Low-toxic living & Botanical Perfumes
Content:
Low-Tox Living Philosophy
Perfume Today and Before
Natural perfumes on the market worth knowing (not sponsored)
Aromatherapy
A Few Safety Rules Matter: Important for self-made & bought Perfumes
DIY Natural Perfume Materials: What Can You Actually Use?
How to Build Your Own Natural Perfume
My DIY Natural Perfume Guides
Low-Tox Living Philosophy: You Don’t Have to Fear All Chemicals to Reduce Your Exposure
We live in a chemical world. Every breath, every meal, every cosmetic product, every household item — all involve chemicals.
“Chemical” does not automatically mean toxic, just as “natural” does not automatically mean safe. There are plenty of plants and natural substances that can be harmful to us.
At the same time, modern life has introduced us to an enormous and constantly expanding variety of synthetic substances that were not part of the environment in which humans evolved. For many of these newer substances, we have far less experience with long-term, repeated exposure than we do with naturally occurring compounds. And for some chemicals, important questions about long-term effects, low-level exposure, or exposure to complex mixtures remain uncertain.
So when thinking about unnecessary chemical exposure, there are several useful questions to ask:
What are you exposed to? How well is the substance understood? How strong is the evidence about its safety? How much are you exposed to — and how often? How long will this exposure continue?
Our evolutionary history can also provide useful context. Humans have always been exposed to countless natural compounds from plants, fungi, animals, soil and the environment. But evolutionary familiarity should be treated as context, not proof of safety. A natural substance can still be toxic, irritating or allergenic.
But when humans have been exposed to certain naturally occurring substances over many generations, there has been an evolutionary opportunity to adapt to them and develop biological mechanisms for processing and responding to them.
Modern life has dramatically expanded both the number and diversity of substances we encounter. Some are essential and highly beneficial — pharmaceutical drugs are a good example when there is a clear medical indication. Others can be harmful, especially at sufficiently high doses or with prolonged exposure. And some substances simply have less long-term safety information available than we would ideally like.
This is where the idea of low-tox living comes in.
It is not about creating a chemical-free life. That would be impossible.
It is about becoming more selective.
Why accept an unnecessary exposure when a simpler, well-understood alternative is readily available?
When a product is used every day, comes into direct contact with your body, or even goes directly to your body with food or is repeatedly inhaled, it is reasonable to pay attention to what it contains. And when you can choose a simpler or more transparent alternative without giving up something important, reducing avoidable exposure can be a sensible choice.
That is the philosophy behind low-tox living:
Not obsession. Just fewer unnecessary exposures where practical alternatives exist.
I have an article on how else we can reduce the amount of evolutionary unfamiliar molecules around us:
In your everyday life
In your food
But now let's talk about alluring. Perfumes
Your perfume is with you all day. It is unusual compared with many cosmetic products. You spray it onto your skin. You smell and inhale it for hours.
Some inhaled molecules can travel into the respiratory tract and reach the lungs. Depending on their chemical properties, a portion may cross the alveolar membrane and enter the bloodstream. Once absorbed, these compounds are distributed through the body, metabolized — primarily by enzymes in the liver and other tissues.
Perfume ingredients can also enter the body through the skin after application, although the degree of absorption varies considerably between different molecules.
Perfume volatile ingredients evaporate into the air around you, so other people inhale it too...
You may use it every morning — year after year.
For a product used this frequently, it is reasonable to ask:
What exactly are we applying to our skin and releasing into the air around us every day?
Because the fragrance world we know today is very different from the aromatic environment humans experienced for most of their history.
We live in a chemical world. Every breath, every meal, every cosmetic product, every household item — all involve chemicals.
“Chemical” does not automatically mean toxic, just as “natural” does not automatically mean safe. There are plenty of plants and natural substances that can be harmful to us.
At the same time, modern life has introduced us to an enormous and constantly expanding variety of synthetic substances that were not part of the environment in which humans evolved. For many of these newer substances, we have far less experience with long-term, repeated exposure than we do with naturally occurring compounds. And for some chemicals, important questions about long-term effects, low-level exposure, or exposure to complex mixtures remain uncertain.
So when thinking about unnecessary chemical exposure, there are several useful questions to ask:
What are you exposed to? How well is the substance understood? How strong is the evidence about its safety? How much are you exposed to — and how often? How long will this exposure continue?
Our evolutionary history can also provide useful context. Humans have always been exposed to countless natural compounds from plants, fungi, animals, soil and the environment. But evolutionary familiarity should be treated as context, not proof of safety. A natural substance can still be toxic, irritating or allergenic.
But when humans have been exposed to certain naturally occurring substances over many generations, there has been an evolutionary opportunity to adapt to them and develop biological mechanisms for processing and responding to them.
Modern life has dramatically expanded both the number and diversity of substances we encounter. Some are essential and highly beneficial — pharmaceutical drugs are a good example when there is a clear medical indication. Others can be harmful, especially at sufficiently high doses or with prolonged exposure. And some substances simply have less long-term safety information available than we would ideally like.
This is where the idea of low-tox living comes in.
It is not about creating a chemical-free life. That would be impossible.
It is about becoming more selective.
Why accept an unnecessary exposure when a simpler, well-understood alternative is readily available?
When a product is used every day, comes into direct contact with your body, or even goes directly to your body with food or is repeatedly inhaled, it is reasonable to pay attention to what it contains. And when you can choose a simpler or more transparent alternative without giving up something important, reducing avoidable exposure can be a sensible choice.
That is the philosophy behind low-tox living:
Not obsession. Just fewer unnecessary exposures where practical alternatives exist.
I have an article on how else we can reduce the amount of evolutionary unfamiliar molecules around us:
In your everyday life
In your food
But now let's talk about alluring. Perfumes
Your perfume is with you all day. It is unusual compared with many cosmetic products. You spray it onto your skin. You smell and inhale it for hours.
Some inhaled molecules can travel into the respiratory tract and reach the lungs. Depending on their chemical properties, a portion may cross the alveolar membrane and enter the bloodstream. Once absorbed, these compounds are distributed through the body, metabolized — primarily by enzymes in the liver and other tissues.
Perfume ingredients can also enter the body through the skin after application, although the degree of absorption varies considerably between different molecules.
Perfume volatile ingredients evaporate into the air around you, so other people inhale it too...
You may use it every morning — year after year.
For a product used this frequently, it is reasonable to ask:
What exactly are we applying to our skin and releasing into the air around us every day?
Because the fragrance world we know today is very different from the aromatic environment humans experienced for most of their history.
Perfume today and before.
For most of human history, our aromatic environment came from plant-derived aromatic compounds found in flowers, herbs, trees, fruits, and resins.
When breathing in the scent of a forest after the rain, walking through a freshly cut meadow, standing among orange trees in blossom, or encountering the intoxicating fragrance of tropical flowers. Thousands of years ago and today, we are experiencing the same aromatic molecules produced by plants in their natural environment.
And the first perfumes were using same plant-derived aromatic compounds in their formulas.
Modern perfumery is fundamentally different.
