kephalis, Myrac Aldehyde, Citral, Nerol, Allyl Amyl Glycolate, Farnesol, Birch Tar (rectified) and AmberXtreme.
You're on point 👍
Thanks I definitely was looking for this
Wow i too can read the ingredients list of parfumes 🫣
THANK YOU
four years on and this video is a gem! thank you. much less daunting now thanks to you.
Beside all great info, i do really very much appreciate all the time and effort you put in this video. Here are hours of recording, scripting your video to have a logic and everybody to understand.
On top of all of these i love the genuine, true knowledge shared without dodge.
I can tell through the lens that you are an amazing person. Wish you all the best!
Thank you! 🙂
Amazing!! You are the kindest most given Parfumerer ever !!
Thank you so much for this packed and overflowing rafter full of knowledge 🙏🙏🙏
I just discovered your channel: you just saved me from buying the wrong materials. Very informative. Thank you ! 😊
im from pakistan your vedios is very info & learn tips . Awsome vedio . Keep it up 👍
Hey just letting you know your content is way more useful than those with more clicks. Thank you!!
Grateful for this class. Excellent presentation, Like you i live a small house, storage is very important to me also. I have a small back office that i make body butter's and facial lotions. I can easily share the space. I live in Africa and this is going to be great to add to my line of beauty products. thank you for the time you took to teach us beginners. I have a lot to learn. i will take my time!
Fascination and curiosity on perfume making brought me here, though its not a subject of my profession.
This is the best channel ever i came across to admire and learn good things in perfume making in such clean and crisp way.
Wish i had some time to pursue this art as hobby some day.
May this channel reach 1 million...Insha Allah.
I just bought a number of these materials and some random ones I wanted to try. So excited to start blending things together. This was a really useful guide, but it was difficult to pare it down without any real reference point. I ended up getting a couple from each category, then subbing out some of the more expensive stuff... Like tobacco absolute is pretty pricey, so I got hay absolute instead because I always thought a Nicaraguan cigar had a musty hay smell to it. I'd like to see what you'd buy for under 300 dollars material cost, like ultra beginner stuff.
I have hay absolute...and to me it doesnt really smell much like tobacco absolute. it has its purpose...but if you want tobacco alternatives, check out TOBACOROL which smells like a cedar chest that held cigars in them.....or TABANONE which has a spicy tobacco twist
This video is a great resource! I'll likely be getting several of your suggestions.
Sidenote: I know this is a 3-year-old video, and you may know this by now, but "allspice" is not just a blend of all the spices. It's its own spice, just like nutmeg or cinnamon, and it just happens to be named Allspice.
Agreed. But to my nose....it's scent profile goes into so many different directions. Lol
So glad I came across you videos! This is my first video but believe me I’m going to watch them all! As a beginning perfumer I really appreciate you making this content for us! I’m actually flying to Scott’s valley in August to take the 6hr course at perfumers apprentice! I’m so stoked! Anyways thank you so much
There are no words to describe how grateful I am for the work you are doing.. Thank you very much for all the information you share with us..May God reward you with what you deserve..Greetings from Libya
Amber does have a smell. Fossilized amber has a variety of hardness😮😮, but if heated you can smell it and that is also how you can authenticate amber jewelry. Amber resin, carved handles for utensils
Man, thanks so much for putting this together. I saw that you have newer videos on the same topic, but I just wanted to mention that this answered a lot of the questions many videos on other channels just plain didn't.
I'm building a brand, and once that brand is significantly large I'm going to use that as a platform to launch subsidiary brands like a fragrance one, so this has been really helpful with considering different levels of preparation that'll go into being ready for that once it's time for a launch.
Amazing video. Worth watching 3 times with your notebook and pen!
Late to this party but so glad I found the video. I love the way you explain everything. I did get some Cetalox crystals and a little bit of the Ambroxan DL. I added some of each to various perfumes and am in love. I also got some of the perfumers alcohol. Now I am hooked! I plan to experiment with some of the gourmands next. Thank you for the great overview.
I don't think I have ever been so grateful to find a channel and creator on RUclips than today. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am really excited now to start exploring, experimenting and trying new things and I owe that spark of creation becoming a flame to you today.
The best video I found on this channel. Thanks so much 🙏 💓 ☺️ for the easy explanation of this session.
