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When to seek medical treatment for scalp or using essential oils: • See your doctor if you’re not sure what’s causing your itchy scalp. Since an itchy scalp can have so many causes, it’s good to pinpoint the cause before trying to treat it. Your doctor or dermatologist can evaluate your scalp and determine the best way to deal with the issue and prevent future itching. • Contact your doctor if home remedies don’t help with your itching. If you’ve been trying essential oils, other home remedies, or over-the-counter medications to treat or prevent scalp itchiness for a few weeks without success, see your doctor. They may be able to recommend or prescribe another treatment that can help.For example, if your scalp is itching because of a fungal infection, you may benefit from a prescription antifungal medication or shampoo. • Make an appointment if you experience severe itching or other serious symptoms. If you have itching that is severe enough to keep you up at night or distr...

How to make beachy or tropical scents: • Make a warm, sunny scent with orange, lemongrass, peppermint, and eucalyptus. Pretend you’re walking enjoying a day in the sun by adding 3 drops of orange and lemongrass essential oil into your diffuser. Mix in 1 drop of both eucalyptus and peppermint oil to round out the scent. These oils help mimic the fruity, refreshing atmosphere of the beach. • Mix cedar, rosemary, citronella, and sandalwood for a beach bonfire vibe. Squeeze 3 drops of cedarwood essential oil to start off your scent. Then, mix in 2 drops of rosemary and royal Hawaiian sandalwood oil. As a finishing touch, mix in 1 drop of citronella oil. When combined, these oils can create a smoky but refreshing take on a beach bonfire! • Create a warm, tropical scent with bergamot and ylang-ylang oil. Nothing can replace a day at the beach, but you can try to replicate the scent with 4 drops of ylang-ylang essential oil and 2 drops of bergamot oil. Mix both ingredients into yo...

How to make lavendar balm or salve  • Follow the instructions for creating an infused oil first. This method turns a lavender-infused oil into a salve that can be rubbed onto your skin to lessen inflammation and pain. First, you'll need to create the lavender-infused oil as described in another section, or purchase some from a herbalist store. • Shave beeswax using a knife or cheese grater. You may wish to use a cheap, extra grater rather than one you use regularly, because the wax may be difficult to clean off. Measure the beeswax before you shave it into fragments; you will need approximately 1 part beeswax to 8 parts oil. Use more beeswax for a harder balm, and less for a softer salve.If your beeswax was sold by weight, you can use these approximate weight to volume conversions: 1 ounce of beeswax = 1 fluid-ounce (29.6 ml) = 1/8 cup = 28 grams. • Heat the beeswax and oil over low heat. Place the beeswax fragments in a pan. Pour the lavender-infused oil over it. Heat ...

Can you use essential oils as moisturizer? • Essential oils themselves don’t moisturize the skin. • However, you can dilute them with a carrier oil that moisturizes your skin for added benefit. Almond oil, jojoba oil, grapeseed oil, and avocado oil are all good choices that your skin will love! • You could also add a few drops of essential oil to an unscented moisturizer or lotion to give it some aroma. • Pomegranate seed oil helps with anti-aging and is a great addition to moisturizers. • Ylang ylang oil also works to cleanse your skin.

How to know the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant:  • Know the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant. Deodorant reduces odor by eliminating the bacteria in sweat, while antiperspirant reduce sweat by stopping up sweat glands and keeping it from reaching your skin. • Consider if deodorant is right for you. If sweat is not really an issue for you, and you are only looking to control odor, this is probably your best bet. • Consider if antiperspirant is right for you. Some people sweat excessively, although this is only a medical condition in about 2% of the population. Still, athletes and others who sweat profusely may feel that deodorant alone doesn’t do the job. Antiperspirant has its drawbacks, however. While researchers are not sure exactly how this happens, the aluminum in antiperspirant can lead to yellow stains on your clothes.You can often get these stains out with bleach, but if this is a big concern to you, stick with deodorant.It’s also p...

