How to Make Sandalwood Perfume

Sandalwood has a soft, delicate fragrance. Many name brand perfumes offer sandalwood varieties, but they often come with expensive price tags and chemical additives. Making your own sandalwood perfume is a simple and fun process that you can perfect to create your own unique scent. Read on to learn how to make sandalwood perfume.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Plastic sheet
• Measuring cup with pour spout
• Sandalwood essential oil
• Musk essential oil
• Frankincense essential oil
• Glycerin
• Jojoba oil
• Small dark glass bottle

1. Prepare your work surface by laying down a plastic sheet or other protective material. Essential oils and fragrance oils can damage delicate surfaces, so be sure to protect your work area well and be careful to prevent spills.
2. Clean and dry a measuring cup with a pour spout. Place five drops of sandalwood essential oil, three drops of musk essential oil and three drops of frankincense essential oil to the measuring cup.
3. Add three drops of glycerin to the mixture. Glycerin is the fixative ingredient in your sandalwood perfume, and will help the fragrance to retain its aroma.
4. Place 2 tsp. of jojoba oil to the perfume and stir gently. At this point you should test the scent to determine if you would like a touch more of one of the oils. If so, simply add another drop and stir.
5. Pour the sandalwood perfume carefully into a dark glass bottle with a tight fitting lid. Shake the perfume well and place in a cool dry area. Let the bottle set for at least 12 hours so that the perfume can settle. Enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• Fragrant oils can be used in place of essential oils. Fragrant oils are generally less expensive, but test the scent before buying, as quality is not always the same.
• If you decide to experiment a little with different essential oils, investigate the possible health risks involved. If not used properly, a small number of essential oils can cause health problems, particularly for pregnant women. Speak to a professional aromatherapist for more information.