How to Make Essential Oil Perfume

You can make your own essential oil perfume at home. Essential oils are often derived from flowers, such as roses, lilacs or lavender. They can also be taken from fruits, such as lemon or coconut, or from herbs. When making your own perfume you can experiment by blending together different oils. You will also need perfumer's alcohol, which is an odorless alcohol and can usually be purchased from the same vendors that sell essential oils.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Essential oil 3 teaspoons perfumer's alcohol ½ cup distilled water Glass jar with a lid Clean perfume bottle Paper coffee filter

1. Pour the perfumer's alcohol into a clean glass jar.

2. Add a single drop of essential oil to the alcohol, and stir slowly. Add up to five more drops, adding one at a time. Stir slowly.

3. Cover the jar with the lid and allow to stand for 48 hours.

4. Combine the mixture with the distilled water. Stir.

5. Pour through a paper filter into a clean perfume bottle. Keep the bottle covered when not in use.

Tips & Warnings

• Never substitute tap water or other bottled water for the distilled water.

Resources

• Essential Oils
• Aroma Web
• Essential Oil University