The best 30 raw materials to begin perfumery with in 2024

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & Selection criteria
07:12 - Citrus
10:48 - Aquatic / Marine
13:42 - Traditional
19:28 - Musks
24:20 - Sweet / Gourmand
28:07 - Woody
32:04 - Floral
37:04 - Fruity / Tropical
39:38 - Other categories
40:44 - Finding a raw materials supplier
43:20 - What next?
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[@jenn_iv]

you know what's attractive? the one who share this knowladge to us. you damn attractive for me foorrr real!!! 😭

[@Ajibolaa]

Sam I love how you’re teaching people and carving a nice niche for yourself.

[@sammacer]

Thank you

[@MitziHart]

To all my fellow ’Perfume enthusiasts, welcome to the #1️⃣ KZbin Perfumer, Sam Macer !!! …So I’ve been following SM for awhile now, and when this video was posted 2 months ago, without even finishing it, I jumped headfirst on ordering the 35+ Raw Material kit… I’m here to say, that at just shy of turning 60, I’ve been having the time of my life every day since, creating new fragrances, while gaining more knowledge, with these very fine materials & Sam’s professional videos 😃 Since I live in Canada, the exchange & import fees were not great, but ultimately worth every penny,… Please gift yourself this opportunity, you’re worth it, and I can assure you that you will be thrilled above & beyond 💫 *This is not a paid advertising 🤣

[@melaniewolf7244]

Fantastic video!! Loved the use of illustrations

[@martinarenzi4744]

Thank you Sam, all your videos are so well thought and complete e clear and fun too❤ thank you 😊

[@NuclearFlan]

this was so helpful. awesome!

[@camdonhill]

I’m trying to do as much research and reading as I can before I start. But I’ll be grabbing the starter kit from you when I do start in appreciation for what you do. Your channel is packed with so much awesome information man.

[@sammacer]

Thank you! Good luck with your research

[@007MrMISHI]

Very informative, Sam. Thank you. Not particularly interested in creating perfumes, but your vid provides alot of information on the characteristics of each raw material. I've quickly learned that perfumery is definitely an art !

[@paulvallandigham6701]

Loved the information and the artwork!

[@sammacer]

Thank you

[@OceanHealthcare-co6ce]

Too much informative. I have a request, kindly make a video on carrier oil based perfumes and alcohol based perfumes. And also how alcohol should be diluted if undiluted? Thank you Sam ❤

[@jaycejones1024]

Thank you sam!! This is perfect!

[@sammacer]

Thanks :)

[@Tmanaz480]

I especially love the landscape concept.

[@svensnare1]

I was just about to order the materials from your video 3 years ago, great timing 😂.

[@sammacer]

Haha fantastic

[@TMF_musab]

Bro i was looking for a video like this for the past month 😭 thank you so much 😭🙏

[@sammacer]

Glad I could help

[@TMF_musab]

@@sammacer thank you so much i bought them all😆 I'm so excited to watch your videos now

[@highlighter-kun]

Oh, your channel is soooo helpful! I'm thinking about trying to mix fragrances by myself and realised that there is almost no information in my native language (I was so surprised that last proper book in Russian on making perfumes was published in 1955), but luckily I found your channel. I have experience in making face cleansing gels and cold process soap, and very much excited about fragrances.

[@sammacer]

Glad I could help

[@roshanallindia]

Very informative video, keep up your great work ❤🎉❤

[@aidanpang]

Thank you so much for this informative and colourful video. I just started to explore these perfumery/essential oils recently and I am blown away by how gigantic the nature has offered us with numerous scents with different notes and characteristic. I am learning a lot from your videos. And love these little happy musks lol.

[@sammacer]

Thank you. Yes they're so cute

[@iangascoyne4274]

Am so glad someone is doing this - I’ve been into collecting frags for a bit , and have a bunch of mostly designer, cheapies, mid east, vintage/discontinued - couple of Chanel’s/ysls etc. But I also have about a hundred ingredients - which I dabble with, for fun mostly - am not too serious about it. I have just started ‘dabbling’ again - so your guidance is extremely useful. Thankyou 👍🥂

[@sammacer]

Glad I can help

[@damianorlandobustamanterodrigu]

awesome videos due! Thank you I m so excited with them. Greetings from Colombia.