Today, most commercial perfumes contain synthetic fragrance molecules. These molecules have made modern perfumery more stable, consistent, long-lasting and cheaper — which opened the door to more intresting financially bussness model and thousands of fragrances that are difficult or impossible to obtain from plants alone.
But there is another side to this development.
Some synthetic fragrance molecules have been associated with adverse health effects, while many others have not been studied sufficiently to understand the consequences of long-term, repeated exposure — particularly as part of complex fragrance mixtures.
Some fragrance chemicals are not merely “unknown risks” — their potential adverse effects are already well documented. Fragrance ingredients are among the common causes of allergic contact dermatitis and skin sensitization.
For certain classes of fragrance-related chemicals, including some phthalates and synthetic musks, research has also raised concerns about endocrine activity, reproductive effects and other biological effects. Human biomonitoring studies have detected synthetic musk compounds and their metabolites in biological tissues, while epidemiological research has linked exposure to certain phthalates with changes in reproductive hormone levels and reproductive health outcomes.
Research has also reported associations between exposure to fragrance-related chemicals and other potential health effects, including respiratory, neurological and reproductive effects. However, the evidence is heterogeneous: studies differ substantially in the chemicals measured, exposure levels, populations and outcomes, and many findings are observational rather than proof of causation. A systematic review of studies on perfumes and colognes concluded that adverse health effects have been reported, while also highlighting the need for further research.
So there are two different issues: some risks are already well established for particular fragrance ingredients, while for other chemicals the evidence remains incomplete or inconsistent — especially regarding long-term, repeated exposure and exposure to complex mixtures.
For most of human history, our aromatic environment came from plant-derived aromatic compounds found in flowers, herbs, trees, fruits, and resins.
We have been surrounded by this compounds throughout human evolution.
When breathing in the scent of a forest after the rain, walking through a freshly cut meadow, standing among orange trees in blossom, or encountering the intoxicating fragrance of tropical flowers. Thousands of years ago and today, we are experiencing the same aromatic molecules produced by plants in their natural environment.
And the first perfumes were using same plant-derived aromatic compounds in their formulas.
Modern perfumery is fundamentally different.
Today, most commercial perfumes contain synthetic fragrance molecules. These molecules have made modern perfumery more stable, consistent, long-lasting and cheaper — which opened the door to more intresting financially bussness model and thousands of fragrances that are difficult or impossible to obtain from plants alone.
But there is another side to this development.
Some synthetic fragrance molecules have been associated with adverse health effects, while many others have not been studied sufficiently to understand the consequences of long-term, repeated exposure — particularly as part of complex fragrance mixtures.
Some fragrance chemicals are not merely “unknown risks” — their potential adverse effects are already well documented. Fragrance ingredients are among the common causes of allergic contact dermatitis and skin sensitization.
For certain classes of fragrance-related chemicals, including some phthalates and synthetic musks, research has also raised concerns about endocrine activity, reproductive effects and other biological effects. Human biomonitoring studies have detected synthetic musk compounds and their metabolites in biological tissues, while epidemiological research has linked exposure to certain phthalates with changes in reproductive hormone levels and reproductive health outcomes.
Research has also reported associations between exposure to fragrance-related chemicals and other potential health effects, including respiratory, neurological and reproductive effects. However, the evidence is heterogeneous: studies differ substantially in the chemicals measured, exposure levels, populations and outcomes, and many findings are observational rather than proof of causation. A systematic review of studies on perfumes and colognes concluded that adverse health effects have been reported, while also highlighting the need for further research.
So there are two different issues: some risks are already well established for particular fragrance ingredients, while for other chemicals the evidence remains incomplete or inconsistent — especially regarding long-term, repeated exposure and exposure to complex mixtures.
That is why I offer to explore natural perfumes and the traditional botanical materials palette: essential oils, absolutes, resins, tinctures, and other botanical extracts.
Natural perfumes on the market worth knowing (not sponsored)
Abel— New Zealand natural perfume house, provides full ingredient lists and sells internationally. 50 ml Eau de Parfum price is about €180.
Hiram Green — a small independent perfume house based in the Netherlands, founded by Canadian perfumer Hiram Green. The perfumes are handcrafted in small batches; a 50 ml bottle is currently around €220.
Aftelier — Mandy Aftel’s small-batch perfume house in Berkeley, California. Aftelier uses natural essences and states that its products are free from synthetics, parabens, glycols and petrochemicals. The perfumes are made and bottled by hand in the studio. 30 ml Eau de Parfum price is about $220
Botanic Enve — an Australian independent botanical perfume house creating small-batch botanical fragrances. Its is available in 30 ml for A$90.
Vanessa Megan — an Australian natural beauty and fragrance brand that markets its perfumes as 100% natural. Current 50 ml fragrances are around A$110
Studio TANAÏS — an independent New York perfume studio founded by author and perfumer Tanaïs. Current 50 ml fragrances are around $200
Rose & Co. Botanicals — Australian-made botanical perfumes using plant-based ingredients and botanicals, with a farm-to-face approach to sourcing and production. Current 30 ml fragrances are around A$245
Parfumeurs du Monde — A French niche perfume house, а 50 ml bottle costs approximately €145.
Pure Signature — A French natural perfumery based in Grasse. Its 50 ml natural fragrances currently cost €126.
Unfortunately, natural perfumes are expensive.
Rare absolutes, high-quality essential oils, small-batch production and limited scalability all increase the cost of the finished fragrance.
One More Important Detail: “Natural” Does Not Always Mean 100% Natural
The word “natural” can be surprisingly confusing in perfumery.
A perfume may be marketed as natural while containing naturally derived, biotechnology-derived, or other non-botanical fragrance materials. Some brands may also use a mixture of natural and synthetic ingredients while emphasizing their “natural” positioning.
Le Jardin Retrouvé — a Paris perfume house founded in 1975. It is worth mentioning as an example of a predominantly natural rather than fully natural perfume: the brand states that its fragrances contain 90–99% ingredients of natural origin and openly discloses both natural and synthetic ingredients. 50 ml Eau de Parfum price is about €110
So if you want a truly botanical perfume, don’t rely on the word “natural” alone. Check the actual ingredient philosophy and what the brand means by “natural.”
Or there is another option:
Make your own perfume. It will cost you just 20-30€ for 50 ml. Instead of paying a premium for a finished natural perfume, you can invest in a small collection of high-quality botanical ingredients and create many different fragrances yourself.
Natural perfume can offer more than an olfactory experience. Because it contains aromatic botanical materials such as essential oils, wearing it also involves inhaling some of the same volatile compounds used in aromatherapy.
Clinical research suggests that inhalation of certain essential oils may have modest short-term effects on psychological well-being, particularly by reducing situational anxiety or perceived stress and promoting relaxation. Lavender and several citrus oils are among the most extensively studied.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37031643
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37325306
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/anxiety-and-complementary-health-approaches
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/aromatherapy
Например, для sleep даже NCCIH пишет, что обзор 16 исследований/1346 участников показал улучшение качества сна https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/sleep-disorders-and-complementary-health-approaches
This does not mean that natural perfume should be considered as first-line treatment for anxiety, depression, insomnia, or other medical conditions. It is therefore more accurate to think of natural perfume as a sensory experience that may complement well-being: a familiar botanical aroma may help create a feeling of relaxation, comfort, alertness or positive mood.
