Using Rose Acetate and Phenethyl Alcohol to Enhance Fragrance

Hello,

I understand your confusion regarding mixing perfumes and the different product categories. Perfumery can indeed be complex, especially when starting out.

Let me clarify the product categories based on the information provided:

• BLEND: These are ready-to-use fragrance concentrates. They are formulated scents that you can dilute to make perfumes or add to products.
• Natural: This category contains 100% pure natural essential oils, resinoids, and absolutes.
• A-Z: These are individual aroma chemicals or basic scent profiles used as building blocks by perfumers to create or modify fragrances. They are often not complete or pleasant scents on their own, which is why you might have found them pungent. They require knowledge of perfumery to combine effectively.
• Ingredients: This category contains raw materials for perfumery, such as fixatives, solvents, and specific aroma chemicals (like Rose Acetate, Phenethyl Alcohol). These are also for users with knowledge in fragrance formulation.

How to make a spray perfume:
The basic formula involves mixing a fragrance concentrate with a solvent (alcohol) and often a fixative.

Recommendation for beginners:
Based on your experience with the A-Z scents, it's likely easier to start by using a ready-made fragrance concentrate from the BLEND or Natural categories that you like the smell of, rather than trying to build a scent from the A-Z components.

General Formula and Proportions (Approximate):
A common starting point for a spray perfume is:

• Fragrance Concentrate (from BLEND or Natural): 25%
• Fixative (like FloraFix): 10%
• Ethyl Alcohol: 65% (the rest)

• Please note:* This is an approximate ratio and can be adjusted based on the specific fragrance concentrate used and your desired scent strength. Mixing is simply stirring the ingredients together.

Specific Ingredients:

• Alcohol: You should use Ethyl Alcohol. Both the product from MySkinRecipes (ID 706) and beScents are the same grade and suitable for perfumery.
• Fixative: FloraFix (ID 1502) is a fixative that helps the fragrance last longer.

Adding Ingredients like Rose Acetate and Phenethyl Alcohol:
Yes, you can add specific aroma chemicals like Rose Acetate (ID 1198) and Phenethyl Alcohol (ID 804) to a fragrance concentrate (like a rose fragrance) to enhance specific notes and potentially improve longevity. These are components that contribute to a rose scent. There are no fixed proportions; you will need to experiment by adding small amounts until you achieve the desired scent profile and strength. Rose Acetate powder can typically be dissolved directly in the fragrance concentrate.

Scent longevity also depends on the specific fragrance concentrate itself.

In summary, for ease of use, starting with a ready-made fragrance concentrate from the BLEND or Natural categories mixed with Ethyl Alcohol and FloraFix is recommended. The A-Z and Ingredients categories are more suited for those with experience in creating custom fragrance formulations.

Hope this clarifies things for you!