Can’t thank you enough I already have so many things that I bough since perhaps two years ago, and until I learned the dilitoution lesson two or three days ago from this channel I was would never know why most of my creations smell the same. It’s because of these very strong notes that no matter how little I try to put they would still overwhelm or stay present. In fact I now see that investing in a good scale right away is a must I always counted drops This very lesson ( this video ) is super informative you made me see that I can one day create something to be proud of.
I can get some essential oils from the Middle East and North Africa for much less that the prices you mentioned here but I’ll see a way to try and buy me a full kit of your recommenced hand picked choices because I been watching you for a few days now. And I can tell that you put a big effort into choosing these particular ones. So I’ll be taking a Great Leap Forward if only I can get me this whole big kit of today’s lesson
I was just thinking why not store every thing in a dedicated fridge just so I keep my bottles with pipette I just order them yesterday as soon as I realized I must dilute but I’ll be a good student and follow your instructions to the T
Blessings from Egypt
This is the most useful video ever. I have really been considering getting into perfumery since I haven't found a scent that has everything I'm looking for. This is exactly what I needed. I was familiar with many of the scents after watching perfumers discuss fragrances, but wasn't sure which would be the best/most common to start with. Thank you so much.
Absolutely Love this advice!! you sure dropped some gems!!!!
Juniper is an excellent pure case of eventual pure aldihide, so much lift as each amber lifts a different dry side
Pretty much the touch of both is escalated by the overwhelming amount of nothing. Nobody too evevevy body will do just fine
The last floral should be a der for only 10 bucks
Hi there, agreed with you that it's an expensive hobby 😃. Me too spending money buying materials. And it's not enough, increasing day by day. Loved ur honest feedback. Why I have chosen this hobby is, last time I wanted to gift one of my friend perfume and I have noticed that could not get a decent perfume in my locality. Then I have started researching it. Thanks dear💕
Amazing video man. Really appreciate your guidance. My brother in law has an extensive (~200) collection of unisex perfumes and he gave me a tour this week. It blew my mind and got me excited about fragrances in general. Being an engineer I love building stuff to a professional level as a hobby.
Question- when studying a demo formula or reformulation formula…how do you know which ones to tweak and which ones to not?
Very informative video. Thanks. You didn’t mention testing strips. I find them very useful to see which ingredients work well together and keep wastage down to a minimum.
Hahha yes, I totally forgot to mention them. A must have for any Perfumers stash....
Half way through this video - this is excellent and exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for taking the time to put a video like this together.
your explanation is so great. i tried making my own perfume because of your videos.
please make other videos again..
love you..from Indonesia
Thanks so much for sharing your insight! Just bought a lotttt based on your recommendations. Can't wait to experiment!
Dive deep into the the mind of a highly intellectual individual. Many props for the calculator been using it for some time.
Thanks for spreading the scent!
Hi sir , oh how i love love love your channel so much i absolutely enjoy your videos thank you very much for your kindness
Thanks a lot BK. It was really helpful.
Hope to see more beginner friendly videos.
I plan to run a candle business, so I definitely need to learn how to create perfumes.
How did you end up making fragrances that you knew were safe for candles? I'm trying to find as much information as possible.
Allspice is an actual pepper berry. I just learned this, recently. I’m 51, lol. I am obsessed w your videos
I watched til the end. Thank you! I really wanted to start my own perfume business which i formulated on my own. Your video helped me a lot! 😍
love you bro thanks a lot. you earned a loyal subscriber
Thanks a lot...i am the beginner...it so helpful to make perfume...❤ I am from India
Yo ! You just cost me a lot of money, Buster. Thanks, and it occurred to me that instead of covering a wood table with plastic sheets it's better to use a non-absorbent and scent-free material like Formica. I recently spilled a beaker of Iso E Super on an old varnished table and it ruined the surface. Your videos are a great help for newbies like me.
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Firstly, thanks so much for the useful info! Your content makes many people happy.
Very interesting for me would be to know a bit about the toxicity of these raw materials while sniffing them nonstop. Say I start experimenting, with no previous knowledge about chemistry or perfumes, and I rely simply on my nose and creativity. So this is a lot of hours of smelling per day for many days, weeks or months. What are the health risks? Thank you very much!
Amazing channel, awesome content! I was just thinking if all these recommend materials could be bought from one single website without having to search here and there! Why don't you make a pack of essentials you recommended here and sell from your website? Just thought!
You can buy all these from Perfumers Apprentice.com
I wouldn't want to open shop and sell Perfumery materials, I simply don't have the warehouse space
Love how you took the time to break it down and tons of great information, Thanks!