How to make vanilla scented perfume using extract: • Buy a spray bottle. You can buy any size spray bottle, or purchase multiple sizes. You can make a large bottle of perfume for your house, but you can also get a small spray bottle to keep in your purse. Make sure you get a spray cap where you push down, and not pull a trigger. These are much easier to apply perfume. * . Buy a bottle of vanilla extract. You should usually purchase one large bottle, and organic vanilla tends to work the best. Getting a bottle of pure vanilla is important, because the perfume won't turn out well if the vanilla extract has sugar in it. If you're worried about the price, just remember: no matter how much you pay, it's going to be significantly less than the price of those expensive perfumes that everyone else buys! • Shop for essential oils. Different types of essential oils can be added to your vanilla perfume to create your own unique scent. You can buy small bottles of essential...

Uses of perfume in your life: • Amp up your bath water. If you bathe with a pail and tabo or use a bathtub, you can add a few drops of perfume to scent your bath water.  • Make your own perfumed lotion. Most perfumes have a lotion variant if you buy the set, but why spend extra when you can DIY? Mix a small amount of unscented or lightly scented lotion with few drops of your perfume before applying. • Spray it on your hairbrush. Some gals spray perfume directly on their locks but coming in contact with the alcohol can your dry hair out.  • Make your own deodorant. Haven't found a deo that actually keeps you smelling fresh? Mix some rubbing alcohol with a few drops of liquid vitamin C, and apply to your underarms with a cotton pad.  • Use it as a linen spray. Before trying this trick, first check if your perfume leaves oil stains on on cloth by applying a little in a less noticeable area and allowing it to dry. • Create your own heat-activated scent. Carefully ...

Myyrrh a perfume ingredient: • Myrrh is a sap-like substance (resin) that comes out of cuts in the bark of certain trees. • Myrrh is used for problems in the stomach and intestines, congestion, parasite infections, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. • In foods and beverages, myrrh is used as a flavoring component. In manufacturing, myrrh is used as a fragrance, in incense, and as a fixative in cosmetics. It is also used in embalming. • Some experts warn that myrrh may interfere with the body's response against COVID-19. There is no strong data to support this warning. But there is also no good data to support using myrrh for COVID-19.

Monoi a perfume ingredient: • Monoi oil is an infused oil made from soaking petals of the Tiaré flower — also known as the Tahitian gardenia — in pure coconut oil. Both the flower and oil are native to French Polynesia. • For centuries, Polynesians used the oil to anoint newborns, purify objects, and moisturize their hair and skin. • Today, monoi oil is admired for its delicate fragrance and its many skin and hair care benefits. Keep reading to learn more about this beneficial oil. • Coconut oil is an antibacterial, highly saturated oil rich in fatty acids. Fatty acids contain antimicrobial properties that can protect against harmful fungi and bacteria known to cause a number of skin infections, such as: acne,cellulitis,folliculitis etc.

What is Galbanum and How Does it Smell? • Galbanum is a popular fragrance ingredient. It is also bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from certain umbelliferous Asiatic plant species, mainly Ferula galbaniflua and related plants. The resin is used extensively in modern perfumery as a fixative agent (an ingredient used to stabilize other perfume components). The resin is also steam-distilled to produce galbanum oil, which is used in some perfumes (usually oriental or chypre blends) to impart a fresh, natural "green" scent. • Galbanum-yielding plants originally grew in the Mesopotamia area and were exported to India, China, Israel, and Egypt. Today Iran and Turkey are the primary sources of galbanum. * Galbanum has been used as a medicinal and aromatherapeutic ingredient since ancient times. References to galbanum may be found in the Old Testament, in the writings of Hippocrates (the father of modern medicine) and in Pliny’s Natural History. It was used primarily as...

Neroli a perfume ingredient: • Neroli is the name given to the oil extracted by steam-distillation from the fragrant white flower blossoms of bitter orange trees. It is one of the most widely used floral oils in perfumery and is popular as an essential oil used in beauty products and aromatherapy. • The bitter orange tree is native to Italy but is cultivated widely in France. It is an evergreen tree which grows up to 10 meters tall with thick, glossy leaves and thorns. The small white flowers of the tree are hand-gathered in the springtime, and it takes approximately one ton of these blossoms to produce one quart of oil, resulting in a very high cost. • Neroli has a light sweet-floral fragrance with an element of citrus. It is said to have a refreshing, honeyed floral aroma. It is commonly used as a top note in modern fragrances. Perfumers highly prize neroli oil for its ability to blend well with various citrus oils, floral absolutes, and most of the synthetic components a...

