🌿 Understanding Absolutes: Potency & Beauty 🌿
All absolutes are extremely concentrated botanical extracts, rich in complex aromatic molecules. Because of this, their aromas may appear overpowering at first, and you might be initially put off by their strength! 💥
👃 How to Truly Evaluate the Scent To get a true sense of the aroma, do not smell directly from the bottle. Instead:
- The Strip Method: Apply a single drop (neat) on a piece of paper or a perfumer strip. 📄
- The Dilution Method (Best): Dilute just 1 drop of your extract into 1 tablespoon of carrier oil or perfumer’s base. 🥄
- Tip: Let the extract infuse and breathe! Come back to your sample throughout the day and week to see how the scent evolves. ⏳✨
🏠 Ambient Usage (Home Fragrance) You can apply 1 drop of absolute neat onto:
- Lining paper or Fabric 🎀
- Wood or Potpourri 🪵
- Any inert support that is away from heat sources. 🔥
⚠️ Note: Ensure these supports do not come into direct contact with the skin.
🧴 Skin Application & Safety Before any application on the skin, pure concentrated plant extracts must be pre-diluted. A pre-dilution is not just for safety; it allows the full complexity and different olfactive layers to release their aromas and truly express themselves! 🌸
- ✨ Choosing Your Carrier
- 🍸 Alcohol Base: When diluted in high-grade alcohol (Perfumer’s bases), the product is reserved for Perfumery (Eau de toilette, Perfumes, Room sprays, etc.).
- 🥥 Oil/Cream Base: When diluted in carrier oils, vegetable butters, or neutral creams, the result is perfect for Cosmetics (Perfumed balms, beauty oils, massage oils, or traditional Attars).
📉 Recommended Dosage Guidelines Always start with the lowest dose. Add a drop at a time, blend, and assess. Do not exceed maximum dosages.
- 👱♀️ For Face: Up to 1.5% (approx. 4 to 30 drops per 100ml carrier).
- 🛁 For Body: Up to 2% (approx. 4 to 40 drops per 100ml carrier).
🧪 Solubility Check Like essential oils, Absolutes dissolve in oily supports and high-grade alcohol (90° min). 💧 They are insoluble in water. ❌