Make your own purefume

1. Earthy: vetiver and patchouli
2. Fruity: lemon, grapefruit, lemongrass, bergamot, orange, mandarin, and lime
3. Woodsy: cypress, sandalwood, pine, cedar, and cassia
4. Floral: rose, violet, jasmine, ylang-ylang, neroli, and geranium
5. Spicy: cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, juniper, clove, cardamom, and nutmeg
6. Herbal: basil, clary sage, chamomile, lavender, rosemary, and peppermint

Items Needed

• 1/2 ounces of jojoba or sweet almond oil as a carrier oil
• 2 1/2 ounces of ethanol, such as vodka
• 2 tablespoons of water
• Coffee filter
• Dark glass bottle
• 25 drops of your chosen essential oil(s)

Instructions: 

1. Add the carrier oil into the dark bottle.
2. Slowly add the essential oils starting with the base, middle, and lastly the top note.
3. Mix the alcohol or vodka.
4. Shake the bottle thoroughly to mix everything together very well.
5. Allow the mixture to sit between 2 days up to 6 weeks. The longer you allow it to sit, the stronger the scent it produces.
6. After you have achieved the desired strength of scent, add the water into the perfume mixture.
7. Using the coffee filter, transfer it to another bottle.
8. Your perfume is now ready to use.

A few recipes:

Inspiration

• 1 drop of frankincense
• 2 drops of spearmint
• 3 drops of rosemary
• 4 drops of grapefruit

Joyfulness

• 1 drop of geranium
• 2 drops each of sandalwood and basil
• 3 drops of melissa

Let’s Get We

• 1 drop of patchouli
• 2 drops of lemon
• 4 drops of jasmine

Warmth

Combine the following essential oils with their corresponding formula:

• 2 drops of black pepper
• 3 drops each of patchouli and ylang-ylang
• 4 drops of rosewood

Bliss

Combine the following essential oils with their corresponding formula:

• 1 drop each of rose and jasmine
• 2 drops each of sandalwood and bergamot

Inspire Me

Combine the following essential oils with their corresponding formula:

• 1 drop of frankincense
• 2 drops of spearmint
• 3 drops of rosemary
• 4 drops of grapefruit