  Patchouli a perfume ingredient: • Patchouli oil, with its recognizable musky, sweet, spicy aroma, is used widely as a base note and fixative ingredient in modern perfumery. In fact, you might be surprised to learn that some of the well-known and much-loved fragrances of today contain patchouli as a base note. • The patchouli plant is native to tropical Southeast Asian countries but is widely cultivated all over the tropics and subtropics including various Indonesian Islands, India, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and South America. • Patchouli oil has a strong, slightly sweet, intoxicating scent. It's described as having a dark, musky-earthy aroma profile, reminiscent of wet soil. • Traditionally, patchouli has been used often as a medicinal ingredient to treat skin inflammations and scars, headaches, colic, muscle spasms, bacterial and viral infections, anxiety, and depression. The Chinese, Japanese and Arabs believe it to possess aphrodisiac properties. • Patchoul...

Benefits of using perfume: • Enhances Moods: Its common knowledge that aromas can enhance your mood and elevate your spirit. Not only does it play a huge part in improving your mood, it can also work on your attitude towards life.  • Acts as an Aphrodisiac: Fragrance can act as an aphrodisiac as it contains pheromones which is an element that has aphrodisiac properties. This makes someone who wears perfume in the right way extremely attractive to people. • Aromatherapy: It has been proven countless times that something shifts in the brain when we smell aromas. Smelling particular essential oils can help drastically in easing your body and releasing certain hormones that reduce anxiety and relieve tension. • Wards off Body Odour: It comes as no surprise that a good fragrance can ward off body odour and sometimes also enhance your natural body odours.  • Evokes Memories: Have you ever smelt raspberry jam and remembered your grandmother’s kitchen almost instantly? Or ...

The history of perfume:  Egyptian scene depicting the preparation of Lily perfume • The word perfume is used today to describe scented mixtures and is derived from the Latin word, "per fumus," meaning through smoke.  • The word Perfumery refers to the art of making perfumes. Perfume was further refined by the Romans, the Persians and the Arabs.  • Although perfume and perfumery also existed in East Asia, much of its fragrances were incense based.  • The basic ingredients and methods of making perfumes are described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.

What do the terms ‘fragrance-free’ and ‘unscented mean’? • Fragrance-free products do not use fragrance materials for the specific purpose of imparting scent;  • however, they may contain fragrance ingredients intended for therapeutic uses such as to relieve muscle aches or help with sleep. • Unscented products contain chemicals that neutralise or mask the odours of other ingredients.

What is the difference between perfumes marketed to males and females? • ‘Pour homme’ and ‘pour femme’ are French terms used to denote perfumes intended for males and females respectively.  • The difference is based on contemporary cultural and marketing trends. • Perfumes that emit oriental, woody, and musky scents are typically marketed as masculine perfumes, whereas fruity and floral scents are typically more feminine.

How perfume takes an important part in our life: Methods: • The next fact is, perfume boosts confidence. Not by being a mythical magic potion, but rather by reassuring your mind that you have nothing to worry about when it comes to the body odor department. A scent that suits you can work wonders on your personality, boosting your morale, and like a perfect partner, bring out the best in you in all occasions. • Perfume also enhances mood. Although it sounds similar to the above, it’s not. Your mood is what you feel at a certain moment, or what you want to feel like at a certain event or occasion. The type of perfume you wear will help in expressing that mood to others. Whether you feel playful, mischievous or even reserved, different perfumes can reflect different moods. Just make sure you wear one that suits the occasion so that you can get in the mood needed for the occasion. • Your perfume makes you attractive. The sense of smell is one of the most important of the five ...

How to make perfume home enfleurage: Methods: • Pick flowers from the plant you have chosen to use. • Remove the stalks from the flowers, so that you are left with the flowers. • Fill a glass jar with the chosen oil. • Add the flowers to the jar. Set aside for 24 hours. After 24 hours have passed, remove the flowers. Squeeze the flowers over the jar to allow all of the liquid to fall back into the oil. • Pick new flowers and add these to the jar. You will need to repeat this process for about 2 - 4 weeks, until you notice that the oil is sufficiently scented for your requirements. • Add the pure ethyl alcohol to the oil. Screw on the lid. • Shake the oil and alcohol mixture daily for another 2 weeks. The alcohol will always sit atop the oil. • Pour the alcohol off the oil into a container. It forms the basis of the essential oil and can be used as needed. It is best kept in a dark glass bottle with a lid.