Abel— New Zealand natural perfume house, provides full ingredient lists and sells internationally. 50 ml Eau de Parfum price is about €180.
Hiram Green — a small independent perfume house based in the Netherlands, founded by Canadian perfumer Hiram Green. The perfumes are handcrafted in small batches; a 50 ml bottle is currently around €220.
Aftelier — Mandy Aftel’s small-batch perfume house in Berkeley, California. Aftelier uses natural essences and states that its products are free from synthetics, parabens, glycols and petrochemicals. The perfumes are made and bottled by hand in the studio. 30 ml Eau de Parfum price is about $220
Botanic Enve — an Australian independent botanical perfume house creating small-batch botanical fragrances. Its is available in 30 ml for A$90.
Vanessa Megan — an Australian natural beauty and fragrance brand that markets its perfumes as 100% natural. Current 50 ml fragrances are around A$110
Studio TANAÏS — an independent New York perfume studio founded by author and perfumer Tanaïs. Current 50 ml fragrances are around $200
Rose & Co. Botanicals — Australian-made botanical perfumes using plant-based ingredients and botanicals, with a farm-to-face approach to sourcing and production. Current 30 ml fragrances are around A$245
Parfumeurs du Monde — A French niche perfume house, а 50 ml bottle costs approximately €145.
Pure Signature — A French natural perfumery based in Grasse. Its 50 ml natural fragrances currently cost €126.
Unfortunately, natural perfumes are expensive.
Rare absolutes, high-quality essential oils, small-batch production and limited scalability all increase the cost of the finished fragrance.
One More Important Detail: “Natural” Does Not Always Mean 100% Natural
The word “natural” can be surprisingly confusing in perfumery.
A perfume may be marketed as natural while containing naturally derived, biotechnology-derived, or other non-botanical fragrance materials. Some brands may also use a mixture of natural and synthetic ingredients while emphasizing their “natural” positioning.
Le Jardin Retrouvé — a Paris perfume house founded in 1975. It is worth mentioning as an example of a predominantly natural rather than fully natural perfume: the brand states that its fragrances contain 90–99% ingredients of natural origin and openly discloses both natural and synthetic ingredients. 50 ml Eau de Parfum price is about €110
So if you want a truly botanical perfume, don’t rely on the word “natural” alone. Check the actual ingredient philosophy and what the brand means by “natural.”
Or there is another option:
Make your own perfume. It will cost you just 20-30€ for 50 ml. Instead of paying a premium for a finished natural perfume, you can invest in a small collection of high-quality botanical ingredients and create many different fragrances yourself.
DIY natural perfumery is really interesting because you fully control the ingredients, the composition, and the cost.
With a store-bought Eau de Parfum, you don’t know exactly how much of the fragrance concentrate is in the bottle. The concentration can vary considerably between products — and can influence intensity and longevity.
By starting to make your own perfume, you can have an inspiring hobby by creating presents for yourself, your friends and family, or even making perfumes for sale. Why not start a little business?
Aromatherapy
Natural perfume can offer more than an olfactory experience. Because it contains aromatic botanical materials such as essential oils, wearing it also involves inhaling some of the same volatile compounds used in aromatherapy.
Clinical research suggests that inhalation of certain essential oils may have modest short-term effects on psychological well-being, particularly by reducing situational anxiety or perceived stress and promoting relaxation. Lavender and several citrus oils are among the most extensively studied.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37031643
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37325306
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/anxiety-and-complementary-health-approaches
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/aromatherapy
Например, для sleep даже NCCIH пишет, что обзор 16 исследований/1346 участников показал улучшение качества сна https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/sleep-disorders-and-complementary-health-approaches
This does not mean that natural perfume should be considered as first-line treatment for anxiety, depression, insomnia, or other medical conditions. It is therefore more accurate to think of natural perfume as a sensory experience that may complement well-being: a familiar botanical aroma may help create a feeling of relaxation, comfort, alertness or positive mood.
A Few Safety Rules Matter: Important for self-made & bought Perfumes
Natural does not automatically mean safe for the skin at any concentration. Some people may be more sensitive to certain aromatic materials than others.
If you are new to a perfume or material, it is a good idea to test a small amount on a small area of skin first and see how your skin reacts.
Irritation зависит от непосредственной концентрации/дозы: высокая концентрация → больше вероятность раздражения. Поэтому если у васслучилась реакция просто попробуйте развести свой парфюм.
If a perfume contains phototoxic materials, avoid applying it to exposed skin before sun or UV exposure. Always choose the safer, less phototoxic version of the material. For most common phototoxic materials, check the table below.
Natural does not automatically mean safe for the skin at any concentration. Some people may be more sensitive to certain aromatic materials than others.
If you are new to a perfume or material, it is a good idea to test a small amount on a small area of skin first and see how your skin reacts.
Irritation зависит от непосредственной концентрации/дозы: высокая концентрация → больше вероятность раздражения. Поэтому если у васслучилась реакция просто попробуйте развести свой парфюм.
If a perfume contains phototoxic materials, avoid applying it to exposed skin before sun or UV exposure. Always choose the safer, less phototoxic version of the material. For most common phototoxic materials, check the table below.
Always check the phototoxicity limits for each relevant material before applying the finished perfume to sun-exposed skin.
First check whether any of the materials you use have phototoxic potential. Then find the maximum permitted concentration for that specific material in a finished leave-on fragrance and compare it with the amount present in your finished perfume.
To calculate the final concentration, multiply the percentage of the material in your aromatic blend by the total fragrance concentration.
Example: A material makes up 5% of your aromatic blend and the perfume contains 40% aromatic concentrate: 5% × 40% = 2% in the finished perfume. If you used a 10% stock rather than the neat material: 2% × 10% = 0.2% actual material in the finished perfume.
When several phototoxic materials containing relevant furocoumarins are used together, their combined contribution may also need to be considered. Always check the current safety standard or supplier documentation for the exact botanical material, extraction method and grade you are using.
Use the current IFRA Standards and the safety documentation provided by your ingredient supplier. Remember that the final limit depends on the concentration of each phototoxic material and, where applicable, their combined presence in the finished blend.
If you are unsure how to calculate these limits, treat the finished blend as potentially phototoxic and avoid applying it to skin that will be exposed to direct sunlight.
By the way, all my perfume blends are created to be sun-friendly.
Контактная аллергия/сенсибилизация может возникнуть как на синтетические так и на натуральные ароматические вещества. Sensitization — это иммунологический процесс. Повторные контакты увеличивают вероятность её формирования. Смена ароматов может уменьшать повторную экспозицию, что не исключает появление аллергии, но снижает шанс ее формирования.
DIY Natural Perfume Materials: What Can You Actually Use?
Once you decide to make your own natural perfume, you have a surprisingly rich palette to work with.
Essential oils are the simplest place to start. They are obtained mainly by steam or hydro-distillation, or by mechanical expression in the case of some citrus oils.
They are highly aromatic, easy to use and available in a huge variety of scents — from citrus and flowers to herbs, woods and resins.
