Now simply make an individual perfume yourself and do without harmful fragrances. With natural ingredients, you can conjure up your own scent according to your taste and match your own body odor. Scent test helps to determine your scent type.

Good reasons to make your own perfume

We have found out for you how you can easily make your own individual perfume yourself. Because most perfumes often contain many chemical substances that are not good for the body or the skin. It is also the case that some of the ingredients in perfumes can trigger allergies, which is why fragrances should be increasingly regulated.

That’s why it’s best to create it yourself and avoid harmful substances. Some people also feel disturbed by the many fragrances in perfumes, air fresheners, and detergents. They then complain of breathing problems, migraines, or other health problems. We will show you how you can easily make your own perfume with just a few ingredients and how you can determine your fragrance type beforehand.

Determine the type of scent with a scent test

A good perfume has several advantages: it makes you feel more comfortable in your own skin and the different scents can influence your mood. However, it is not so easy to find a suitable perfume. But a scent test can help you to determine your scent type. The following selection criteria play an important role here:

• The season. If you buy a perfume in summer, you should choose a light, fresh scent. Because wearing a heavy and warm perfume in the hot summer is not only uncomfortable for your own nose.
• Lifestyle is a good guide. Because those who do a lot of sport prefer a light scent; elegant and classic women often feel comfortable with a warm fragrance that underlines their personality.
• Age is another influencing factor. Young women generally prefer light fragrances, while they can get heavier with age. While a mature woman gets a youthful touch with a fresh scent, a warm and woody scent usually has a confusing effect on a teenager.
• Your own body odor is decisive. Because every person has their own individual body odor, which together with perfume results in a personal composition. What smelled delicious on your best friend can lose its appeal on your own skin.

Basic knowledge about making perfume yourself: The perfume structure

Basically, you can imagine the structure of the perfume as a pyramid. The individual components can be divided into different grades. A distinction is made between three different scents. There is the base note, the heart note, and the top note. In order for the smell to be perceived as fragrant, the three fragrance phases must be harmoniously coordinated. Accordingly, these form a “pyramid” from the base to the top note.

Choosing the right scents for making your own perfume

There are different scents that you can use when making perfume yourself. The variety of scents is often confusing. So that it still works when choosing the right note, we have listed some fragrances and the associated fragrances for you. As a result, you will also be able to neutralize bad smells.

• Floral scents: rose, jasmine, tuberose, lily of the valley, geranium.
• Citrus scents: lemons, orange, bergamot.
• Woody scents: sandalwood, cedar, patchouli.
• Oriental scents: ambergris, musk.
• Chypre scents: oakmoss.
• Smoky scents: tobacco, incense.
• Lavender forms its own fragrance family.

Make your own perfume with the right accessories

It is recommended to make your perfume from 20% base notes, 50% heart notes, and 30% top notes. It is important that you do not mix too many dominant scents together (maximum 3-4). Since the scents are usually not enough, carrier oil is used. Jojoba, almond, or grapeseed oil are often used for this. Also, note tips for making room fragrances yourself.

Then the oil forms a so-called starting point. The fragrance notes are instilled into it. But since oil does not bind, you have to add another substance. You should choose a substance whose smell dissipates quickly, otherwise, the smell can be affected. Consequently, high-proof alcohol such as vodka (40%-50%) or spirits (80%) is good. For a simple perfume in alcohol solution you will need:

• at least 3 natural fragrance oils,
• 20 ml high-proof alcohol (cosmetic alcohol, spirit of wine, or ethanol),
• a few drops of odorless oil, jojoba oil (online e.g. at **Avocadostore) or avocado oil,
• dark glass bottle,
• Perfume funnel made of metal (e.g. at Amazon),
• Perfume atomizer for using the perfume.