[@sammacer]

Thank you! Greetings

[@ndmx1334]

Thanks man….you’re a real G for this

[@CallMeMrBenjaminNYC]

Great video. I stumbled upon this subject as it relates to a couple of my projects. To us newbies you are speaking another language. So remember to treat your videos like reference material. Breaking the materials into groups,👍🏾! Using the screen to separate top, mid and bass notes 👍🏾. To help us understand the different qualities of a material I would suggest good-better-best model. Just like you we are all learning. Looking forward to more of your videos

[@justaddlight]

If I could give 300 likes, I would. 💚 What a fantastic vid Sam. The landscapes made it fun to follow! In terms of the musks, I would personally go for Romandolide myself; and good call on the Sandalwood. Even Javanol can get pretty pricey real quick. Para mi, I might add an indonesian patchouli (since the absolute is way too pricey) and a spice like cinnamon or pink peppercorn oil, but you've nailed the essentials. Very well done!

[@sammacer]

Thank you!

[@mazharhusainsir1642]

Thank you very much for your contribution in our perfumery knowledge.

[@sammacer]

My pleasure

[@ok1907tay]

Loving the video so far sam. Thanks to your videos i will be buying my starter kit soon. An idea for a future video, can you list the accords we can make using the raw materials listed in this video, all in one video? Personally i would find it useful to see an all in one video to keep a track of accords we can make and start with.

[@sammacer]

Thank you! I will be making video(s) using the kit to make accords, I haven't decided yet if it will be one video or a few separate ones. Thanks for your feedback on putting them all in one, noted.

[@todamont]

great video!

[@perseverance5284]

aww those musks are so adorable 😍

[@abbasalikhan]

Sam, thanks for this video, i rememeber you did a similar video a few years back after which i got those materials and more. now i after watching this video i can assure that I have all of these materials and more but when i see most of the accord formulas online there is always something that i dont have which is very discouraging. so far the only accord that i successfully created with these materials is the grojsman accord. please guide me what more can be made with these materials which will give me some confidence that i made something worthwhile. thanks

[@MuhammadWaqasAwan]

Love this one when we can have a new video in this series for intermediate then professional and Experts to legendry perfumers' raw materials

[@tayt_]

14:06 get your wallet out!

[@sammacer]

Haha well there are thousands so it would be impossible to cover

[@flyingthundergod3999]

people would charge so much for a class like this, ur a legend

[@jk6215]

Great vid Sam. I am a perfume collector first, and this is my newest interest - making my own. I’m not necessarily interested in business ventures; more of a personal hobby. I have some very expensive perfumes and have acquired exquisite taste ($$$$) so I am interested in recreating my own versions of beloved accords/scent profiles with super high quality ingredients; however, I don’t want to waste expensive ingredients either. How do we determine whether to use the super expensive floral absolutes vs. commercial bases or molecular version?

[@topnotesfragrance]

Great stuff as always Sam!! Btw have you heard of Penguin by Zoologist Perfumes? They're the first fragrance that I've ever seen using givaudan's Freskomenthe and making it work...really feels like you're in the chilly arctic air! I know you dont do much collecting but when I first saw them using that material I was really pumped!

[@sammacer]

Thank you. No I have not, but sounds cool!

[@orighomisandediare4990]

You have freely given. I wish you an abundantly successful 2024 being singled out for honour and favour. Good bless you for you invaluable teachings. You're stellar!

[@sammacer]

Thanks dude

[@lenag3329]

thank you, much love

[@osaichella]

One of the best on topic. Namate from India

[@sensei_kenneth]

Hey Sam! You are great and just gorgeous!

[@user-kl2ds1jq5w]

Good to see you brother

[@juandelacruzfraganciadelac1224]

4 years ago I started with 25 oils now I'm at 600 oils it's a addition hobby to have but really what hobby isn't. ❤

[@sammacer]

[@dalmatinka9084]

That’s so cool!

[@ekaterinadergam]

Is it possible make perfume only using essential oils? I have a lot of them, but I don’t know if we need to add synthetic materials too ..🙏

[@juandelacruzfraganciadelac1224]

@@ekaterinadergam I want to say yes but I think you mite have a higher level of get a bad reaction on your skin . I think there are 2 kinds of ess oils but do your research on the ones you have get in contact with the company that sold them to and ask.

[@estiiim]

​@@ekaterinadergamI've made a couple perfumes with essential oils. make sure you get the essential oil and not a "fragrance blend" because the essential oils are pure, the fragrance blends are already mixed together with who knows what all.

[@ekaterinadergam]

Thank you Sam!!So much for such an informative content.Can we make perfume using just essential oils ? What is synthetic materials benefits?Thank you!!

