How to Design Cologne

A cologne bottle

Designing your own cologne is fairly easy, and the supplies you need are not difficult to obtain. The advantages of making your own cologne are that you can custom blend the scents exactly to your liking and you can even start your own cologne business.

Things You'll Need

• Fragrance and/or essential oils
• Carrier base
• Bottles and tops
• Eye droppers
• Funnels
• Paper towels
• Labels

Instructions

1. Choose which types of scents you want to make. There are many different types of cologne including musks, clean scents, ozone-type scents, fruity scents and woodsy colognes.

2. Get fragrance and essential oils from a wholesale industry supplier, such as Wholesale Supplies Plus or Natures Garden Candles. You must obtain professional-strength oils, not ones that are available in hobby and craft supply stores. Find scents that are phthalate-free, since many consumers are turning away from colognes that contain this chemical.

3. Buy cologne-making supplies, such as bottles and caps, eye droppers, funnels and sample-size containers for marketing and sending to potential customers. You can buy these from the same place you get your fragrance oils.

4. Buy a carrier base for your cologne, such as cyclomethicone or a pre-made cologne and perfume base. You cannot just package the fragrance and essential oils and sell or use it as cologne---the strength will not be safe for application on skin.

5. Make your own custom scent blends by taking different fragrance oils and putting one to two drops of each onto a paper towel. Let the mixture dry for about one minute, then sniff the paper towel---this is what your finished cologne will smell like.

6. Mix your carrier base with your fragrance oils according to the manufacturer's recommended guidelines.

7. Put the cologne into your chosen bottles and label them. You can either design the labels and print them yourself or send your label design to a commercial printer.

References

• Cologne Recipes

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Cologne Making Supplies