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I am looking to create a deep, dry woodsy base for a fragrance. I am having trouble finding a combination of a fixative and a wood that doesn't end up just a bit too sweet. I have the following ingredients: Acetal (Natural) Acetophenone (Phenyl methyl ketone) Adoxal (Givaudan) Aldehyde C-10...

Hey gang. I need some help. When following a formula how do you decide which "strength" of a molecule to use? Example: The formula calls for 20 parts of Iso E Super. I have a Neat bottle, a 10% dilution, and a 1% dilution. Is it personal preference as to which "strength" to use? Does it...

Hi all, Have been recently developing a fragrance for transparent / clear shampoo and shower gels. Once the fragrance was applied to the shampoo and shower gel bases, during initial days it remained in clear transparent form. But within few weeks (4 weeks tentatively) it tuned slightly...

Hello! I have very recently started practicing perfumery and trying to learn more about compositions and each ingredient. I have purchased De Hekserij's initial kit and a few other ingredients. Still, now that I have started researching fruit bases, I noticed I have very few of the ingredients...

I posted this comment in a thread about patchouli a while ago: Terranol is described by the manufacturer like this: by Perfumer & Flavorist like this: I've been working with a sample Symrise kindly sent me and having decided I want to use the material I've been trying to find a source: In...

"As with the first two pairs, launched in 2006 and 2008, Schoen has designed two scents as an homage to a single scent ingredient, or aroma-chemical. The aroma-chemical this time is vetiveryle acetate, a refined vetiver note which is celebrated at its purest in Molecule 03. Escentric 03, on the...

I have been wondering about the feasability of using a gaschomatograph to recreate one of those lost legends, say for example Patou Pour Homme, or the old formula Tabac Blond. To test, only a small amount is needed and the gaschromatograph breaks down every ingredient/compound and tells very...

Hello, I am looking for a place to buy Kouros where I can physically see the box before I buy it. After reading this thread - http://www.basenotes.net/threads/249978-Vintage-Kouros - I took a look at the back of my box, and at the end of the ingredient list I found the code 2YF02-3, meaning I...

Dear all, I have always found the problem of my blends about heart note. Do anyone ever unsatisfied with this phenomenon? The headspace scent and the whole scent for early time (about 2-3 min) is OK or great, but after top note has gone it's going to powdery or too complex. It's not harmonize...

Recommendation for methyl anthranilate fragrance usage levels up to : 10.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. The same synthetic ingredient is list for flavor as 2200.0000% in the flavor concentrate what does mean? particullary for fragrance usage levels. i also found that Oakmoss it...

I have read in many sites that Molecule 01 contains ISO E SUPER at 65% concentration. I don´t know how people can believe that. I also know that people love the concept of this parfum. I would like to know as well if the Eccentric brand has patented their formula, which is only 1 ingredient +...

I here fellow BN'ers here talking about musk, perfumes with this ingredient, a "musky perfume", musk coming from the musk deer. I am getting a bit confused. A few days ago, a friend of mine said I will suit more musky perfumes. I had no idea what he meant? Can someone enlighten me and give...

After an extensive sampling and testing phase I decided I loved L'Instant de Guerlain PH EDT and bought a bottle. I wore it maybe five times over the next two weeks and it smelled fantastic every time. I couldn't get enough of it. Then one day (the first time I tried applying lotion before...

From nstperfume.com: Juliette Has A Gun has launched Not A Perfume, a new not-fragrance that is essentially (diluted) Ambrox in a bottle. C16 H28 O is the formula of the Ambrox, one and only ingredient that make this new fragrance. Ambrox is born in the 50′s by Firmenich to replace grey amber...

This is a general question. On the tutorials on the Perfumers apprentice there are approximate ingredient lists of some of the master perfumes. I have used these often to try and train myself to smell the mixtures to see what goes with what. If you haven't already found them then they are an...

Yesterday I received 4ml of each (blends) and I have to admit I'm overwhelmed. The blue Lotus especially 'speaks' to me, deeper than any other note. They smell almost fruity to me, the pink Lotus is brighter and would fit nicely with Sandalwood and a little Frankincense to create a feminine...

that several of the scents were going to be "retired". His explanation was that it is now against the law in France to use an ingredient that about (10) of these scents have in common. Rather than trying to replace them and change the formula, they have decided to stop producing them anymore...

i love what you guys call power frags. im really diggin' azzaro right now. WHAT IS THE INGREDIENT THAT SMELLS LIKE BARBERSHOP??? love it. i love polo, but cant wear it. too much of that stuff in high school. salvador dali por homme is a powerhouse. what else? ive read here that joop is really...

For some reason I’m attracted to fragrances that have this ingredient. Some of my fav’s are Cartier Delaration Terre d’Hermes Tom Ford Grey Vetiver A&F Fierce I’m also noticing 2 Jean-Claude Ellena having a nack for using this ingredient. What other fragrances are along these lines...

Help! I already posted about my reaction to Shalimar - used to love it, but reformulated version makes me literally nauseated and sick to my stomach. May be the combination of civet and lemon? Anyway, now I am having the same reaction to Youth Dew. Also used to like this scent, but this version...