[@sammacer]

Yes you can. Synthetics are useful since they’re often cleaner smelling, allowing you to make modern smelling perfumes

[@MallickTours]

Thankyou for sharing such a wealth of information. Could you please share how to make white oud?

[@omarahmed1760]

great content thanks ♥ can you make a video about how to determine the best oil concentration after finishing a formula

[@sammacer]

You test them out and see which one you like

[@Gargameaaaaaal]

Jeeeeez I have watched a lot of your videos and I haven't found a single one that I hate ❤

[@FragranceScents]

Sam, do you do other things besides perfumery? I am curious! also, great videos for helping people learn! I love Labdanum, I have a fragrance based around it I'm wearing now. Do you know of an ingredient or accord for jacaranda? I had a tree in-front of my house as a kid and wanted to make something for my wife that smelled like jacaranda

[@sammacer]

Yes of course I do some other things and thank you. And no, I've not heard of jacaranda. But maybe you could do some research online, that's what I usually do

[@juansalas6708]

It's awesome, but where can we buy that specific alcohol tsda sb-40? with international shipping pls

[@josefine7411]

Please make this kit Sam, I’m ready😊

[@MitziHart]

It’s already available, look in the description,.. I purchased said 2 months ago, and I couldn’t be happier with my new found passion 🥰

[@user-bl4hi6nh1p]

Hi Sam Loved your video and i already note down the mat for newbies like me May I know more info about your online courses? and for that EO like Jasmine, and others. do you still dilute them in 10%, in perfume alcohol or DPG?

[@sammacer]

Thank you. The online course is currently under construction but when it's ready I'll add links to my videos. And to answer your question, yes, in alcohol

[@xoxUnD3R0aThxox]

Can you make a video for the top ready made bases in terms of nature identicality and scent quality?!

[@MewChar]

Hello, loved this video, when Will your kit be in stock again internationaly?

[@sammacer]

It is available internationally via our partner Harrison Joseph, link in product page

[@scottwenzel1186]

@@sammacerHello Sam! I’m having trouble adding the item to the cart/ creating an account on the website. I think there is a bug in the human verification and when choosing the standard item. I have tried on different browsers but nothing seems to work. Just letting you know.

[@mikloswazowski1437]

Hey Sam! Thank you for your videos they help a lot! I have seen that you mentioned De Hekserij as a supplier in the EU. Do you or anyone you know have any experience with the raw materials they have? If you had to rate their quality (for example performance wise and in other aspects) on a scale of 1-100 what would you say? I have also taken a look at the site called Harrison Joseph but there were a few raw materials I could not find. There is little to no description for most of them which sometimes makes it hard to decide whether I should consider getting it.

[@sammacer]

Thank you. No I’ve never ordered from them myself so I cannot say. Harrison Joseph is a great place to purchase in my experience but you’re right, sometimes the descriptions are missing but you can find them elsewhere

[@Picklemedia]

Yes! Thank you very much

[@sammacer]

My pleasure

[@emraanaly8811]

Hi Sam, I had created some frags, all went good but I always miss some powdery feel that brands have. I couldn't have figured out. Any suggestions?

[@wilberfrontado6996]

te sigo desde hace mucho tiempo, te felicito he aprendido mucho con tus videos, app para Android o Windows no tienes ? saludos

[@sammacer]

Thanks, I'm glad. And hopefully later this year

[@andresimonperfumer]

Sam, can you help me? Which is a raw material that rappresent a cleany lavanda? I didn’t find it… Thanks

[@teabagNBG]

thx alot took me a while to find this video.. what about synthetic materials? ps i think a few important ones are missing... for example grapefruit and pinaple is missing in citrus... peppermint, mint, apple and Pine also is missing :D:D i thnk these are also very important scents

[@kinjalpatel5951]

Samsir this one is your greatest video. extra ordinary background picture.we feel we are not seeing video but we are enjoying some Holi wood movie with lots perfume ingredients knowledge.you have not mentioned exaltolid, Musk ambreet, Musk zylon and Musk ketone

[@sammacer]

Haha thank you. And yes there are many musks you can use

[@adampartyka1712]

Hi, im only asking, which basic raw materials do you will use if you was making sauvage perfume?:) or it will be great for yt video about this. Its my fav perfume smell but right now it getting worse..., all dior :) Just curious.thanks!

[@hafsabadi5294]

Where to download your app from? It's not available on Play Store.