How to extract oil from Orange peels: Methods: • Assemble your materials. In order to extract orange oil in a jar, you will need a mason jar, a zester and some grain alcohol. Because it is largely tasteless, vodka works best for creating orange oil. It will not dilute or overwhelm the orange scent in the finished oil. • Remove the orange peels. The essential oil in oranges, limonene, is largely found in the peel. Because of this, you will want to remove the peels from oranges before making your oil. You can either cut the peel from the orange with a knife or grind off the peel with a zester.For best results, avoid cutting off any of the pith. This part of the orange has very little limonene and will make your mixture bitter.If you do not have a zester, you can also use a Microplane, a vegetable peeler, or a paring knife.The amount of oranges used can vary. It depends on how many oranges you have or how much essential oil you want to make. • Dry the peels. Once you have remo...

The unique recipe of perfume: Here’s a simple DIY recipe to design and create your own scent! We have suggested fragrances for reference, but you can play around depending on what smells appeal to and suit you. Ingredients: 1)  ¼ cup vodka (with a high concentration of alcohol) 2)  6 drops lemon essential oil (you can also use orange, eucalyptus, tea tree or bergamot) 3)  8 drops rose essential oil (you can use any floral essential oil of your choice – jasmine and ylang-ylang are good options) 4)  11 drops sandalwood essential oil (you can also use cedarwood, clove or vanilla) 5)  2 tbsp distilled water Methods: 1) In a sprayer, combine the vodka and distilled water, and stir gently for a minute or two. 2) Then slowly, add the essential oils drop by drop. Start with the sandalwood essential oil, which makes up the base note, then add the rose essential oil, which makes up the heart note, and lastly add the lemon essential oil, which makes up the top ...

Do you know the Weird and surprising facts about perfume. • The excreta of sperm whales was used in perfumes. • Many jasmine notes are derived from coal tar. • Fresh lilies have notes which smell like ham. • Musk is derived from the male musk deer. • Roses have hundreds of scent molecules combining notes of different aromas. • A liquid from the anal glands of civets is a popular perfume ingredient. • A guy named Jammie Nicholas bottled his own shit and sold it as perfume. • There’s a Chanel perfume with extracts from a beaver’s abdominal glands. • Hyraceum, a perfume ingredient derived from the faeces of a small rodent, is still used by niche perfume houses. • There’s a perfume which combined the smell of blood, spit, sweat, and semen. • There are barbeque and bacon-inspired fragrances out there.   

Spring and summer fragrances: Methods: • Strawberries, homegrown tomatoes, lemonade and fresh rain are just a few summertime scents that trigger the olfactory senses. • Naturally when the weather warms up, we begin to shed our layers. One such layer is our favorite winter fragrance, which tends to be heavier and warmer, like our that old winter blanket. We toss it aside and hunt for a new scent that captures the essence of summer. • Not only does our personal preference change for a certain fragrance, but our body chemistry changes as well. We sweat and shower more, use bug spray and sunscreen. All of these factors can change the way a perfume works for us. • During the summer, we look for lighter, crisper fragrances that scream fruity citrus sexiness or breezy ocean rain air.Think light, fruity, citrusy and crisp. Think summer.

How to disassemble and wash perfume bottles: Methods:  • Take the exterior cap off the perfume bottle and pull off the nozzle. Use your fingers to pull straight up on the nozzle while holding the perfume bottle on a level surface. Set the nozzle aside when it pops off.Discard the cap and nozzle if you don’t want them for decorative purposes. This step applies for standard spritzer tops. Plug-style perfume tops do not have a nozzle, as you typically dab the perfume on yourself. You can skip right to cleaning the bottle. • Cut off the plastic valve and loosen the metal around the perfume bottle’s neck. Inspect the top of the perfume, and cut away any plastic encasing the metal that connects the top to the bottle with a knife or sharp scissors. Discard the plastic. Gently, use the edge of a knife to go around the base of the exposed metal connector. Pry up the metal all the way around the top of the bottle until it begins to loosen. Take care not to apply too much pressure...

