Creating your own DIY essential oil perfume can be a fun and natural way to personalize your fragrance while avoiding synthetic ingredients. We understand that it is not easy to find a signature scent that resonates with your true personality. You may love a particular note in a perfume, yet find that the rest doesn’t quite align with you. That’s where today’s blog comes in! We’re sharing a step-by-step guide to help you create DIY Essential Oil perfumes that can cater to the preferences as unique as you.
What Does a DIY Essential Oil Perfume Contains?
The perfumes are structured in the form of layers. The fragrance layers in the perfume are called notes. All the notes in the perfume create its fragrance and make up the overall scent profile. A perfume is made up of three notes, top notes, middle notes, and base notes.
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Top Notes: These notes are the first thing that you will notice in a perfume when you sniff it for the first time. Top notes evaporate the fastest out of all the three notes. You can use fresh smelling essential oils like lemon, Eucalyptus or bergamot as top notes in your DIY essential oil perfume.
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Middle Notes: are also called the heart notes of a perfume. Middle notes are added to create the body of the perfume and they emerge after the top notes fades away. Essential oils like lavender, rose and ylang-ylang are the popular choices as heart notes of your DIY essential oil perfume.
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Base Notes: These notes are the foundation of the perfume which gives it depth and longevity. Base notes take the longest to develop and remain noticeable for a long time.
Best Essential Oils for Different Fragrance Profiles
You can choose the way you want your DIY perfume to smell like. If you love floral fragrances, opt for rose, jasmine and ylang-ylang essential oils. If you want to smell like a lush green forest opt for citrusy essential oils like lemon, bergamot and grapefruit for your DIY essential oil perfume. If woody fragrance is your preference then choose from Sandalwood, cedarwood or vetiver essential oil or combine them for the perfect woody aroma. To add sharpness and spice to your DIY perfume, you can opt for essential oils like clove, cinnamon and ginger.
What is Required for Making DIY Perfume with Essential Oils ?
Before you start making your DIY essential oils perfume, gather these supplies:
1. Carrier Oil or High-proof alcohol – You can choose from Carrier Oils like jojoba oil, fractionated coconut oil, or sweet almond oil if you are making an oil-based perfume. The following options don't have any particular scent to them. You can substitute perfumer's alcohol with carrier oil if you're making an alcohol-based perfume.
2. High-quality Essential Oils – High quality natural essential oils like SIVA essential oils are best suited for DIY perfume creation.
3. Perfume bottle – We suggest you to go for a dark glass bottle and not a plastic one. It has been observed by many professional perfumers that perfume blends mature better in a glass bottle.
4. A small funnel – will help in pouring the ingredients into the glass bottle without creating any mess.
5. Measuring tool – A pipette or graduated dropper will help you in getting the precise measurements.
Step-by-Step Guide to Making Essential Oil Perfume
Follow these simple 5 steps to make your own DIY essential oil perfume:
STEP 1. Choose Your Scent Profile
Decide what kind of fragrance you are looking for—is it floral, citrusy, woody or spicy? To make a well-balanced DIY essential oil perfume, you can follow the typical ratio which is 30% top notes, 50% middle notes, and 20% base notes.
STEP 2. Mix Your Essential Oils
You can start with a total of 15-20 drops of essential oils for a 10 ml perfume. Here’s an example of a balanced blend:
Top Note: 5 drops of bergamot
Middle Note: 7 drops of lavender
Base Note: 3 drops of sandalwood
STEP 3. Add the Carrier Oil or Alcohol
If you are making an oil-based perfume: Fill the perfume bottle with your chosen carrier oil, leaving a little space for blending. For an alcohol-based perfume you can add 1 tablespoon of high-proof alcohol and let it sit for 24-48 hours before adding water.
STEP 4. Let It Mature
Place the prepared blend in a cool, dark place for at least 48 hours (preferably a week) so that the scents can meld together.
STEP 5. Final Touch and Use
For alcohol-based perfumes, after the resting period, add distilled water (about 1 tablespoon), shake well, and filter if needed and your homemade perfume is now ready to use!
Tips to Use and Preserve Your DIY Essential Oil Perfume
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Store your DIY essential oil perfume in a dark glass bottle away from sunlight.
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You can apply this oil to your pulse points such as wrists, neck, and behind the ears.
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Use a higher percentage of base notes for the fragrance that is long lasting.
Safety Tips When Using DIY Perfume
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We recommend doing a patch test before application of the DIY essential oil perfume to avoid skin irritation.
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Avoid direct sun exposure with citrus oils based DIY perfumes.
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Store properly to maintain the scent quality of your DIY perfume.
Conclusion
Making your own DIY essential oil perfume is a rewarding experience that allows you to craft a unique scent that is free from harmful chemicals. With the right essential oils, carrier bases, and blending techniques, you can create a natural, cruelty-free fragrance. You could also make a personalized DIY perfume for your loved ones as a thoughtful gift for a special occasion.
Looking for the best essential oils for perfume making? Explore SIVA’s range of essential oils and have fun exploring the art of perfume-making. SIVA essential oils are 100 percent naturally crafted from the highest quality of ingredients and we are sure that you will fall in love with their fragrance and benefits.