[@MumtazJilani]

How to measure DiProplyneGlycol Quantity in Perfume Compound

[@cerjhancortez2400]

Love 💖 those wallpapers 😁😍 though 😅

[@sammacer]

Thank you

[@JayMannStuff]

I'd add Tonka bean (ou Coumarin) to the Traditional notes. I'd also replace Lavender EO with Lavender Absolute. I would've started with workhorse materials as a category, and add Ambroxan in there.

[@JayMannStuff]

I'd also recommend Patchoulol crystals instead of Patchouli EO. I'd also highly recommend anisyl acetate as a mat.

[@sammacer]

@@JayMannStuff Since it's meant to serve as a first step in perfumery, I think it's more appropriate for students to learn the traditional canonical materials first in most cases instead of more nice (even if arguably nicer) variants. I like anisyl acetate too but I think anisaldehyde is more universal. Many of the notes fit into multiple categories such as coumarin, however I had to organise them due to screen space / populating each category, of course these same notes could be categorised many different ways.

[@mickeyconnor830]

Tonka beans are readily available on Amazon in the US, and a simple alcohol tincture is incredibly cheap and easy to make. Roughly 12 dollars US (including the glass bottle) can provide you with a dozen large batches of very potent and long-lasting raw material. ❤

[@pami333]

@@mickeyconnor830 with less than 6€ for a gramm of tonka bean absolute I wouldn't bother tincturing, actually. @JayMannStuff the problem with lavender absolute is, the quality of a bad one compared to a good one is way way worse than the quality of a bad lavender eo compared to a good one. Also way more restricted, thus already less beginner friendly. Patchoulol is also a bad replacement for patchouli eo, it's use is rather limited to fresh transparent creations (which not everyone is looking to make) or as a minor modifier (which again makes less sense in a beginner kit)

[@sinanshuwaili7500]

thank you

[@jonidazguro2878]

Hello, do you guys know if you can take the starting kit on a flight? My country is outside of EU and I'm struggling with shipping options, so considering to have a friend of mine in the UK order it for me and bring it when they visit home.

[@sammacer]

Unsure to be honest, you’d want to check the airline policy.

[@MitziHart]

I am so ready to get going,… Very much a beginner, and presently, I’ve just been layering with my sons and my existing fragrance collection, along with touches of my EO’s,… if you put together a complete kit for me, I would gladly purchase said from you in heartbeat 🤗 PLEASE let me be your first customer,… and FYI, i live in Canada 🇨🇦

[@sammacer]

Well you still have time to be the first international customer for the kit, link to purchase is here :) www.harrisonjoseph.co.uk/product-page/fragrance-foundry-x-harrisonjoseph-perfumery-starter-kit

[@MitziHart]

@@sammacer Thank you so much Sam,… just signed uP & I will be ordering soon ‘can’t wait to explore ✨

[@kang8064]

Thx xx

[@MegaStas13]

Thanks Sam! :))

[@sammacer]

np

[@ChrisShin-jb9xq]

Thank you for breaking down these materials for us ❤🫡😊 You are really an alchemist

[@Desmond000007]

Great vid. I would like to start making perfumes, but im really not a fan of perfume and all the most common aromachems, so it will need to be eo's, absolutes and absolutes. Do you know of a good place to buy these things?

[@mitkru16]

Eden Botanicals and Perfumer's Apprentice have starter kits for naturals. I believe some of them come with booklets with Mandy Aftel's wisdom (one of the authorities on natural perfumery) EDIT: Beware of anything that says "Fragrance Oils" as these are a combination of naturals and synthetics!

[@Desmond000007]

@@mitkru16 thank you. I forgot to mention that im in EU

[@MattaparthiShivaBhargav]

Hi, i like to know when can i see the course in ur page to buy.

[@sammacer]

It's not released yet, but it will be out soon and I will then put a link on my videos

[@kaylahashleigh]

i need fig recommendations!!

[@MumtazJilani]

Any book for perfumery pdf link

[@alial-saedi1819]

Do we need to add carrier oil with essential oil before adding alcohol?