For DIY perfume, they are usually the most practical starting point.
But not every essential oil sold online is equally suitable for perfumery. Adulteration and substitution with cheaper materials are well documented, and commercial products can vary dramatically in composition!
Absolutes.
Some flowers and delicate botanical materials are difficult or impossible to obtain as essential oils. This is where absolutes become particularly valuable.
Rose, jasmine, tuberose and other delicate flowers are classic examples.
Absolutes are highly concentrated aromatic extracts obtained through solvent extraction followed by removal of the solvent. They can provide a much richer and more realistic floral character than many essential oils.
But again, quality varies enormously.
Resins, balsams and resinoids bring depth, warmth and persistence to a natural perfume.
Frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, labdanum and other resinous materials can work particularly well as base materials and can help balance more volatile notes.
You can also work with tinctures and other botanical extracts — for example, by extracting aromatic plant material yourself in alcohol.
Home made dried flowers and herbs extracts are much less concentrated than essential oils or absolutes, but they can support already existing flavors in your composition as they create a soft atmospheric effect.
A natural aromatic material is rarely the voice of a single molecule. An essential oil or absolute can contain dozens—and sometimes a very large number—of volatile compounds occurring in different proportions. Some dominate the aroma, while others appear only in traces yet may contribute subtle nuances to the overall character.
This complexity can be seen beautifully in gas chromatography: instead of representing one single substance, a natural aromatic extract often produces a landscape of many peaks, each corresponding to a different component of the mixture.
This does not mean that synthetic molecules cannot be beautiful or sophisticated. Modern perfumery can create remarkably complex compositions from synthetic materials, and a single molecule can itself have a fascinating and multifaceted odor.
But there is something distinctive about working with whole natural aromatic extracts: much of their complexity already exists inside the material. Rose, jasmine, vetiver or bergamot is not one olfactory voice, but an intricate mixture of many chemical voices occurring together.
The Most Important Part: Quality
Whatever material you choose, the quality of the raw material matters.
A beautiful perfume cannot be made from poorly identified, adulterated, oxidized, or unsuitable ingredients.
When choosing perfume material, look for:
- the exact botanical name;
- the plant part used;
- extraction method;
- country or region of origin;
- batch or lot information;
- clear information about whether the material is diluted and in what;
- and batch-specific analytical documentation such as GC/MS, COA, SDS.
Where to Buy High-Quality Natural Perfume Materials (not sponsored)
Eden Botanicals — a California-based specialist supplier of natural perfumery materials. Its range includes essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts, organic extracts and other botanical materials, with small sample sizes available. The company states that essential oils are tested by independent laboratories and provides batch-specific GC/MS reports for its oils.
Landema — a French professional supplier and producer of botanical raw materials, offering essential oils, absolutes and other natural extracts. The company places strong emphasis on traceability, sourcing and analytical quality control.
Hermitage Oils — an Italian specialist natural perfumery supplier with an unusually broad selection of essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts, resins, resinoids, balsams and other natural materials. Particularly interesting for anyone who wants to build a sophisticated botanical perfume palette.
Florihana — a French producer specializing in organic essential oils, botanical extracts and other plant-derived materials. A good option when the main focus is high-quality essential oils with documented botanical origin and organic certification where applicable.
Eden Botanicals — a California-based specialist supplier of natural perfumery materials. Its range includes essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts, organic extracts and other botanical materials, with small sample sizes available. The company states that essential oils are tested by independent laboratories and provides batch-specific GC/MS reports for its oils.
Landema — a French professional supplier and producer of botanical raw materials, offering essential oils, absolutes and other natural extracts. The company places strong emphasis on traceability, sourcing and analytical quality control.
Hermitage Oils — an Italian specialist natural perfumery supplier with an unusually broad selection of essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts, resins, resinoids, balsams and other natural materials. Particularly interesting for anyone who wants to build a sophisticated botanical perfume palette.
Florihana — a French producer specializing in organic essential oils, botanical extracts and other plant-derived materials. A good option when the main focus is high-quality essential oils with documented botanical origin and organic certification where applicable.
For DIY natural perfumery, the quality of the raw materials is just as important as the recipe itself. Очень много подделок - искусственно синтезированных продуктов выдающих себя за натуральное сырье, покупайте материалы у тех кто может предоставить всю документацию.
Please note that not every material is available from every supplier. Always check the full product description and documentation to make sure you are purchasing the natural material and extraction type specified in this guide, rather than a synthetic fragrance base or accord.
How to Build Your Own Natural Perfume
Once you have your natural materials, the fun part begins: creating the composition.
A balanced perfume is not simply a mixture of top, heart and base notes in the “correct” percentages. Balance comes from proportion, intensity, evaporation, contrast and connection between materials.
1. Start with an olfactory direction
Before choosing ingredients, decide what you want the perfume to feel like: fresh and green, floral and creamy, woody and dry, spicy and warm, dark and resinous, etc.
Choose 2–4 main materials that express this idea. These will form the core of the perfume. Add other materials to support, connect or contrast with them rather than adding ingredients simply because they smell pleasant individually.
2. Think in roles, not only Top / Heart / Base
A useful starting structure is approximately:
Top: 15–30%
Heart: 30–50%
Base: 20–40%
But these percentages are only a guideline. Materials differ enormously in strength and persistence.
Instead, think about what each material is doing:
Main notes — define the identity of the perfume.
Supporting notes — reinforce the main notes without competing with them.
Bridges — connect different parts of the formula.
Accents — add contrast, brightness, spice or character.
Base / fixative materials — provide depth and help the composition persist.
A perfume with ten ingredients does not need ten equally important ingredients.
Top notes — the first impression. Fresh, light, and volatile.
Examples: lemon, sweet orange, mandarin, grapefruit, lime, peppermint, spearmint, eucalyptus.
Heart notes — the character of the perfume. They appear after the top notes begin to fade and connect the fragrance together.
Examples: lavender, rose, geranium, neroli, jasmine, ylang-ylang, clary sage, chamomile.
Base notes — depth, warmth and persistence. These are slower to evaporate and give the perfume its foundation.
Examples: sandalwood, cedarwood, vetiver, patchouli, frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, labdanum and ambrette.
3. Build around a simple accord
Start with a small accord of about 3–5 materials that already smells coherent.
For example:
Bergamot + Lavender + Cedarwood
Then ask what it needs.
Too sharp? Add softness or warmth.
Too flat? Add contrast.
Too sweet? Add dryness, green notes, woods or spice.
Too heavy? Introduce brighter or more volatile materials.
Too thin? Strengthen the heart or base.
Top and base feel disconnected? Add a material that shares characteristics with both.
This is usually easier than starting with fifteen ingredients at once.
4. Use bridges
Some materials naturally connect different olfactory families.
For example:
Petitgrain can connect citrus → green → woody notes.
Lavender can connect citrus → aromatic → woody notes.
Geranium can connect green → floral → woody compositions.
Cardamom can connect fresh → spicy → woody notes.
Frankincense can connect citrus → resinous → woody notes.