Great video, good explanation of content. However I would like to let you know that 'Amber' is actually a fossilized resin from extinct trees much like our pine trees today. Amber can indeed be melted with low heat (about 250 c) and when it is melted certain ambers may give off a very pungent odor many find off-putting, due to the acids contained within.
Your introduction is so good. It addresses basically every concerns & questions that I, as a beginner, would have. *Continues watching*
Wow, thank you so much for the detailed video, wish I saw this when I first started. Super helpful in providing guidance for fragrances. All this as free information!!! You are the Best!
Such an awesome post ... thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Because of this video I am finally going to start with my childhood ambition to play and create my own scents for people to fall in love with, only this time I won't use garden hose water, flowers, leaves and orange peels marinated for days, followed by door to door sales to my kind hearted neighbours..cringe .)) let the game of blending begin. Thank You xx
can't imagine how grateful i am for this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I really hate chemistry but ur videos and my interest of perfume making made me to take notes and watch the video fully really very useful and amazing 😇 thank you for teaching us patiently each and everything 💯🤗
The chemistry aspect of perfumery is still worth looking into and you will find it useful down the road. I also hate chemistry, lol
Thank you for such a wonderful video. I learnt so much, from the names to the aromas to the blends. Your description is absolutely clear, so much that I could imagine how each essence smells. Appreciate your teaching.
Thank you so much.... You are my aromatic professor.....
Thank you for sharing your how to get started. Very well done. Clear pronunciations and nice voice.
Excellent video. Thank you so much for all this detailed information. I learned a lot. Particularly about not storing your materials in the dropper bottles. Going to have to check all of mine now and get the correct caps. Thanks again 👍
This was so helpful!!! Thank you for such a thoughtful video.
I just found this video and I'm glad I did. So much information! I'll need to watch it several times. Question: once I've created my fragrance, can I then use it in a formulation for a lotion, body scrub, or body mist? If so, what percentage would be best? Thank you!
This is a tough one. A formula usually is made specifically for the end product type. Youll find that a formula you made intended for a alcoholic perfume spray may not work so well in a lotion or soap. While you can use the same materials, but youll have to tweak it (the formula) for the intent of the final product. Some materials behave differently in their final end product.
How do I register for your classes?
what a super informative video, please make more video for beginer in perfumery
This is what an awesome video. Thank you! And especially for the tip about bottle caps!
I appreciate you making this video so much. This info is so rare to find and I'm excited now because I have some direction.
You got this! Just keep working at it, it takes time and patience
@@bkscents7050 Thank you for teaching us for free
Thanks for this video. Learning a lot about the industry and perfumes.
Thank you. Much appreciated. Great video ❤
Highly appreciated. I was searching for such kind of a video. Great work. U make it easy
Awesome video! I cant wait to start experimenting! Maybe a straw cleaner would help you with your Pipettes?
Good video bro. I recently began learning what I can in the DIY forum on BN. This video is much appreciated.
I also enjoy basenotes forum now and then :)
@@bkscents7050 Yea. I've seen your posts and it's nice to put a face and an approach to it all. Again, great vid and up until now, it's the most informative overall I've come across. Good job.
Thanks man. Just don't take everything I say too seriously. My approach and thought process can be different from others. Every Perfumer is different and has different approaches to things. There is no right or wrong way....it's almost like an art. The end result and making people happy with the scent is what matters. How you get it to that point is entirely up to you.
الحمدللهJust a minute ago I decided to start learning this as a hobby so, here I am it was my first seeing your channel and it was really useful. A huge thx to you. I was really desperate to find a hobby I really enjoy as I tried many before and I didn't expect I will end up into perfuming, the funny thing is that by reading a novel talking about perfumes I got really addicted to it without realizing I start imagining myself doing it for the rest of my life and the adrenaline thing just hit me lol. I'm so interested I cant wait to make my first perfume
الله يوفقك
I just took my fragrance 101 course at perfumers apprentice yesterday and needless to say I’m hooked!
How was the overall experience? What did you learn during these courses?
