Online Courses - How to Make Your Own Perfume (Part 1)

The homemade perfume is the purest mirror of your personality, character and mood. Because, in the assembling process of your own perfume you can add whatever scents you want, and mostly - to experiment. So, first you have to be certain that you want to make your own perfume, that you really want it, and that you will use it for you or as a gift for your beloved, for example. In the first part of this online course, you will learn what are the basic principles when making your own perfume, which are the main perfume ingredients and what you have to do before getting started.

First, most of the perfumes and the fragrances are a mixture of scented compounds, which are mostly in the form of essential oils. They are blended together with alcohol and water ingredients to deliver the overall volatile liquid, called "Perfume" or "Fragrance". The homemade perfumes and fragrances are offering you the possibility to implement your imagination and style in your own fragrance. The process of making your own perfume is a great form of art and the only way to improve it - is the way to experiment always, to try different combination and to try it again and again. And some common advices are always helpful, too.

There are many types of fragrances and so, your homemade fragrance also could varies. According to the different amount of the perfume ingredients, you can achieve a lighter effect in the form of Colognes or Scented Waters. Or, if you want to make a stronger homemade fragrance for special occasions, which clearly to underline your mood and emotions - you can construct a stronger and heavier homemade perfume in the form of Eau de Parfum of Eau de Toilette. Overall, in this step of "making your homemade perfume" process, you have to decide how you will use your own perfume. For which occasions, environment and time of the day your homemade perfume to be intended to. Which is your real character - are you a colorful and joyful person, do you love more sweet or fresh flavors, etc. Because, you maybe will use your homemade fragrance for a long time, and you have to make a good impression through the expression of this homemade fragrance.

When you really decide to start making your homemade perfume, the process begins with the choice of essential oils. The second part of this online course includes some tips and advices in the selection of essential oils for your homemade perfume.