Sandalwood can connect floral → creamy → woody/base notes.
You do not always need a bridge, but if two parts of the perfume seem to exist separately, adding one can make the composition feel much more continuous.
5. Balance intensity, not just quantity
Do not assume that 5 drops of one material equal 5 drops of another in olfactory impact.
Some materials can dominate a composition at relatively low concentrations, while others require much larger amounts to become noticeable.
Therefore, evaluate every material by:
strength — how powerful it smells;
diffusion — how strongly it projects;
tenacity — how long it remains;
character — whether it blends easily or immediately attracts attention.
Strong accents such as certain spices, animalic materials, intensely green extracts or powerful florals are usually better introduced gradually.
6. Create hierarchy
A good perfume normally has a clear hierarchy.
The wearer should be able to perceive a main idea rather than every ingredient fighting for attention.
Think:
Dominant theme → supporting theme → accents → background
For example:
Rose → woody amber → cardamom accent → soft resinous background.
If everything is equally strong, the perfume can become crowded and lose its identity.
7. Use contrast carefully
Harmony does not mean that every material must smell similar.
Contrast often makes a perfume interesting:
fresh + warm
sweet + dry
floral + woody
soft + spicy
bright + dark
green + creamy
But usually one side should dominate. A 50/50 competition between two very different ideas can make the perfume feel confused rather than complex.
8. Avoid unnecessary complexity
Every ingredient should have a reason to be there.
When adding a material, ask:
What problem does it solve?
Does it strengthen the theme? Add contrast? Connect two notes? Improve the drydown? Add diffusion?
If removing an ingredient makes almost no difference, you probably do not need it.
A well-designed formula with 5–8 carefully chosen materials can be more sophisticated than a poorly structured formula with 10-20 ingredients.
9. Evaluate the perfume through evaporation
Never judge the formula only immediately after mixing.
Smell it at several stages:
0–15 minutes — opening
15–60 minutes — transition into the heart
1–2 hours — heart and early drydown
2–4 hours — drydown and base
4+ hours — longevity check
Ask yourself:
Does the opening overpower everything else?
Does the perfume suddenly collapse after the top disappears?
Is there a smooth transition into the heart?
Does the base support the perfume or take over completely?
Does the perfume still express the original idea in the drydown?
Balance is something that happens over time, not only in the bottle.
10. Change one variable at a time
When adjusting a formula, make small changes and keep notes.
Instead of changing five ingredients simultaneously, change one material or one relationship between materials, then evaluate again.
For example:
Version A: original formula
Version B: less bergamot
Version C: more sandalwood
Version D: slightly more cardamom
This allows you to understand why the perfume improved or became worse.
A simple principle to remember
Choose a clear idea → build a core accord → establish hierarchy → connect the notes → introduce contrast → balance intensity → evaluate the evaporation → simplify where possible.
Top / Heart / Base percentages can help you begin, but a truly balanced formula is created by relationships between materials.
How Much Aromatic Material Goes Into the Finished Perfume?
Once your concentrate is ready, you dilute it in your chosen base.
A practical starting point for natural perfume is around 20% aromatic concentrate.
This falls within the commonly used range for Eau de Parfum, although industry terminology is not standardized and products sold as EdP can vary considerably in concentration. This formula is strong enough to create a noticeable fragrance while still working well as a standard alcohol parfum spray or oil perfume.
40% парфюмерные концентраты тоже иимет место быть, но их нужно будет наносить точечно.
Never the less natural perfume based on oil can can be also done with 10%, такое масло можно использовать как ароматическое масло для увлажнения тела на большие участки кожи.
Alcohol or oil?
Natural perfumes generally create a softer, more intimate scent aura rather than the strong, long sillage associated with industrial perfumes. But when we compare natural options: alcohol-based have greater diffusion and projection, while oil-based tend to stay closer to the skin.
Both formats can work beautifully with natural materials. The choice is largely about how you want the perfume to feel, develop, and be applied. Alcohol-based perfume is what we used to get in stores. And oil-based perfume is applied directly to the skin.
Often you can turn the same aromatic blend into different types of base. But not always; some aromatic materials are already diluted, and then you have to read accurately what they are diluted in. Usually, different diluents are good for alcohol OR oil perfume formulas; also, not every carrier can be used for natural perfume.
I use kitchen-grade ethanol and fractionated coconut/MCT oil, as these bases are natural, stable, and don't have a distracting smell.
How to Measure?
Aromatic concentrate — the blend of essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts, resins, resinoids and other aromatic materials before you dilute it into the final perfume.
For DIY blending, the easiest method is to work in drops when developing a small formula, keeping track of every drop.
For example:
10 drops essential oil A
5 drops essential oil B
3 drops absolute
2 drops resin dilution
= 20 drops of aromatic concentrate.
The exact number of drops is less important than the ratio between the ingredients. For larger batches, weighing ingredients in grams is more precise because drops vary in size and viscosity.
For professional formulas, grams are the preferred measurement, but drops are convenient for home use.
Working with Resins, Balsams and Other Thick Materials
Thick resins, balsams and resinoids are often easier to work with after making a small dilution.
Remember that the dilution contains both the aromatic material and ethanol or oil. If you add 1 g of a 20% resin dilution to your perfume, you are adding only 0.2 g of resin and 0.8 g of ethanol/oil. Don't add ethanol dilutions to oil perfume and vice versa.
For precise formulations, calculate the final perfume concentration based on the actual amount of aromatic material, not the total weight of the dilution.
Using Dried Botanicals
Dried botanicals can be used to create a subtle botanical infusion. For example, dried orange peel, rose petals, lavender or herbs can be added to perfumer’s alcohol. 1:5–1:10 по массе: 10 г сухого сырья + 50–100 г этанола. Выдерживать примерно несколько недель в темноте, периодически перемешивая, затем очень хорошо фильтровать. The alcohol is then filtered and used as the base for your perfume composition.
For a clean result, filter the infusion first through a fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth, then through an unbleached coffee filter or laboratory filter paper to remove fine particles. After filtration, you can combine the infused alcohol with your essential oils, absolutes, CO₂ extracts and other perfume materials.
Сухие растения → масло
полностью высушенное растение + MCT → мацерация → фильтрация.
Например, начать с 1 части сухого растения : 5–10 частей масла по массе.
Можно делать при комнатной температуре в течение нескольких недел
Blend Before You Dilute
For your first perfume, don’t immediately make a full bottle.
Start with a small test batch! Natural parfum concentrates are pretty expensive. DIY parfums are getting comfortable price-wise only when they used and not thrown out!
Blend your aromatic materials first in a small amount. Smell the composition immediately, then again after several hours and the next day. Some materials can change considerably as the more volatile notes evaporate.
Once you are happy with the concentrate, mix materials for a full-size parfum bottle, and dilute it with alcohol or carrier oil.
Then let the perfume rest.
A few weeks of maturation can allow the composition to become smoother and more integrated, although there is no universal maturation period that guarantees a better perfume.
And please don’t be discouraged if your first blend doesn’t smell like a luxury perfume.
