I've been asked more than once how to blend essential oils for soap making. I'm not an aromatherapist, and I don't really care what properties the essential oils I work with have. All I care about is what they smell like, how they go together, and how long they last in my base oils. …
Charna Ethier
Tinctures
Tinctures Sitting on the ledge of the windows on my porch are my tinctures. When I was studying natural perfuming, I made them for the base of my perfumes. This is a trick I learned from Charna Ethier of Providence Perfumes. I no longer have time to make perfumes, but I still have those tinctures. Some of them have been aging for 9 …
Natural Perfume Making
I've always been obsessed with perfume and scents. Once I began getting migraines, I couldn't use synthetic perfumes and I discovered natural perfumes. I started my soap business, Alegna Soap®, around the same time I started taking perfuming classes, and unfortunately, I had to make a choice. Soap or perfume? I don't have much time for natural …