Thread: Bay rum aftershave ingredients

Hi
I have managed to get 600 grams of dryed West India bay leafs
possible more the man in the shop said if I want to
he can get a sack full if I like
Wot else do I need to make bay rum aftershave
if ìt turns out I will make more when the.time comes
what is the most arthentic way to make a good smelling aftershave
any idea's hints tips very well come
ie can I use rubbing alcohol in stead of rum
Or add lemon or lime I stead of orange
many thanks bobby66
looking forward to the reply

I've found using a product called artisan blend alcohol works best. It's a specially blended denatured mixture. It's sold by Snowdrift farms who sell a lot of this stuff. What distinguishes one AS from the other are the trace ingredients you add and that sets them apart.

As to the rest I'm sure others will chime in who have more experience with scents than me.

I started a thread about how to make your own aftershave a while back, there is some info in there. Check it out here.

Bobby66,
i couldn't tell you if you could use rubbing alcohol or not. when you add the other ingredients to it you might not get the scent your looking for. It's called bay rum for a reason. I'm newer to making my own after shaves but when I have made my bay rum in the past I have used both dry and fresh bay leaves. I'm personally happier with the way the fresh leaves turned out. But the one thing to keep in mind is that you can add anything you want to. You are the one that has to be happy with the way it smells. Trial and error, it's like cooking!
a lot of people love oysters. But what was going through the mind of the first person to say " hey look at this rock, I'm going to open it and eat it". Experiment, this is what its about.
Have fun,