Creating a beautiful composition is a skill. That's why having a few reliable formulas to start from can save a lot of expensive trial and error.
blotter stripes - для тренировки обоняния
Store Your Perfume And All Aromatic Concentrates Properly
Light, heat, and oxygen can accelerate changes in aromatic materials.
Keep your perfume:
- tightly closed
- away from direct sunlight
- away from excessive heat
- in a glass bottle
Keep all aromatic materials and ethanol out of reach of children and pets.
And remember: natural perfume is a living, changing composition. Its aroma evolves over time as different materials oxidize and interact. Don´t store it for ages, but 1-2 years is not a problem.
ъорошо при открытии флаконов сразу писать дату до которой он будет годен % label date.
пирамида сама по себе не говорит точно, как пахнет композиция. Два аромата могут иметь почти одинаковый список нот, но совершенно разное соотношение материалов и поэтому совершенно разный характер.
Отсутствие пропорций и формулы
Пирамида не говорит главного: сколько граммов каждого вещества нужно взять. Настоящая формула парфюма (которая хранится в секрете за семью печатями) выглядит как скучный химический список:
DIY Perfumery
Your first experiments may smell nothing like what you imagined. Some ingredients are expensive, and it is easy to waste them while trying to find a balanced formula from scratch. Natural perfumery also has a learning curve: knowing that you like rose, vanilla and sandalwood does not necessarily mean that putting them together will produce a beautiful perfume.
The challenge is knowing what to combine and in what proportions.
This is why having a few tested formulas to start with can save both money and frustration.
Drop measurements are intended for educational purposes and small-batch experimentation. Professional perfumers usually work by weight because drop size varies depending on viscosity, dropper design and material properties.
My DIY Natural Perfume Guides
I created these guides for people who want to make beautiful botanical perfumes without spending weeks researching materials, buying dozens of ingredients, or learning everything through trial and error. They are alcohol-based, but you can easily adapt these blends to oil-based formulas; you will find these instructions inside as well.
My guide is designed to keep things simple but still get great results. You will not need a precision scale; all recipes will be done by drops and grams/ml for making dilutions.
30 Natural Perfume Blends for Any Occasion — With Minimum Investment
A practical collection designed around a small selection of essential oils, so you can create multiple perfumes for different occasions without having to build an enormous and expensive ingredient collection.
The following 24 materials form the core palette for the 30 perfume formulas.
The collection is intentionally designed to provide the widest possible range of fragrances from the smallest practical number of raw materials.
I have also chosen materials that are relatively easy to find and not excessively expensive. However, you may still need to order your palette from a couple of different suppliers. Just 24 materials and a full wardrobe.
30 natural perfumes forming a complete fragrance wardrobe. From sparkling citrus and fresh green herbs to luminous florals, creamy woods, dry spices, earthy vetiver, and deep incense resins — the collection explores the full expressive range of natural perfumery. Light or sensual. Minimalist or dramatic. There is a natural fragrance for every mood, moment and personality.
30 fragrances. Small natural palette. Endless ways to express yourself. Бюджетно и на любой случай жизни всего 24 ингредиента! (и один парфюм 5-8 ингредиентов?)
30 Natural Perfume Blends Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche Perfumes.
The first guide uses 23 aromatic materials in total. All materials used in the first guide are highlighted in bold in this Materials Collection. Of these 23 materials, 21 are also used in the second guide.
И можно добавить практический смысл:
This means that if you already purchased the materials for the first guide, you already have 21 of the materials needed for the second guide.
This guide uses a broader and more expensive botanical palette, but these materials can be used again and again across different formulas. When you spread the cost of the ingredients across multiple bottles, the cost per perfume can be significantly lower than buying premium perfumes, while giving you the freedom to create many different scents from the same collection.
не просто самые дорогие флаконы в мире, где цена иногда определяется бриллиантами на бутылочке и коллекционностью, а именно дорогие парфюмы, реально популярные люксовые/нишевые ароматы
При этом важная оговорка: это натуральные интерпретации, а не химические копии оригиналов. У ряда оригиналов ключевые эффекты создаются синтетическими молекулами, которых в натуральной палитре нет.
Не упустите шанс купить гайды по этой цене, которая будет активна только до получения первых 10 отзывов (14,9 и 24,9 два), затем до получения 100 отзывов (24,9 и 44,9 два).
Если покупаете 2 гайда, то получаете третий бесплатно. Это фруктовая мини коллекция ароматов: 4 закроют все возможные напрваления, еще не закрытые первыми двумя гайдами. будут ярким логичным дополнением, ничего нового докупать не нужно. Купить этот гайд нельзя, он только идет в подарок.
( сможете дарить духи сделанные своими руками).
GUIDE 1
30 Natural Perfume Blends for Any Occasion — With Minimum Investment
Build an entire natural fragrance wardrobe with just 23 ingredients.
Natural perfumery can quickly become an expensive hobby. One beautiful formula calls for one set of materials, the next calls for ten more — and before you know it, you have invested in dozens of bottles just to create a handful of perfumes.
This guide was designed to do the opposite.
It gives you 30 different natural perfume formulas built around a carefully selected core palette of just 24 materials.
The goal is simple: maximum fragrance variety with minimum investment.
The collection takes you from sparkling citrus and crisp green aromatics to luminous florals, creamy woods, dry spices, earthy vetiver, warm vanilla and deep incense resins.
Fresh or sensual.
Feminine, masculine or unisex.
Minimalist or dramatic.
Daytime or evening.
Warm weather or winter.
Together, the 30 perfumes form a versatile natural fragrance wardrobe for different moods, seasons, occasions and personalities.
The palette was also intentionally built around materials that are relatively accessible and not excessively expensive. You may need to order from more than one supplier, but you don’t need an enormous perfumer’s organ to begin experimenting.
24 materials. 30 perfumes. One complete natural fragrance wardrobe.
Create a fresh everyday scent. Make something elegant for dinner. Blend a warm winter perfume, a clean office fragrance, a sensual date-night scent or something dark and smoky for the evening — using the same compact collection of materials again and again.
And because you are making the perfumes yourself, they can become something even more personal:
Create them for yourself — or turn them into beautiful handmade gifts for the people you love.
30 fragrances. A small natural palette. Endless ways to express yourself.
GUIDE 2
Natural interpretations inspired by Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche Perfumes
73 материала. Из них 21 жирный — это материалы, которые повторяются из первого гайда.
30 Natural Perfume Blends Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche FragrancesLove luxury perfumery? Learn to explore its character through natural materials.
This collection takes a completely different approach.
Instead of creating the widest possible wardrobe from a minimal palette, Guide 2 explores 30 botanical perfume formulas inspired by the character, mood and olfactory style of recognizable luxury and niche fragrances.
Think of the world of perfumes such as Naxos, Black Orchid, Oud Satin Mood, Santal 33, Tobacco Vanille, Grand Soir, Angels’ Share, Guidance, Interlude Man, Portrait of a Lady and other celebrated fragrances.
These are not perfumes selected simply because an extravagant bottle happens to cost a fortune due to diamonds, limited editions or collector value.
The focus is on well-known premium fragrances people actually wear, recognize and seek out — fragrances from respected luxury and niche perfume houses with distinctive olfactory identities.
