Fixatives & INCREASING the LONGEVITY of your perfume

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[mochacola]

I am loving the thought of making my own signature scents and excited to start a new hobby. Thanks for making it easier to do.

[storkonstage]

So that's the reason ambroxan is used so much in the industry. And it seems every perfume seems to smell so alike. Lately I try to use as much as possible other kinds of fixatives like patchouli, ambtrette, vanilla, preferably naturals. Thank you for your always informative videos!

[prod.byharvey]

I am 14 and fragrances/perfumery is a new hobby of mine, thanks for making this skill widely accessible to learn😅

[qaidikramuddin]

Excellent. Very well explained. You know your stuff.

What I'd like to add is that you can make fruity notes like citrus last very long in a composition by creating illusions. Say for example you want lemon as the main note of the perfume; you can make it last longer by adding a mid/base note of Omani frankincense.

This frankincense is diffusive but also long lasting and has an orange/lemon profile. You can then add hinoki, which is a Japanese wood that has a lemon smell. These put together give an illusion of a lemon note that lasts for hours.

And these are naturals. I can only imagine how much longer such a composition would last if they are blended with synthetics or if it's made solely out of synthetics.

Keep up the good work. You're much appreciated.

[dhperfumes]

Very interesting video, Sam. I don't think fixatives and base notes are the same things. Hercolyn D and Benzyl Benzoate, for example are not base notes but are well known fixatives. I'd even add DPG as a more 'fixative' alcohol given its viscosity and lack of odour. You commonly see DPG used in finished perfumers at high percentages because of its fixative properties. They do the job you say, which is to slow down the evaporation rate of the perfume, but I wouldn't have called Myrrh a fixative because it's scent is too prominent. It's a base note and won't hold another scent for longer like a fixative should (as your experiment showed). A good fixative lacks odour.
If you are trying to reinforce a longer top note, I don't think fixatives are the best solution here. More often than not, it's about reinforcing the main top note and linking a series of ACs together across top, middle and base. For example, to make orange EO last longer, you might choose to reinforce it with ACs you might associate as heart notes like C-12 MNA, Limolene D, Citral, Oranger Crystals or Nerolidol. Then the base might be something known to support citrus, perhaps trying Verdox, cedar, Polysantol, olibanum? The scent won't stay orange, of course, but it may give the illusion of a prominent orange backbone throughout the perfume, which has the desired affect.

[innostately]

Love what you are doing Sam. I would love to see you perhaps make a set of videos about the choice of ingredients needed based on genre of fragrance i.e. Gourmands, Blue Fragrances, Modern Fougeres, Chypres, Orientals e.t.c. Just curious about the choices of ingredients that can be utilized for each genre. Breakdown explanations on base notes, mid notes and top notes for each genre would be very interesting.

[benilak]

6:47 and thus my hunt for the magic solution to all my longevity problems continues 😞

[michagoebiewski]

The first thing I noticed is a jar with "Kapusta kiszona" label :D
Greetings from Poland ! :)

[marialopes]

Just starting in perfumery and came here to watch your videos.I took a lot of notes 😍😍😍😍 What does ambroxan smells like btw ? Thank you for taking the time to teach us ❤❤❤❤ cheers !

[TheZackzia]

i use Propylene glycol, 1 - 5 % add to ethanol ( asolute ethanol for analysis) for my fixative.
cheaper than benzoine or manzanate

[laronbridewell]

Question. She would allow our fragrance compounds to maceration when we initially mix them together and the again allow them to maceration after mixing them with a carrier solution such as perfumer's alcohol?

[whiteshoshanim]

Hi Sam I love your channel. I have been into aromatherapy last twenty years but never thought of making perfume. Recently I listened to your channel and love making perfumes. So I am a begginer in perfume making. Love your videos. I was searching for fixatives in my local shops. Will Phenoxyethanol work as well? Greetings from New Zealand.

[xXFOYXxQ]

Bro, you need to do a collaboration ad for Bed Bath & Beyond

[Worldofaromas]

Awsome video thank you for sharing this wonderful video . I am a big fan of ambroxen use to make the fragrance last longer but as you said it doesn’t always make it stronger there is a method to this madness .

[Michelle-Eden]

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[AlyssaBiancaGalang]

please make a video on how to make perfume thank you! ive been following you since!

[thyentertainments]

is it a good idea to mix fragrance oil first and fixative and store it for a period of time then mix it with other ingredients then store them all together?

[tharob]

thanks a lot for your videos! you provide very useful information!

[mrbassbro]

Thanks mate. This was helpful insight.

[cathv]

Your videos are really informative. I am interested in learning to make perfume to start a business, however, as I was starting to mix my own, one using pre-mixed I started getting dizzy :( I had to pause and got coffee beans to smell. Now I'm thinking if this is something I can really do long term. I really want to though.