5 tips to keep in mind before using perfume • Consider The Type Of Scent       Day fragrances should be lighter, not overwhelming, usually floral or citrusy. While at night, bolder, warm or musky scents that have an almost romantic element is the way to go. • Know Your Seasons      For example Being in Saudi Arabia, you must keep in mind that heat and humid intensifies scents significantly. Eau de toilette works well in our kind summer. For winter, you can experiment with earthy, woodsy, spicier scents. • Make It Last Longer        Aim for pulse points on your body: inner wrists, the base of the throat, behind ear lobes, in the cleavage, behind knees, and the inner elbows. These areas emit body heat that will react with your perfume and help emit the scent throughout the day. Another trick is by applying petroleum jelly on the surface of the skin before spraying on. • Never       Rub your wrists together ...

How to make calendula oil:  Methods: • Pick or buy calendula. While you can buy dried calendula flowers at a herb store or online, many people making calendula oil make it with flowers they grow themselves. Pick the flowers when they bloom, when these blooms are at their peak, but wait until mid day so that the dew has evaporated from the petals.Calendula oil is made with just the flower of the plant. Pick the flowers right under the bloom, below the base of the flower which holds the petals.You should pick calendula flowers as they bloom, collecting them over the course of a week or two. This will assure that the blooms are picked when they are in the best condition.You can make the oil with a few or a lot of calendula flowers. As long as you have at least a quarter cup, you can infuse them into oil. • Dry your calendula. Calendula flowers need to be dried slowly, at a low temperature. If you have a dehydrator, it will be great for this job. Keep the heat at or below 9...

How to relax with peppermint oil: Methods: • Massage yourself with peppermint oil. Massages can help relieve stress and relax you. Combining peppermint with your massage can relax you even more.[14] Mix 15 drops of peppermint oil with a carrier oil such as coconut or olive oil to minimize the risk of skin irritation. This can also moisturize your skin. Start by massaging your feet and work upward towards your head. Massage in a pattern such as circles or broad strokes that you find relaxing. Focus on your feet, legs, wrists or temples. Massage gently so that you don’t stimulate your circulation, which may make it more difficult to relax. • Melt into a peppermint oil infused bath. Let your body and mind relax as you soak in a bath infused with peppermint oil. This may also soothe other conditions such as sore muscles and joints or headaches.[17] Fill the tub with water that is 37 and 39 degrees Celsius.Mix 15 drops of peppermint oil with 1 ounce of carrier oil such as olive,...

How to make perfume stick deodrant: Methods: • Combine the baking soda, cornstarch and tea tree oil in a bowl. Mix well. • Add the coconut oil. Stir until the mixture is smooth. If you are adding optional skin soothers like Vitamin E or sweet almond oil, add it during this step. • Press the mixture into the deodorant stick container. Make sure the base is twisted all the way down to the bottom. It may seem soft at first, but should set up after a few days. • Adding fragrance (optional). You can easily vary the fragrance of your deodorant by using different essential oils in place of the tea tree oil.Lavender, rose, eucalyptus or sandalwood are good choices because they share the anti-bacterial properties of tea tree oil. Chamomile, a known skin soother, would also work well.Start with just a few drops. Add a little more at a time until your deodorant has the scent you want. • Use your deodorant. Apply this deodorant in the same manner you would the store-bought kind. A litt...

How to make solid perfume deodorant: Methods: • Gather the ingredients. This method calls for just a few easy ingredients, and it makes a semi-solid stick of deodorant similar to stick deodorants you find in stores—minus all the chemicals. This recipe requires:[1] 3 tablespoons wet-milled, virgin coconut oil 2 tablespoons Shea butter 2 tablespoons arrowroot (or cornstarch) 3 tablespoons baking soda 1-2 drops of your favorite essential oil (optional) • Melt the Shea butter and coconut oil together. If you have a double boiler, you can use this to melt the Shea butter and coconut oil together. If you don’t have one, you can simply place both ingredients in a heavy mason jar and place the jar in a pan of hot water.Use low heat and stir often to ensure an even distribution as the two ingredients melt together.Remove the mixture from the heat as soon as it’s melted together. • Stir in the arrowroot and baking soda. After you turn off the heat, slowly stir in the arrowroot and ba...