A much bigger playground for natural perfumery
Unlike Guide 1, this collection is not designed around minimum investment.
Be prepared for a broader palette — and a little ingredient hunting.
But there is no reason to buy everything at once.
Start with the perfume you want to make first.
Depending on the formula, you may need only around 7–13 aromatic materials for that fragrance. Then gradually expand your palette as you explore more formulas.
Many materials appear across multiple perfumes, so every new addition to your collection can unlock more possibilities.
Over time, you build a sophisticated botanical perfumer’s palette that can be used again and again.
Luxury inspiration without buying another luxury bottle
Premium and niche perfumes can be expensive — especially if you love variety and want more than one fragrance in your wardrobe.
Making your own botanical interpretations requires an initial investment in materials, but those materials are not used for just one bottle.
They can become the foundation for multiple perfumes and multiple batches.
Spread that investment across the fragrances you create, and the cost per bottle can become significantly lower than repeatedly purchasing premium perfumes — while giving you something a finished bottle cannot:
the experience and creative freedom of making the fragrance yourself.
An important distinction
These formulas are natural interpretations — not chemical replicas of the originals.
Modern luxury perfumery often relies on synthetic aroma molecules to create particular effects: extraordinary diffusion, transparent musks, mineral or aquatic impressions, unusual longevity and other characteristics that cannot always be reproduced exactly with a purely natural palette.
The purpose of this collection is therefore not to promise an impossible molecule-for-molecule copy.
Instead, each formula explores the recognizable character, structure and atmosphere of its inspiration through natural perfumery materials.
The result is something familiar in spirit, yet distinctly botanical.
30 luxury-inspired fragrances. One expanding botanical palette. A completely different way to experience fine fragrance.
Make them for yourself. Explore the perfumes you have always been curious about. Or bottle your creations as handmade gifts inspired by the world of luxury perfumery.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS GUIDE
The Fruity Collection
4 Natural Perfumes That Complete the Wardrobe
Buy Guides 1 & 2 together and receive the Fruity Collection as a complimentary third guide.
After building the first two collections, there was one area of the fragrance wardrobe that still deserved more attention:
fruit.
Not simply a touch of fruit hidden inside another composition, but perfumes in which fruit becomes an essential part of the personality.
So I created four additional formulas specifically to fill those remaining spaces:
Bright & Juicy Fruity — sparkling, fresh and playful
Fruity Floral — lush, romantic and sophisticated
Fruity Spicy — juicy fruit contrasted with vibrant dry spices
Fruity Spicy Amber — dark fruit, spice and warm resinous depth
Together, they are designed as the final piece of the complete fragrance wardrobe created across Guides 1 and 2.
And there is another advantage:
You don’t need to buy any new materials.
Every ingredient used in the Fruity Collection already appears in the palettes of the first two guides.
You simply discover four entirely new ways to use materials you already own.
The result is a small but deliberately designed collection that expands the two main guides without sending you shopping for yet another set of ingredients.
And you cannot buy this guide separately.
The Fruity Collection is an exclusive complimentary bonus available only with the purchase of Guides 1 & 2 together.
Two complete perfume collections. 60 natural perfume formulas. 4 exclusive bonus fragrances. 64 different perfumes to make, wear, explore — and give as handmade gifts.
From bright citrus to green aromatics.
From delicate florals to creamy woods.
From incense, oud and tobacco to vanilla, gourmand and amber.
And finally, from sparkling juicy fruit to dark fruity spice.
A complete natural perfume wardrobe — made by you.
пирамида сама по себе не говорит точно, как пахнет композиция. Два аромата могут иметь почти одинаковый список нот, но совершенно разное соотношение материалов и поэтому совершенно разный характер.
Отсутствие пропорций и формулы
Пирамида не говорит главного: сколько граммов каждого вещества нужно взять. Настоящая формула парфюма (которая хранится в секрете за семью печатями) выглядит как скучный химический список:
- Iso E Super — 180 г
- Hedione — 120 г
- Ambroxan — 15 г
- Экстракт бергамота — 40 г
- ...и еще 40–80 пунктов, названия которых вы никогда не увидите на коробке духов.
DIY Perfumery
Your first experiments may smell nothing like what you imagined. Some ingredients are expensive, and it is easy to waste them while trying to find a balanced formula from scratch. Natural perfumery also has a learning curve: knowing that you like rose, vanilla and sandalwood does not necessarily mean that putting them together will produce a beautiful perfume.
The challenge is knowing what to combine and in what proportions.
This is why having a few tested formulas to start with can save both money and frustration.
Drop measurements are intended for educational purposes and small-batch experimentation. Professional perfumers usually work by weight because drop size varies depending on viscosity, dropper design and material properties.
My DIY Natural Perfume Guides
I created these guides for people who want to make beautiful botanical perfumes without spending weeks researching materials, buying dozens of ingredients, or learning everything through trial and error. They are alcohol-based, but you can easily adapt these blends to oil-based formulas; you will find these instructions inside as well.
My guide is designed to keep things simple but still get great results. You will not need a precision scale; all recipes will be done by drops and grams/ml for making dilutions.
30 Natural Perfume Blends for Any Occasion — With Minimum Investment
A practical collection designed around a small selection of essential oils, so you can create multiple perfumes for different occasions without having to build an enormous and expensive ingredient collection.
The following 24 materials form the core palette for the 30 perfume formulas.
The collection is intentionally designed to provide the widest possible range of fragrances from the smallest practical number of raw materials.
I have also chosen materials that are relatively easy to find and not excessively expensive. However, you may still need to order your palette from a couple of different suppliers. Just 24 materials and a full wardrobe.
30 natural perfumes forming a complete fragrance wardrobe. From sparkling citrus and fresh green herbs to luminous florals, creamy woods, dry spices, earthy vetiver, and deep incense resins — the collection explores the full expressive range of natural perfumery. Light or sensual. Minimalist or dramatic. There is a natural fragrance for every mood, moment and personality.
30 fragrances. Small natural palette. Endless ways to express yourself. Бюджетно и на любой случай жизни всего 24 ингредиента! (и один парфюм 5-8 ингредиентов?)
30 Natural Perfume Blends Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche Perfumes.
The first guide uses 23 aromatic materials in total. All materials used in the first guide are highlighted in bold in this Materials Collection. Of these 23 materials, 21 are also used in the second guide.
И можно добавить практический смысл:
This means that if you already purchased the materials for the first guide, you already have 21 of the materials needed for the second guide.
Be prepared for materials hunting and a wide palette, but you don't have to get it all at once; you can start with one favorite fragrance (7-13 в зависимости от аромата)
A collection of 30 botanical perfume formulas inspired by the character and style of recognizable luxury fragrances — allowing you to create sophisticated, natural scents at home instead of paying the high prices for premium perfumes.
This guide uses a broader and more expensive botanical palette, but these materials can be used again and again across different formulas. When you spread the cost of the ingredients across multiple bottles, the cost per perfume can be significantly lower than buying premium perfumes, while giving you the freedom to create many different scents from the same collection.
