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I am not familiar with the products of Now Foods, but judging from the product info it looks to be undiluted lime oil. If that is the case, it smells as strongly as you can hope to find. However, if...

You certainly could. It would change the balance of your fragrance though, which might not be what you want, but yes, increasing the percentage of base notes Will prolog its longevity.

If you want more staying power in your bay rum, you need to find ingredients that last for a longer period of time than the traditional. Bay leaves themselves have plenty of staying power. Usually...

Hello, and welcome to SRP! Good to have you with us.

Re: vanilla. Humm. Big subject.
Yes, vanilla is not the cheapest of ingredients. However, if you want the best, you have to pay for it. Also,...

Bombay,

you do not want that alcohol. You want something as pure and scentless as possible, so it does not interfere with your fragrance. You could very well go with regular drinking alcohol,...

Joegags -

what I usually do when I want to create my impression of a new fragrance is research on basenotes.
If you search for english leather on basenotes, you will find English Leather by Dana...

Joegags -
I am afraid I do not know the answer to your questions. I just mix the oils this way because it's the way perfumers recommend you do it. I do know this tho: When mixing oils, they will...

Yes Gags,
as I understand it, those are exactly the same. Seems it sells under the name of camellia oil to the people using it for steel preserving, and the name of tea tree oil to the soap and...

Hello Pen1954
I have not made a lime aftershave. I never will either, I am just too concerned with it's phototoxity. I have to admit I am concerned with your recipe, for this reason. Please make...

Essential oils have a fragrance because scent molecules are bound to the oil which are released into the surroundings over time. Depending on the other ingredients, this reaction can happen fast or...

Hey Joe,
I know there are dedicated perfumers alcohol which is very very clean and totally scentless. It is also very expensive. We do not sell everclear in my country, but if I had access to it I...

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It is hard to answer this question, and the question is not totally clear to me.
My recommendation would be to purchase quality oils, and remember there is a...

A couple if recipes, with ideas:

I really enjoy digging out old recipes for my after shave experience, so I can have something that matches the age of my razors :) There are lots of really old...

Definitely keep it simple, and stick with the oils classification. (Base oils: 45-55%, heart oils: 30-40% and top notes: 15-20%.) Those are the most important things. Bay rum is a pretty forward and...

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I thought I'd post how I go about making my home made after shave splashes. I follow the same principles for them all, especially the solution...