Start making perfume
A perfume is a handful of scents blended with care: a bright top, a warm heart and a deep base. Start with three oils and a roller bottle, and keep everything gentle on skin. Here's the video that hooks everyone, and everything you need for your first blend.
Space neededA clear table and a shelf
First projectA roll-on perfume oil
Skill levelBeginner-friendly
Good forAdults, sitting down
The video that hooks everyone
How to make perfume: a full perfumery course
A full perfumery course on making your own perfume at home, with an Italian summer formula included. Press play and see why it hooks people.
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Tool list
What you need to start
Everything you need for your first project, and nothing you don't.
Starter kit
01Three essential oilsOne top, one heart, one base. For example: sweet orange, lavender and cedarwood.
02Jojoba or fractionated coconut oilThe carrier oil your blend is diluted in. Light, with almost no smell.
03Glass roller bottles, 10 mlSmall amber or clear glass bottles with a roller ball and a cap.
04Glass pipettesOne per oil, so scents don't mix in the bottles.
05Smelling stripsPaper blotters for smelling oils. Strips cut from coffee filters work too.
06A small glass beakerFor mixing a blend before it goes into the bottle.
07Labels and a penEvery bottle gets the date and the recipe.
08A notebookYour formulas, drop by drop. The most important tool you'll have.
09Nitrile gloves and paper towelsFor handling undiluted oils and wiping drips.
The manual tells you what to look for when you buy each one.
- 1Putting oils on skin undilutedEssential oils are strong and can irritate or sensitize skin. Always dilute them in a carrier, and keep blends light.
- 2Skipping the patch testTest every new blend on a small patch of skin and wait a day before wearing it.
- 3Judging a blend right awayA fresh blend changes as it rests. Smell it again after a day, and again after a week.