не просто самые дорогие флаконы в мире, где цена иногда определяется бриллиантами на бутылочке и коллекционностью, а именно дорогие парфюмы, реально популярные люксовые/нишевые ароматы
При этом важная оговорка: это натуральные интерпретации, а не химические копии оригиналов. У ряда оригиналов ключевые эффекты создаются синтетическими молекулами, которых в натуральной палитре нет.
Не упустите шанс купить гайды по этой цене, которая будет активна только до получения первых 10 отзывов (14,9 и 24,9 два), затем до получения 100 отзывов (24,9 и 44,9 два).
Если покупаете 2 гайда, то получаете третий бесплатно. Это фруктовая мини коллекция ароматов: 4 закроют все возможные напрваления, еще не закрытые первыми двумя гайдами. будут ярким логичным дополнением, ничего нового докупать не нужно. Купить этот гайд нельзя, он только идет в подарок.
( сможете дарить духи сделанные своими руками).
GUIDE 1
30 Natural Perfume Blends for Any Occasion — With Minimum Investment
Build an entire natural fragrance wardrobe with just 23 ingredients.
Natural perfumery can quickly become an expensive hobby. One beautiful formula calls for one set of materials, the next calls for ten more — and before you know it, you have invested in dozens of bottles just to create a handful of perfumes.
This guide was designed to do the opposite.
It gives you 30 different natural perfume formulas built around a carefully selected core palette of just 24 materials.
The goal is simple: maximum fragrance variety with minimum investment.
The collection takes you from sparkling citrus and crisp green aromatics to luminous florals, creamy woods, dry spices, earthy vetiver, warm vanilla and deep incense resins.
Fresh or sensual.
Feminine, masculine or unisex.
Minimalist or dramatic.
Daytime or evening.
Warm weather or winter.
Together, the 30 perfumes form a versatile natural fragrance wardrobe for different moods, seasons, occasions and personalities.
The palette was also intentionally built around materials that are relatively accessible and not excessively expensive. You may need to order from more than one supplier, but you don’t need an enormous perfumer’s organ to begin experimenting.
24 materials. 30 perfumes. One complete natural fragrance wardrobe.
Create a fresh everyday scent. Make something elegant for dinner. Blend a warm winter perfume, a clean office fragrance, a sensual date-night scent or something dark and smoky for the evening — using the same compact collection of materials again and again.
And because you are making the perfumes yourself, they can become something even more personal:
Create them for yourself — or turn them into beautiful handmade gifts for the people you love.
30 fragrances. A small natural palette. Endless ways to express yourself.
GUIDE 2
Natural interpretations inspired by Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche Perfumes
73 материала. Из них 21 жирный — это материалы, которые повторяются из первого гайда.
30 Natural Perfume Blends Inspired by Iconic Luxury & Niche FragrancesLove luxury perfumery? Learn to explore its character through natural materials.
This collection takes a completely different approach.
Instead of creating the widest possible wardrobe from a minimal palette, Guide 2 explores 30 botanical perfume formulas inspired by the character, mood and olfactory style of recognizable luxury and niche fragrances.
Think of the world of perfumes such as Naxos, Black Orchid, Oud Satin Mood, Santal 33, Tobacco Vanille, Grand Soir, Angels’ Share, Guidance, Interlude Man, Portrait of a Lady and other celebrated fragrances.
These are not perfumes selected simply because an extravagant bottle happens to cost a fortune due to diamonds, limited editions or collector value.
The focus is on well-known premium fragrances people actually wear, recognize and seek out — fragrances from respected luxury and niche perfume houses with distinctive olfactory identities.
A much bigger playground for natural perfumery
Unlike Guide 1, this collection is not designed around minimum investment.
Be prepared for a broader palette — and a little ingredient hunting.
But there is no reason to buy everything at once.
Start with the perfume you want to make first.
Depending on the formula, you may need only around 7–13 aromatic materials for that fragrance. Then gradually expand your palette as you explore more formulas.
Many materials appear across multiple perfumes, so every new addition to your collection can unlock more possibilities.
Over time, you build a sophisticated botanical perfumer’s palette that can be used again and again.
Luxury inspiration without buying another luxury bottle
Premium and niche perfumes can be expensive — especially if you love variety and want more than one fragrance in your wardrobe.
Making your own botanical interpretations requires an initial investment in materials, but those materials are not used for just one bottle.
They can become the foundation for multiple perfumes and multiple batches.
Spread that investment across the fragrances you create, and the cost per bottle can become significantly lower than repeatedly purchasing premium perfumes — while giving you something a finished bottle cannot:
the experience and creative freedom of making the fragrance yourself.
An important distinction
These formulas are natural interpretations — not chemical replicas of the originals.
Modern luxury perfumery often relies on synthetic aroma molecules to create particular effects: extraordinary diffusion, transparent musks, mineral or aquatic impressions, unusual longevity and other characteristics that cannot always be reproduced exactly with a purely natural palette.
The purpose of this collection is therefore not to promise an impossible molecule-for-molecule copy.
Instead, each formula explores the recognizable character, structure and atmosphere of its inspiration through natural perfumery materials.
The result is something familiar in spirit, yet distinctly botanical.
30 luxury-inspired fragrances. One expanding botanical palette. A completely different way to experience fine fragrance.
Make them for yourself. Explore the perfumes you have always been curious about. Or bottle your creations as handmade gifts inspired by the world of luxury perfumery.
EXCLUSIVE BONUS GUIDE
The Fruity Collection
4 Natural Perfumes That Complete the Wardrobe
Buy Guides 1 & 2 together and receive the Fruity Collection as a complimentary third guide.
After building the first two collections, there was one area of the fragrance wardrobe that still deserved more attention:
fruit.
Not simply a touch of fruit hidden inside another composition, but perfumes in which fruit becomes an essential part of the personality.
So I created four additional formulas specifically to fill those remaining spaces:
Bright & Juicy Fruity — sparkling, fresh and playful
Fruity Floral — lush, romantic and sophisticated
Fruity Spicy — juicy fruit contrasted with vibrant dry spices
Fruity Spicy Amber — dark fruit, spice and warm resinous depth
Together, they are designed as the final piece of the complete fragrance wardrobe created across Guides 1 and 2.
And there is another advantage:
You don’t need to buy any new materials.
Every ingredient used in the Fruity Collection already appears in the palettes of the first two guides.
You simply discover four entirely new ways to use materials you already own.
The result is a small but deliberately designed collection that expands the two main guides without sending you shopping for yet another set of ingredients.
And you cannot buy this guide separately.
The Fruity Collection is an exclusive complimentary bonus available only with the purchase of Guides 1 & 2 together.
Two complete perfume collections. 60 natural perfume formulas. 4 exclusive bonus fragrances. 64 different perfumes to make, wear, explore — and give as handmade gifts.
From bright citrus to green aromatics.
From delicate florals to creamy woods.
From incense, oud and tobacco to vanilla, gourmand and amber.
And finally, from sparkling juicy fruit to dark fruity spice.
A complete natural perfume wardrobe — made by you.
Would you like to see more perfumes added to the collection? What kind — vintage, ultra-luxury, my blends within exiting material collection, or your one and only?
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