How to make perfume using fresh flowers leaves or herbs:

How to make perfume using fresh flowers leaves or herbs:

Methods:

• Obtain a clean glass container. The type of container isn’t as important as the material: just make sure that a) it’s clean and b) it’s glass. The container also needs to have a tight-fitting lid.But having dark containers also helps for preserving.Perfumers generally recommend using dark glass, which can lengthen the fragrance’s life by protecting it from light.Avoid using jars that have previously contained food items, even if they’ve been washed out, as the glass might pass the scent on.

• Obtain an odorless oil. Popular choices for use in perfumes include jojoba oil, almond oil, and grape seed oil.

• Collect flowers, leaves, or herbs whose scent appeals to you. Be sure to collect plant materials when the scent is strong and the leaves are dry. Letting them air out can leave them limp and with a less effective scent.You may want to collect and dry more plants than you need, just in case you want to add more to strengthen the oil’s scent later on.

• Remove any unwanted plant materials. If you’re using flowers, use only the petals. If you’re using leaves or herbs, remove any twigs or other bits that might interfere with the scent.

• Bruise the plant materials lightly. This step is optional, but may help to bring out the scent more. You’ll just want to lightly press on the plant materials with a wooden spoon.

• Pour some oil into the glass container. It need only be a small amount — just enough to properly coat and cover your petals/leaves/herbs.

• Add the plant materials to the oil and shut the lid. Ensure that the lid is closed tightly. Let the jar sit in a cool, dark place for one to two weeks.

• Open, strain and repeat. If the oil doesn’t smell as strong as you’d like it to after one to two weeks, you can strain out the old plant materials and add new ones to the scented oil, then store it once more.

You can repeat this process for several weeks or even months until the oil has reached the desired strength.Be sure to keep the oil! It’s the old plant materials that you want to discard.

• Preserve your scented oil. Once you’re happy with the oil, you can add 1 or 2 drops of a natural preservative such as vitamin E or grapefruit seed extract to your scented oil to help extend its life.If you’d like to turn the oil into a balm, you can also add some beeswax to it: melt some beeswax in the microwave, combine it with the perfume, then dump the whole mixture into a container to cool and solidify.