[@MelanesianMeri]

Whats your suggestion for a sugary sweet vanilla fragrance? In terms of raw materials 😊 Another great video! ❤

[@sammacer]

I'd start with vanillin and ethyl maltol

[@officialnp2n425]

Thanks Sam I have been slowly buying new materials and switching from fragrance oils to synthetic raw materials it would really help if the fragrance foundry could ship to It would really help if I could get the fragrance foundry to ship to the USA or if you could link were we can buy all of the products because no other websites have the starter kit like you have as always thanks for the inspiration and education

[@sammacer]

Our partner Harrison Joseph ships internationally, check the link in our product description to get the starter kit on their website :)

[@officialnp2n425]

Ok thanks I will definitely order that I have tried adding some of these ingredients to my fragrances and it makes the smell great but I want them to stick to the skin better and for longer and suggestions?

[@Gabriel.A.L.]

Fantastic video. Thanks!

[@xshay2906]

Sam, can you please tell me what exaclty is the smell of C 13 Tridecanal ? Is it smell like soapy metallic dry down nuances in Bleu De chanel or any bentley perfumes ?

[@sammacer]

I don’t have it but it would probably smell soapy

[@Prozacel]

Hi Sam! It is possible to create perfume only with natural essential oils?

[@sammacer]

Yes

[@MattaparthiShivaBhargav]

Will there be a Android version of your app, cuz not everyone uses iphones

[@pranshugoel9624]

Brother can you make a video dedicated to iris and it's molecule, compound, etc..

[@sammacer]

Maybe one day

[@mahdiasadi6955]

do yoy make dior homme intense perfume formulate ?

[@magdalenesani3634]

Hi Sam, Thank you so much for sharing,it was very informative. However,am chatting from Nigeria.If am to get order from you how do i go about? Moreso,do you mentor people?I will appreciate it if you can be my mentor. I want to go fully into perfume business. Reply soon please. Thank you

[@l.r.designstudioslauriesul8993]

I am dying to purchase your beginners kits - I am in the USA -

[@FulguroGeek]

Im creating parfume now and my process is really common, im using chat GPT to create new unique fragrance. Seems like chat GPT have a great knowledge in parfumery and in science of olfactive molecules even giving me percentage for each ingredients, Ultimately you still have to test and balance for your own preference, but he give a base of witch ingredient would go well toghether and at witch ratio. You can even ask him to create you a parfume around 2-3 ingredients you would want and chat gpt will create a formulation with scent going well... even explaining why each element complement each other... i already made 3 parfume using that Process and for now they are very very nice, I even made one with 19 ingredients,,, with no knowledge in parfumery almost and just following chat gpt ratio of dilution and ratio in the mix of the parfume.

[@sammacer]

For sure AI will be important in the future of perfumery, however it also isn’t a replacement for human input anytime soon, rather a tool

[@FulguroGeek]

​@@sammacer Yes, it will never replace himan creation, but for pafumery what is nice is if you are not a professionnal and you would like to have lets 3-4 certain ingredients but would love to add 2-3 more to create a more complex scent.. the ai can poit you in the good direction, instead of experimenting blindly with raw materials and maybe prevent wasting materials. Thats where i find AI interresting.

[@sammacer]

@@FulguroGeek for sure

[@pankajupreti7958]

Can you please teach how can I do that

[@FulguroGeek]

If you have3-4 ingredients you absolutely want in your parfume, go to chat GPT, Ask it to take the role of a master parfumer so it can acces the data on parfumery and science of olfactive molecules, than ask him to create a more complex parfume with your request on the type of parfume. Example, i would like to have Yuzu, pineapple, vanilla . thansk ask chat GPT something like this, can you crate a more sophisticayes parfume with those 3 ingredients, i would like you to create a parfume with 5 ingredient in top notes, 5 ingredients in mid notes and 6 ingredient in base note including those i asked you, Each ingredient should complement each others and go well toghether. I would also need the correct ratio of each ingredients... Something like that

[@abdelkaderalikhoudja7540]

I am very interested in perfumery, and I will get going asap, so I have a question. Is 10 ml of Bergamot FCF or any other top, heart, base note enough for testing in the beginning? It looks very little, as I imagine it'll take several attempts to land a decent perfume. What is an adequate quantity in your opinion for such notes?

[@sammacer]

If you predilute everything to 10x you give yourself 10x more (in a sense) to blend with so I'd say it's enough for a while

[@iza4150]

Not sam putting this video up right after i already sent my order..

[@sammacer]

So sorry!

[@ketandesai7506]

Will u please help me with powdery note raw materials list🙏

[@irinairis191]

Hey, just a quick question since I cannot find the information (maybe I missed it), are the ingredients in the kit pre-diluted?

