Yes vanilla is light but can act as a good perfume 'base'. So can other natural (non-animal!) substances such as Oak Moss, Opopanax, vervain, etc.)
I once wanted to make perfumes but couldn't get an alcohol licence without paying money I didn't have! hahaha!
Ethanol is better than vodka for making colognes. But it is generally unavailable unless you have a licence. The thing about alcohol is it 'fixes' and preserves the volatile oils in the plants better generaly than oils. I experimented with lavender flowers in oil last year. and it did not last as long without smelling slightly 'cabbage-y' around May/June. There must be a better method than the oil infusion I used which I haven't discovered yet.
By the way, pine resin 'tinctured' in alcohol makes an excellent antiseptic! (Caution required when using it on animals though.)
I once wanted to make perfumes but couldn't get an alcohol licence without paying money I didn't have! hahaha!
Ethanol is better than vodka for making colognes. But it is generally unavailable unless you have a licence. The thing about alcohol is it 'fixes' and preserves the volatile oils in the plants better generaly than oils. I experimented with lavender flowers in oil last year. and it did not last as long without smelling slightly 'cabbage-y' around May/June. There must be a better method than the oil infusion I used which I haven't discovered yet.
By the way, pine resin 'tinctured' in alcohol makes an excellent antiseptic! (Caution required when using it on animals though.)
