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I personally use Dominica Bay Rum. Not a big fan of the scent (don't hate it either), but it's a great aftershave. I hope they have it in French Guiana in case I have to go there in a couple of weeks.

I may get the rose water skin food, depending on some negotiations relevant to where I'll be when the samples arrive in Toronto lol. I'll keep you posted.

Hi Mary,
I'm a graduated guinea pig (ask Colleen for my references :D), so if you have any formulas you'd like to get tested, just pm your PP-id and the shipping charges to Toronto, Ontario, M8V...

Thanks Mary. I'm always interested in trying new stuff. Generally I avoid the sweet and feminine scents. My experiment went awry. Too little oil leaves the skin dry and too much gives me the same...

That's the figure I was planning on bringing it up to. The current mix disappeared too quickly and left my skin a bit on the dry side.

The new formula seems to be working out well:

-2 drops of pepperming EO
-2 drops of eucaliptus EO
-1tsp of almond oil with vitamin E as a preservative (which is also helpful in an AS)
-40ml of...

I'd actually be interested in it if it had a more masculine scent. Not a big fan of roses or their water lol. By the way, they've been murdering me at work, so I didn't get around to buying the...

Welcome aboard SW! I wasn't considering using more than a drop or two in any case. I'll have to have a slight delay as I start working on restoring my "new" blades that just arrived. I MAY post the...

Thanks SW. So far everything's staying together except for the glycerin. I was thinking that since alcohol is a solvent, the EOs would stay uniform throughout the mixture. I'll keep an eye on this...

I'll start with the bad news: The glycerin tends to settle to the bottom and requries some vigorous shaking before pouring some AS into my hand.
The good news: The effect is excellent. The alcohol...

Following Nenad's updated advice, I drained the alcohol and decided to mix my first batch without the EOs. It had a nice scent, with especially strong presences of mint/sage, but the chamomile...

Another update. The herbs are soaking in about 250ml of alcohol as we speak. It turned green almost instantly. However, I have to leave them in there for a week, since the Bulk Barn is getting the...

The Wal Mart pharmacy didn't have any. Thanks for the tip on the curing process... I'll get on it tonight, and I should get the EOS within a week... Then I can experiment with the ratios.

Edit....

I got the 100% pure Aloe Vera gel, a bottle of Glycerin and a bottle of mineral oil (not for the aftershave, but for an oilstone I'll be using on restoring one of my new blades). The only thing...

I just need to get some info on how long I need to leave the herbs in the alcohol to get a full effect out of them.

I had a long discussion about this with Nenad, and here's what I'm planning on doing so far:

-Dissolve some Mint/Sage/Chamomile in 70% Eth. (*)
-Add glycerine
-Add aloe vera gel
-Add a drop or...

I want to produce something that is:
1) effective
2) natural
3) easy to produce
4) nice-smelling
As I said, I'd make it public domain information, not just for my own benefit, but also for the...

Thanks for the tips guys. I may even add chamomile to the mix since it also has antiseptic properties and a nice scent. The reason I'd like to use alcohol (other than its astringent properties) is...

Hi guys. I'm trying to formulate a homemade alcohol-based aftershave. Ofcourse, once I get a working formula, I'll make it available here. Here's what I was thinking of doing:

1) Alcohol as an...