Scentsations: Introduction to Perfume-Making

Name: Scentsations: Introduction to Perfume-Making
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Create Your Signature Scents For Beginners

Created byJoy Tay

Last updated 10/2023

English

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What you'll learn

Create perfumes using essential and fragrance oils
Understand perfumery notes (top, middle and base notes)
Apply scent vocabulary
Apply safety precautions in perfume-making

Course content

4 sections • 10 lectures • 29m total length

Introduction1:24
Delve into perfume making from a beginner’s perspective, learning affordable, safe fragrance ingredients to evoke emotions and memories through do-it-yourself scents.
Bust These 3 Myths Of DIY Perfume-Making5:16
Bust three myths of diy perfume making and empower beginners to craft lasting scents using top, middle, and base notes, test for allergies, and budget wisely.
Why Make Your Own Perfumes?1:43
Create your own perfume from fresh ingredients to craft an authentic scent, personalize blends that reflect you, address allergies, and enjoy aromatherapy benefits for mood and relaxation.

An Introduction To Fragrance Ingredients7:54
Explore natural fragrance ingredients including essential oils, absolutes, and isolates, alongside synthetic aroma chemicals, weighing allergies, cost, and your perfume vision to craft authentic, balanced blends.
An Introduction To Top, Middle, and Base Notes3:02
Explore how top, middle, and base notes unfold over time, from opening impression to dry down, revealing harmony, depth, and lasting fragrance.
Scents Sampler of Top, Middle and Base Notes3:48
Explore top, middle, and base notes through a scent discovery template, learning to describe smells, evoke memories, and track how notes evolve for practical perfume making.

Cleaning and Safety Precautions0:54
Disinfect and sterilize tools with rubbing alcohol or boiling water, wear gloves, and protect glass droppers, roller bottles, and surfaces with plastic to prevent resin staining.
Perfume Concentration0:59
Explore perfume concentrations, learn the strength terms from 1–3% to 20–30%, and how higher perfume raw material percentages extend longevity in the carrier base.
Steps To Making A Perfume4:32
Craft eternal blossoms, a romantic floral perfume blending bergamot top notes, rose middle notes, and sandalwood base notes at 20% concentration in 5 ml, then age for a refined scent.

Requirements

Absolute beginners welcome!

Description

Create your own unique signature fragrances.

In this FREE course "Scentsations: Introduction to Perfume-Making ", we start with understanding perfumery notes and fragrance ingredients, so that you can go on to create your own DIY perfumes and scents.

At the end of this course, you will learn

Perfumery Notes: Dive into the world of perfume creation. Understand the role of fragrance notes in designing your unique signature scents. You will learn what are top, middle and base notes; these are the building blocks of designing your own perfume formulations
Fragrance Ingredients: Expand your knowledge of natural and synthetic ingredients so you can make an informed decision on what you will use for your DIY perfumes
Perfume Making: A classic blend is provided and step by step instructions are given, so that you learn the skills of building your own perfume
Safety and Allergen Considerations: Learn to create perfumes in a safe and allergen-conscious way

This introductory course is an easy and quick gateway for beginners like you into the world of scent-making. Sign up for this scented journey of diving into olfactory self-expression and creativity. Give yourself the chance to experience the ultimate scent-sory experience in fragrances.

See you in the course!

Who this course is for:

Absolute beginners who are keen to learn how to make their own perfumes using essential and fragrance oils
Beginners to perfume making who want to understand the basics of perfumery notes

Scentsations: Introduction to Perfume-Making

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 8min

Before Making Your Own Perfumes3 lectures • 15min

The Process of Making Your Own Perfume3 lectures • 6min

Bonus Lecture1 lecture • 1min

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