This week on the show Karen is tackling the question “What is an oil perfume?” Covering this topic, Karen explores why would you want to create one? How they perform differently to alcohol based perfumes and what bases you can use to create them. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Oil based perfumes are scents that are made without an alcohol base, but not necessarily with an oil base.  
• Karen talks about the advantages of making an oil based perfume over an alcohol based perfume, such as the effects on the skin. 
• Karen talks about the differences in making an oil based perfume and alcohol based perfume and how it’s not as simple as swapping the ingredients.
• Karens explains how perfume materials react differently to oil bases than they do with alcohol bases. 

BEST MOMENTS
“The great thing about oil based perfumes is that they can be adapted into many different products.”
“When you smell a material in an alcohol base it pops, it doesn’t do that in oil bases.”
“Think about what you want the customer to feel when they wear your scent and that will give you a better idea of what base to use.”

VALUABLE RESOURCES
https://karengilbert.info/make-a-perfume-oil-masterclass
Getting Started Guide: https://www.karengilbert.co.uk/podcast-getting-started-guide
Artisan Perfumery Mastermind: https://karengilbert.info/artisan-perfumery-mastermind

ABOUT THE HOST
Fragrance expert, author, teacher and speaker; Karen Gilbert runs courses in the UK and online which demystify the secretive world of perfumery in a fun and interactive way.
Karen has inspired thousands of students to explore their olfactory sense and create their own personalised fragrances.
With extensive product development experience in both the commercial perfumery and the organic skincare industry, Karen is able to offer a unique insight into creating natural and mixed media fragrances for fine fragrance, room scents and skincare/bodycare products using commercial perfumery techniques.
Karen is also a certified meditation teacher and has a passion for helping people to create daily rituals that integrate scent with other modalities to shift state and increase your sense of wellbeing.

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