It was great! Rachel my instructor was awesome, we had some good laughs all day! We started in the beginner room just making a more simple fragrance getting used to mixing and matching scents. Made my very first fragrance here. Then we went into the artisan perfume lab and did a blind smell test which was super interesting! After that we made a key accord to go into my final fragrance. I made pina colada because it fit the profile I was going for. After that Rachel and I started working on and dialing in my final scent which turned out so much different than I had imagined it. I think thats the tricky part about creating is trying to make a scent that you have in your mind by melding the mats together to create that vision. Although it was different that what I had envisioned its still really nice! She showed me how to dilute although I wouldnt know what ratio to dilute certain materials if I had to. The ratios, percentages, math, and just focus/detailed recording you need will probably be the toughest. I was considering getting their beginner perfume kit. Can you take a look at it on their website and see if its a good one or if I should just go with your lists
I wouldnt bother with their $40 beginners kit, because it just a bunch of their 'house accords" in which there are many better accords/bases available. Their beginners Aroma chemical kit however is pretty good to start with, but youll still want to pick up a few good bases from IFF/Givaudan (givco)/Firmenich. Things like Rose Givco, Oakmoss Givco, Casis Base, Jasmine Base, etc......also will want to pick up a few naturals too like bergamot oil, lemon oil, cedarwood oil, etc
Yeah I was looking at the 250$ one that comes with like 50 different materials. Only thing is my girlfriend works at doterra, which makes essential oils, so idk if I should just buy the aroma chemicals and crystals etc from PA and get the eo's from doterra? Might just stick with the kit because I wouldnt know what rations to dilute some of the eo's off the start anyways
@@loganjohnson4257 I wouldn't use Doterra oils. If you need inexpensive natural oils that are great for perfumery...go to libertynatural.com
Love your videos.. I'm starting out and this is helpful! ❤️
Thank you very much for the info. I've never worn or been into using cologne because anytime I smelled something a friend of mine used or went to a store I literally gagged at the smell. I found a specific scent I really like recently, but the pricetag on it is outrageous so I figured i could make my own and you've explained everything so well that I'm confident I can do it. Thank you for sharing all your information through your own trials and errors. As well as being very good at describing each scent, why they're used, and how they're used. Invaluable information, really appreciate it.
I’d like to let anyone know before they run this fools errand. If you think you can save money by not buying that $800 cologne and making it yourself, buy the damn cologne. You’ll actually save several hundred by never getting involved in perfumery.
Great job mate!
Can't wait to get started. Thanks.
Love that you go through materials and explain what they do, wich is actually usefull! more of this! maby do a "what works togheter and not"
THANK YOU 🙏🏼 FOR YOUR GREAT ADVICE!!!! I’m just getting started in perfume as a hobby and so grateful for your inputs on dos and donts!! I’m also located in LA, near Palos. Verdes. Would be great to know other frag-heads in my area.
Hey there Cali! Just a heads up as you are starting in your journey of perfumery....its get both addictive AND expensive. Youll find yourself wanting more and more materials....and your wallet/purse will hate you for it
@@bkscents7050 I’m experiencing that love/hate relationship right now 🙃😭 Honestly this new found passion has kept me sane during 2020. I don’t have a TV 📺 so I’m not privy to the horrible news and political views. Fragrance has filled a gap with doing something else that doesn’t involve Covid-19 or corrupt government. It’s a happy place and I’m grateful for the therapeutic effects.
This is amazing information. Thank you so much 💖🙏🏼❤️
My first video with your channel and it definitely won’t be my last…thanks
Great feature! Highly appreciated! Cheers from Sweden! 🇸🇪
I just watch half of it and Soo information
Very informative, thank you for this. Feeling inspired to get cracking again!
Thank you for giving so much great info for the beginners. Awesome Job!
I'm looking to start a perfume line and this video was very informative. Thanks for sharing ❤
Damn .. such a great channel. Why does youtube not put this in recommendations for a fraghead like me.
Love your tutorials .. soo good.
Great info - thanks. However what about Herbals?
Great Great beginner's guide, so thorough in all aspects, thank you so much!
Thank you ❤appreciate it..tat's wat I needed..m' always a perfume person..tryin' 2 make my own signature brand 4 my personal use👑
Thank you so much wrote them all down.
Now when i go to perfume workshop. I'll be like can have this this and that lol but defo will get some to start at home
Linden blossom is tops in my book for a citrus/floral.
Givaudan makes 'Linden blossom Givco', and it smells oh so lovely.
You can heat up amber. And it has a scent. It's a fossil tree sap.
I just want to say thanks, I have now watched several of your videos. I am back to this one again for some things I am straighten in my mind. I trust you very much as I can see how meticulous your work is and your work ethics. Thank you so much for sharing. There seems to be very little people willing to share from their heart. My biggest confusion is really carrier oils and how these work in with alcohol and the actual blend. Which carrier oils and how much of the ratio of each etc.
