How to Make Perfume From Wild Violets

Making perfume from flowers is a natural way to harness the beauty of nature into a bottle. Man has been making fragrances since the beginning of time using the heavenly scents found in the world around him. Making your own natural wild violet perfume consists of two steps. First, creating an essential oil from the wild violets, then transforming the oil into perfume. Once the perfume is finished it is ready to use and, if properly stored, can last for months.

Things You'll Need

• 4 cups wild violets, petals and blossoms
• 1 cup almond oil
• 5 tsp. vodka
• 1 cup distilled water
• Dark brown bottles, vials, or atomizing spray bottle

Instructions

Make Wild Violet Essential Oil

1. Pack 1 cup of wild violets into a large measuring cup. Bruise the petals by mashing them with a wooden spoon.

2. Pour the petals in a bowl and add the almond oil. Mix thoroughly, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let stand overnight in a cool dark place.

3. Strain the mixture using cheesecloth or a coffee filter, discard the petals and return the oil to the bowl.

4. Repeat the steps 3 times using the same oil; the entire process should take 4 days.

Make Perfume From Wild Violet Essential Oil

1. Measure vodka into a small bowl. Drop 1 drop of the essential oil into the vodka, mix thoroughly, and continue using only 5 to 10 drops of essential oil total.

2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let stand in a cool dark place for 48 hours.

3. Mix 1 cup of distilled water into the oil blend. Strain perfume using cheesecloth or a coffee filter to remove any sediment.

4. Pour the perfume into a dark brown bottle, vial, or atomizing spray bottle using a funnel.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use a variety of different flowers or herbs to create essential oil. Try rose, lavender, cinnamon, lemon balm or mint.

• Homemade perfume shouldn’t be limited to flowers. Try using other plants or natural items such as tree bark, roots, bulbs, fruits, fragrant grasses, spices or even honeycombs.

• Sterilize all your equipment and storage bottles before making perfume; this will help keep your natural homemade perfume fresh longer.

• Don’t use kitchen utensils when creating essential oils or perfumes. Oils from food can contaminate your essential oils and ruin their scent.