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In 2014, I  made a very wonderful perfume that everybody around me liked. Two months later, I discovered that the perfume had changed its fragrance to a malodorous smell. At that stage, I took this perfume of mine to show to my dad. Though he did not give any bad review but the look on his face told me it wasn't that nice. Well, he was still glad that I had learnt something new.

Fresheners are products that can release the chemicals they contain into the air  intended to dampen bad smell  so as to make  the room/surrounding comfortable. Forms of freshener in the market are solid (used for cabinets and toilets), liquid, spray and gel. Fragrances, gel is usually laid out by hanging or placed in a place.   Gel Air fresheners keeps rooms, offices and cars always scented. The advantage it has over the spray air freshener is it's continuous diffusion . Once the container is opened, the scent diffuses into the whole space. You don't need to always apply it.

If you have flowers in your house and you sweep the petals away you are  a bit wasteful, may be you didn’t know. The petals of flowers can be nicely scented. The scents of flower can be extracted using a very simple method. No serious apparatus is needed, just your basic kitchen equipment.

We’ve often seen perfume packaged  for men only or for women only at one point or the other. Wherever this concept originated from, one cannot tell. But it has been before long that certain fragrances were meant for either male or female. This remains an external classification.

Note in perfumery is a term use to describe the rate of volatility  of  the scent of a perfume when worn. They are basically three classes of notes. The top/head note, middle/heart note and the base note. Each of these classes has a time frame in their longevity. The fragrance we use to make perfume, fall under one of these classes of notes. A Perfume for instance that contains only top note will not stand the test of time. In order to have a lasting fragrance, you have to wisely incorporate the three classes of notes in your perfume. Earlier we discuss fixative some of these notes are fixatives.

Well, I noticed in the previous week that I had tons of traffic from  perfume lovers from different countries especially Nigeria and the US followed by Kenya. I have come back to create this post for those that have tried out their perfume formula. We will like you to share your experiences or challenge on the comment section below. If you have any observation, problem or new methods or discovery, please also share it with us.

Note taking or Recording: This is one of the most important thing you must do in order to be consistent in your formula and result. You may likely not remember the measurement you took, so it is absolutely necessary to keep proper record of all the amount of essential oil and alcohol you used in making your perfume formula. There’s 90% possibility that you may never produce the same formula the rest of your life, if you don’t record.

You don’t need a degree in maths to calculate percentage for your perfume Formula . If you are new to percentage calculation in perfume or you don’t know why you are calculating percentage, please visit the previous post on the types of perfume for a background.

In the previous post, we discuss on types of perfume . In that post we saw how the composition of fragrance to alcohol can affect the longevity of the perfume which in turn determines the type of perfume. What if you put the highest percentage of fragrance to alcohol and it still does not last? The next step is to use what perfumers have been using for donkey years. It is called fixative and that is what today’s post is all about.

Today I am talking about  types of perfume. Lot of folks don't really know the different  types of perfume. Have you ever wondered why some perfume do last longer than others? Some last for three hours, some 5 hours, some 24 hours, some even to an extended period of time. Each of these types of perfume will be illustrated and the percentage of alcohol to fragrance or essential oil will be provided.

I am writing this post in reaction to my page viewers request for a Sample formula for perfume. I will provide samples of different blend of fragrance or essential oils for you to  try out.  Things to note: Like I said earlier in the previous post , for you to have a signatory perfume or customize perfume, you must carryout experiment. And in this experiment, recording is very very essential because you may never get the same result again in your life time. That is if you did not record the measurement. You must have a pen and a paper by your side to take all the measurements and the  results.