I got pure Oud oil, $25 for 6ml on eBay. Very potent and long lasting. Just from handling the bottle I get the smell on my fingers which will transfer to my clothes and where I touch my skin or hair, it lasts multiple showers. 6 ML of this is a lot. I think I could make gallons of fragrance with it because you will only need a trace amount or it will be too much for Americans noses.
very nice video. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I am from India .
Truly excellent! - Many thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge, well appreciated.
Soon u will get million subscribers
Ha! in my dreams :)
@@bkscents7050 Guess those dreams will become reality! Love your videos! Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugs ~ Alora & Vivian
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Ahh i m lucky to have my own agarwood oil that grow in my backyard...!!its smell very unique and mysterious..!!
Thank you so much! that was so helpful to help us starting.
Definitely a must watch video 🥰
Very informative 👍👍👍
You such a great person.... Thanks to teach us!
First of all, thank you for all the time and effort you've put into sharing your perfumery wisdom! I blame your videos for getting me hooked on this hobby :) Secondly, where I live in Europe they do not sell "perfumer's alcohol" (SDA 40B), however I can find many different kinds of alcohol through a lab-supply company. Since SDA 40B is denatured using toxic chemicals, wouldn't it be better for the skin to use pure food-grade ethanol? I'm finding very mixed opinions online, so I was curious to find out what your take is on this!
hi , i use 99% + grain alcohol and work well
I love the video; it is very informative and nicely done. I do have a question, though. I heard that diluting materials is recommended before starting to work with them. Do you dilute your materials before you work with them and if so, what is the percentage? Thank you.
Great instructions for a beginner. Thank you!
Thank you for all of this information! This was all very helpful.
I wish I would have seen this video before I started purchasing oils for getting started. It's crazy how much money I threw away on amazon before finding out how much I could get from perfumer's apprentice for a fraction of the price. Plus, I have no clue what I'm doing. I'm learning a lot though and this would have been a great starting point for me. luckily, I haven't actually received my perfumer's alcohol yet, so I at least know to dilute my stuff before attempting to compose. That will save me a lot of money that I otherwise would have throw away using mostly 100% concentration oils.
That's why I have these videos! To help others and as I learn things...I pass on my info to the world :)
@@bkscents7050 Thanks. You seem really knowledgeable and like an all-around charismatic, cool guy. Since I work as a massage therapist, I already had some essential oils and stumbled upon the fact that that's exactly what is used in perfumes (a big part of it, at least). From there, I've started learning perfumery. I hope one day I can be as skilled as you are with fragrances.
At how much did you dilute? :) I did it before with 20% , but I took now all my 20% and make 10% from it to make it better I was working with 100drops to finish my blend but I think thats not the best way 😆
@@gaara2960 I'm currently using 20% for practice and then using the full strength stuff for the real blend, unless it comes with an msds that talks about skin sensitization hazards, then I read up and try to find where the maximum safe concentration is and try to make sure that I'm well below that.
It would be good to see a video about dangerous aroma chemicals and what are that highest concentrations you'd want to work with. I found out that some of them (like tobacco and cedar wood) are recommended to be used at less than 1% concentration for the solution.
Unfortunately, I had already applied some of my perfume on myself (it smelled fantastic, loved it) but then found out that I may end up with a blistering allergic reaction up a week from the day it was applied, if I overdid it.
That freaked me out because I was using a harsh soap at the time, the weather was cool and dry. My skin was starting to crack and itch, and I was worried that that was just the beginning of a disfiguring mistake.
I'll give it a few days. Hopefully I'll be feeling fine by then. But lesson learned: read the MSDS and try to find a maximum safe concentration to limit yourself to.
It would be very handy if BK did a video all about several hazardous aroma chemicals and just listing their maximum safe concentrations for the total solution.
@@gaara2960 I started off with 20% dilutions, but quickly realized how strong that is. Plus the SDS has some chemicals, like black agar listed as a Skin category 1, which means that a 1% concentration of that material can blister you.
So I remade 5% dilutions of almost every aroma chemical that I have. I'm glad I did, because some things, like calone will really dominate a perfume if you add just one more drop of it at a 5% concentration.
Now I see why BK uses 1% concentrations.
I accidentally added an extra drop of an aroma chemical and I had to scrap the whole project because of how powerful that one drop of 5% was.
Very informative - thank you for posting !
My pleasure!
Thanks for all this useful information!!!