DIY Perfume with Oils and Host Your Own Class

You know when you buy shampoo, lotion, perfume or most products you apply on your body, the label says Fragrance on the ingredient list. Fragrance is a known respiratory irritant and neurological toxin and one in five people in the US experience adverse health effects from synthetic fragrance exposure. (read more here) How scary is that? Fragrance is known to disrupt your endocrine system, the same system in charge of producing hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual function, reproduction, sleep, and mood and more. Who wants to throw those off balance? Not me!

Now that you see some of the importance of staying away from the synthetic fragrances in body products, dryer sheets, soaps..etc. Let me show you how you can make your own perfume. One step closer to ditching those chemicals and filling your home with products that will support your body not disrupt it.

To make the perfume you’ll need:

• Bottles or rollers of some sort (We made Eau De Parfume so I got spray bottles HERE)
• Oils (so I don’t undercut Melissa, specifics will not be listed)
• Vodka (needs to be 80 proof or higher)
• Clear vanilla (I used an organic not clear vanilla 😛 it worked great)

Add in oils of your choice to your bottle, and fill with vodka (can substitute witch hazel). Voila! Easy, good for your body, and smells amazing!

How To Host Your Own Class

Royal Crown Diamond Melissa Poepping wrote a DIY perfume book (get it here). While a lot use Rose in the ingredients, I chose 2 that did not. There were quite a few oils I did not have, but I had been saving up Essential Rewards points, and used those to get the more expensive oils for my class.

Before the class I made 2 tester bottles of the perfumes my guests would choose from. Oils react differently with everyone’s body, so it was good for everyone to try them before choosing. I used my Cricut to make gold and a silver label for the perfume bottles, this was a big hit. It made the finished product look so pretty! We made Eau De Parfume: City Lights and Escape at the class I hosted.

For the class you’re going to need

• Bottles or rollers of some sort (We made Eau De Parfume so I got spray bottles HERE)
• Oils (so I don’t undercut Melissa, specifics will not be listed)
• Vodka (needs to be 80 proof or higher)
• Clear vanilla (I used an organic not clear vanilla 😛 it worked great)

The recipes can be made as 10ml, 1oz, or 2oz. The amount of oils you use is the same for each one but the amount of vodka and water you use differs and it obviously makes a different concentration (that’s all explained in the book). You can decide if you want to offer rollers or spray bottles that are 10ml, 1oz, 2oz, or a variety of all sizes for your classes. I just did 2oz bottles for my class.

During the class I taught about how many chemicals a woman applies in a day and touched on the dangers of fragrance in products. I had the ladies smell and test both perfumes. Then we got into making them! Everyone had a great time!