[@sammacer]

I couple of them are for various reasons such as strength and not needing to use much of it to keep the cost down for customers

[@kurogana01]

I give a BIG THUMBS UP to heliotropin, what a wonderful smell... A must

[@sammacer]

Ikr

[@BOOMgamingBOOM]

its sold out. when youre getting more supplies ?

[@ameeraabed]

hi sam I want to buy essential oil for training and start my journey but their is no delivery to my country so i search for alternative company around me but they have essential oil for candle and cosmetics is this the same of essential oil that use in perfume

[@sammacer]

Usually those ones are lower quality and not ideal but still useable

[@ameeraabed]

@@sammacer thanks for replay

[@safiyyaabduljalal9499]

Am trying to start a body mist/spray perfume but it seems like I got the wrong materials especially the essential oils I got everything wrong😢

[@sammacer]

Don't worry, the ones in this video aren't the only ones you can use

[@sinanshuwaili7500]

Where can I buy essential oils for making perfumes?

[@sammacer]

See the link in the description

[@user-co4gb9iz5g]

with the sterter kit of raw materials approximately how many perfumes of 50 ml could you make if we take in account that you know your materials

[@MitziHart]

More than you could imagine,… each material is very pure & concentrated, so you require very little to make larger quantities !!!

[@tayt_]

If I have your fragrances analysed by a few labs and triangulated the results, what ingredients doesn’t this kit include? Do you think perfumery could be the second oldest profession? Either way, all your AI automation experience could lead to a thriving and respectable career on OF if all this doesn’t work out. 28:08 more midjourney? 🙈

[@EkoTube]

Does bergamot fcf have a restriction ?

[@sammacer]

Each manufacturer removes the bergapten to a different degree so refer to the IFRA certificate for your specific manufacturer to get the restriction on it

[@charmcitymojoe3246]

Can you ship outside of the UK..?

[@MitziHart]

Purchased from Canada, and had to pay the $exchange & import fees, but it was worth every single penny,… I can’t say enough about this amaZing kit 🤗

[@pankajupreti7958]

Sir can you please tell me a roadmap to become a perfumer from scratch i don't know anything how to follow you videos any online course or book documentry or anything else it would be great if you can help me

[@MitziHart]

Search perfume Documentaries here on KZbin,…A ton of valuable & interesting info 😃

[@mitskifan7787]

hiiiii ı was wondering if you could create fame by lady gaga thank youuu

[@haydenchristensen4797]

possibly very stupid question but is this the type of stuff that perfumers in big or niche houses use? like do they just test out different little concoctions made from raw materials they experiment with just like you?

[@b.nugent733]

the process is more or less the same. perfumers for large perfume houses/fragrance companies usually have years of training in chemistry and perfumery and access to hundreds upon hundreds of materials. they also usually have a brief and their product has to be approved by more people unlike the creative freedoms of a indie perfumer. but they are likely to use all of these materials and I'm sure a lot of the process is experimentation based

[@haydenchristensen4797]

@@b.nugent733 okay thank you that makes a lot of sense

[@khazachowdhury6247]

Question: How does someone create perfumes with 20 - 30% concentration when they create 10% & 1% dilutions of their raw materials? Would the scent that smells good using the 10% dilution still smell the same way at 30% and the dilution level only affects longevity of the scent?

[@wib6044]

You just go down your list and work out how much actual raw material there is The formula is the dilution number 1, 10, 20, 50 % etc. multiplied by the amount on the scale. Then divide by 100 So a 20% Oakmoss dilution that weighs 0.120 grams with the alcohol would be 20 x 0.120 Divided by 100 = 0.024g of actual Oakmoss. Once you have the true amount, then add up all of those. Then do your juice to alcohol ratio for 10,20, etc % Yes dilutions do make an impact on smell, and certainly effect performance.

[@sammacer]

You use some pure raw materials alongside your dilutions

[@andreaandric4273]

What happens when we create 1% and 10% dilutions of raw materials and use them? If we use only diluted raw materials, will the finished perfume still be 20% if we created 20ml of perfume essence, and added 80ml of alcohol? Will it still be 20% perfume (eau de perfume) if we used diluted raw materials or the finished perfume is therefore diluted even more than 20%? Can you elaborate on that?

[@sammacer]

You use a mixture of 10% dilutions and 100% pure to get a dilution in the middle. An app like Formulair helps you do this easily without the maths

[@francopanigaia2425]

will the kit become available again?

[@sammacer]

Yes it will be in a couple of weeks

[@francopanigaia2425]

@@sammacer thanks!