need help to understand top note and such

[cwarren]

I'm wanting to get brave and mix fragrances

can someone tell me - I made a batch of vanilla/lavender ( I used 1:1 ) .. lavender way overpowerd vanilla..

I need to understand what top note , middle note.. is there a site, book..

or I read somewhere 1:2:3 ratios give you your different notes ( am I even close)

thanks sooo much for your help !

 

[soapbuddy]

Fragrances themselves already have top, middle and base note. That's how they are made. Are you talking about essential oils?

The top note is immediately detectable, due in large part to the fact that it is evaporating quickly and so is more evident. The middle note lasts longer than the top note and has the advantage of mixing with the top note to begin with, and leads into the base note at the end of its phase.Middle notes generally develop within 10 minutes and can last as long as hours. Middle notes tend to be rich in florals.

The base note is the longest lived of all the notes. However, in spite of coming "last", it is arguably the most important choice in your blend. The base note is present throughout the other two notes. While it is not noticeably detectable until the others have evaporated, it has affected and altered all of the scents contained in the blend. The change of the base note fragrance can radically alter the perfume.Base notes are notable because of their longevity. Base notes may also be thought of as "fixatives".

I have this in my notes, but I don't remember where I got it.

 

[cwarren]

Thank you ! ok. I understand what you said..
I don't think I know how to ask what I want to know..
I want to mix F/O . per say , vanilla / lavender - I think I need to just play, I'll get it ... Thank you very much !!

 

[soapbuddy]

Thank you ! ok. I understand what you said..
I don't think I know how to ask what I want to know..
I want to mix F/O . per say , vanilla / lavender - I think I need to just play, I'll get it ... Thank you very much !!

You're welcome. If you want to play, cut some q-tips in half. Dip half of a q-tip in the fragrance lightly, then put it either in a glass jar (like a baby food jar), or in a snack size ziploc bag. Leave it in there for a day or two, then smell it. If you like it, make a tiny blend with counted drops or ml's.
Like 2 drops of vanilla to 1 drop of Lavender, or 2 ml's of vanilla to 1 ml. of Lavender.

 

[cwarren]

Thanks !! I'm gona try that

 

[soapbuddy]

Thanks !! I'm gona try that

You're welcome. Have fun!

 

[peechee]

Thank you ! ok. I understand what you said..
I don't think I know how to ask what I want to know..
I want to mix F/O . per say , vanilla / lavender - I think I need to just play, I'll get it ... Thank you very much !!

You're welcome. If you want to play, cut some q-tips in half. Dip half of a q-tip in the fragrance lightly, then put it either in a glass jar (like a baby food jar), or in a snack size ziploc bag. Leave it in there for a day or two, then smell it. If you like it, make a tiny blend with counted drops or ml's.
Like 2 drops of vanilla to 1 drop of Lavender, or 2 ml's of vanilla to 1 ml. of Lavender.

what a wonderful suggestion, sb! im gonna do that one too. i have been trying to figure out a way to do test combinations. thx!

 

[soapbuddy]

Thank you ! ok. I understand what you said..
I don't think I know how to ask what I want to know..
I want to mix F/O . per say , vanilla / lavender - I think I need to just play, I'll get it ... Thank you very much !!

You're welcome. If you want to play, cut some q-tips in half. Dip half of a q-tip in the fragrance lightly, then put it either in a glass jar (like a baby food jar), or in a snack size ziploc bag. Leave it in there for a day or two, then smell it. If you like it, make a tiny blend with counted drops or ml's.
Like 2 drops of vanilla to 1 drop of Lavender, or 2 ml's of vanilla to 1 ml. of Lavender.

what a wonderful suggestion, sb! im gonna do that one too. i have been trying to figure out a way to do test combinations. thx!

You're welcome.