Perfume Recipes and Scent Bases: Homemade Scents Using Essential Oils and Fragrance Notes
Mixing your own perfume seems daunting at first, but with a little direction, it's not so difficult.
We've shared a handful of perfume recipes below to get you started. These are given in ratios (x:100), so you can calculate your own proportion.
In addition, for ease of reference, we have provided the correct amounts for 9ml and 30ml bottles.
You can use fractionated coconut oil (FCO) or perfumer’s alcohol (PA) as your carrier agent.
>> Find perfume kits and perfume supplies in our online store.
We've also included a handful of fall and winter-themed scent bases toward the end of this post. These are sure to spruce up your home!
DIY Perfume Recipes
Vibrant - A Fresh, Crisp Summer Scent
| Ratio/Drops | 9ml Bottle | 30ml Bottle | |
|
Apple |
24 | 2.16ml | 7.2ml |
| Herbaceous | 20 | 1.8ml | 6.0ml |
| Cedarwood | 14 | 1.26ml | 4.2ml |
| Amber | 2 | .18ml | .6ml |
| Carrier (FCO or PA) | 50 | 4.5ml | 15ml |
Water Sprite - A Fun, Floral Scent
| Ratio/Drops | 9ml Bottle | 30ml Bottle | |
|
Fresh Water |
10 | .9ml | 3.0ml |
| Lilac | 10 | .9ml | 3.0ml |
| Herbaceous | 8 | .72ml | 2.4ml |
| Ginger Essential Oil |
4 | .36ml | 1.2ml |
| White Musk | 8 | .72ml | 2.4ml |
| Carrier (FCO or PA) | 60 | 5.4ml | 18ml |
Freshly-picked Flowers - A Scent from Mother Earth
| Ratio/Drops | 9ml Bottle | 30ml Bottle | |
| Fresh Dirt | 10 | 6.0ml | 3.0ml |
| Jasmine | 7 | .6ml | 2.1ml |
| Gardenia | 6 | .5ml | 1.8ml |
| Rose | 5 | .5ml | 1.5ml |
| Vanilla | 2 | .2ml | .6ml |
| Carrier (FCO or PA) | 60 | 5.4ml | 9ml |
Dilution Ratios for Perfume, Cologne, and More
The tables below will help if you wish to turn any of the seasonal scent bases below into other products. You can make any of these into perfume or cologne with our perfumer's alcohol or fractionated coconut oil.
| Strongest Parfum | 16-20% fragrance/essential oil : 80-84% carrier agent |
| Eau de Parfum | 11-15% fragrance/essential oil : 89-85% carrier agent |
| Eau de Toilette | 10% fragrance/essential oil : 90% carrier agent |
| Eau de Cologne | 6-9% fragrance/essential oil : 91-94% carrier agent |
| Body Spray | 5% fragrance/essential oil : 95% carrier agent |
Other Product Dilutions
| Bath Salts | 1/16 oz per lb |
| Body Oil | Normal: 1-1 or Strong: 2-1 |
| Candlemaking | 1/4-1/2 oz per lb in paraffins |
| Soy Candlemaking | Works well in some soy candles, you will need to test. |
| CP Soapmaking | 1/4-1/2 oz per lb in mixtures |
| HP/MP Soapmaking | 1/4-1/3 oz per lb in mixtures |
| Incense Making | Dilute 3-1 or 4-1 (base - FO/EO) depending on preference |
| Lampe Bergers | 7 ml per lb of ethanol or Lampe Berger fuel |
| Lotions/Shower Gel/Massage Oil | 1/8-1/4 oz per lb |
| Oil Burning | 2-1 or 3-1 (base - FO/EO) depending on preference |
| Potpourri Sachets | 2-1 or 3-1 (base - FO/EO) depending on preference |
| Room/Linen Spray | 5-10% fragrance/essential oil : 90-95% carrier agent |
Winter Scent Bases
Cozy up next to the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate - it's winter! Crisp air and the home-y smell of cedarwood bring out the best of this season's scents. Try these winter-themed recipes below.
But first...
You can find the fragrance notes and essential oils to mix these recipes in our shop!
Quality Fragrance Notes & Essential Oils
Our fragrance notes and essential oils are premium grade, alcohol-free, phthalate-free, and undiluted. They are 100% pure, and sourced only from the most reputable distributors.
We work hard to ensure that your perfume ingredients are top-quality, highly concentrated, and will mix neatly with both alcohol and oil bases.
These are not ready to wear as fragrances – they MUST be diluted before applying directly to skin. It is always a good idea to do a patch test for allergies, even with natural materials.
And of course – do not eat the oils. No matter how yummy they may smell.
IMPORTANT! If you have children or pets in your household, read our blog post about how to safely use and store essential oils.
Now on to the recipes!
Sweater Weather
- 3 Drops Rosemary
- 3 Drops Orange
- 2 Drops Cinnamon
- 2 Drops Eucalyptus
Fireplace
- 6 Drops Orange
- 3 Drops Cedarwood
- 1 Drop Ylang Ylang
Winter Wonderland
- 4 Drops Orange
- 4 Drops Spruce
- 2 Drops Pine
Fall Scent Bases
Autumn brings out the best scents, doesn't it? We've gathered a few of our favorite fall-scented scent bases below.
Pumpkin Patch
- 5 Drops Orange
- 3 Drops Cinnamon Bark
- 2 Drops Allspice
Corn Maze
- 2 Drops Allspice
- 3 Drops Orange
- 2 Drops Ginger
- 3 Drops Frankincense
Hay Ride
- 4 Drops Frankincense
- 2 Drops Lavender
- 4 Drops Cedarwood
Morning Fog
- 4 Drops Allspice
- 3 Drops Frankincense
- 3 Drops Firewood
