Upon purchase of spirits very often there are difficulties with the choice of the necessary aroma and it is very difficult to foresee what basic note will be felt on your skin after a while. It is possible to try to make perfume independently, combining different components and selecting the aroma suitable for you. In this article it will be a question of how to make spirits with own hands in house conditions and also we will consider popular recipes.
It is a little theory, or three notes of air
Before preparing spirits in house conditions, it is necessary to remember that all classical spirits are formed from three phases:
- Initial note — the head of spirits. Smells which quickly evaporate within 20 minutes after they were applied on a body are used. These are citrus aromas, a thyme, a bergamot, a lavender, a mimosa, a lemon, nutmeg and others.
- The main note — heart of spirits. The aroma reveals in half an hour. Generally flower smells, a pine, musk, a juniper, a jasmine and other use.
- Basic note — a basis of spirits. Use aromas which on skin keep most longer. They leave slightly noticeable and light smell. It is possible to carry to such oils vanilla, a cedar, a cassia, smells of fruit, a moss, east spices and others.
Some essential oils sometimes pass from group into group, the main thing not to break unity of composition.
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What to be necessary for spirits
It is necessary to stock up with necessary components before doing spirits in house conditions.
Ware
It is the best of all to use glass or ceramic ware for mixing of aromas. Test tubes, flasks, vessels of the small size will be necessary for you. They have to be volume for convenience of mixing of oils, but at the same time not too big that less air got to a vessel.
Important! Do not take metal or plastic ware because essential oils corrode plastic, and with metal react.
It is also necessary to get the pipette by means of which you will drip a certain amount of essential oil.
Base
On base the aroma will keep. It can be oil or spirit. Oil perfumes more durable, but very delicate. Spirit — exhaust quicker, but they are saturated. For a basis of oil perfumes it is the best of all to take olive oil, almonds oil, jojoba, cocoa. Ethyl alcohol forms for spirit spirits a basis. It is also possible to prepare dry spirits for which beeswax will form base.
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Paper
For determination of aroma it is recommended to use the cut paper strips. They have to be well absorbing that it was possible to test a smell, dipping strips into a bottle with spirits. If to smell perfume directly from a bottle, then nuances will not turn out to feel all it. Also moisten strips in different oils and, bringing them to a nose, define whether smells are combined.
Essential oils
Before making spirits, it is necessary to prepare small bottles with essential oils. For a start will drop down three oils for each note of aroma. Oils of a rose and a jasmine not too cheap therefore so far you were not defined in the direction of aroma, use available oils, such as oil of a geranium, myrtle, ylang-ylang.
Production process
We begin production of spirits in house conditions with a perfume basis. We take strips of paper and we apply on them oils which belong to the most resistant.
Get acquainted with subtleties of care for skin.
Then we bring various combinations to a nose and we choose that combination most of which of all was pleasant to you. After that add on one smell of the main note.
Important! It is better not to hurry with combination of several aromas at once, otherwise it is possible to get confused what combination was pleasant to you most.
In the same way it is necessary to add oil of an initial note. When perfume is prepared, it is necessary to apply several drops on a cotton scarf and to leave it for a couple of hours. If the smell is pleasant to you, means all of you correctly made. The proportion of oils has to be 1:2:3, depending on smells of the first, second and third phase. It not the strict rule, and everyone for itself(himself) can determine intensity of ingredients by own preferences.
Further in glass capacity it is necessary to mix the pipette the chosen oils, using the proportion or offered. Now pristupayemneposredstvennok to production of spirits.
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Spirit spirits have to contain 20-30% of essential oils in alcohol, and perfume on an oily base — 10% of essential oils. Dry spirits mix so: 50% of beeswax and 50% of the mixed oils. The prepared spirits need to be poured in a sterile bottle. It is necessary to infuse spirit perfume in the dry and dark place several weeks. Sometimes it needs to be mixed accurately, but not to stir up. Oil perfumes require less time — about 1 week. Dry spirits can use at once.
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Popular recipes
Let's consider how most to make spirits in house conditions on the most popular recipes:
Summer spirits:
- ethyl alcohol — 20 ml;
- melissa — 3 to.;
- bergamot — 2 to.;
- lemon — 5 to.;
- not roles — 2 to.
Clove spirits:
- ethyl alcohol — 20 ml;
- violets — 3 to.;
- bergamot — 2 to.;
- carnations — 4 to.;
- roses — 2 to.;
- lavenders — 2 to.
Delightful Eve:
- ylang-ylang — 15 to.;
- bergamot — 5 to.;
- vanilla — 4 to.;
- pink tree — 8 to.;
- palmaroza — 5 to.;
- musk — 2 to.;
- tangerine — 5 to.;
- jasmine — 5 to.;
- sandalwood — 5 to.
Smell and its influence on the person
Smells bear in themselves a certain symbolics and can influence the person:
- the bergamot — neutralizes aggression and cruel energy of crowd. Protects aura from external irritants. Stimulates to creative feats and suppresses isolation.
- vanilla — creates aura of trust and heat, pushing on creation of family. Helps to hear the interlocutor, harmonizing already existing relations.
- the heather — sweeps away impotence from a way, strengthening a stream of erotic sensuality.
- the geranium — helps to cope with small losses and with negative situations. Discloses sensuality of the woman and gives it to the erotic relations a little pensiveness and sentimentalities.
- the jasmine — eliminates complexes, opens bashful nature.
- ginger — adds hardness to character and determination. Helps a weak organism to overcome a disease.
- the lavender — helps to realize itself and also to relax completely.
- tangerine — can help to find tranquility and to restore the aura damaged by others rage.
- mint — helps to strengthen mutual understanding between people and also to remove expectation of troubles and feeling of tension the relations.
- the rose — gives to character freshness, ease, refinement.
- the tea tree — creates a protective cover to the person, thereby protecting from aggression of the world around.
- orange — creates aura of serenity and trust. Raises self-confidence and optimism.
- the basil — raises a self-assessment, saves from complexes.
- the verbena — increases luck of the person, helps with the solution of difficult questions.
- the carnation — protects from surrounding rage and saves from excess emotionality.
- grapefruit — helps to achieve progress in work and also opens talents.
- the ylang-ylang — increases potency of the man and sensuality of the woman. Is aroma of erotic games.
- cinnamon — adds heat and a cosiness to aura of the person.
- the lemon — is aroma of the traveler who helps to feel comfortable in any situation.
- the muscat — enhances tolerance in family life and also develops an intuition at teenagers and helps to cope them with problems of awkward age.
- patchouli — strengthens an intuition, helps to cope with any situation.
- the pine — will restore forces after the postponed emotional blow.
- the eucalyptus — can present longevity and will help to restore forces after a disease.
Learn as to look after itself and you will always remain attractive.
Enjoy process of creation of aroma of the dream. And then favourite spirits will present you great mood and will restore internal harmony.