Non alcohol based Reed Base vs Alcohol base

[crvella]

Hi all

 

I've been doing all my testing with a Dangerous Goods version of a reed base (Lots of alcohol).  I've been dosing at 12-14% and found it is working great with everything.  The supplier I use has now said I need to buy 200kg at a time; which I'm not ready to do just yet.  The only other oil base I have access to it a 0 or low alcohol version (non Dangerous Goods).

 

My question is this.

 

Am I likely to be able to get away dosing at the usual amount, or does a lesser qty of alcohol generally require greater fragrance to work.  And is there really a massive difference from one base to another.  Surely the variables can't be like that of making a candle?

 

I've never actually switched between reed bases.  I've always used the first one I found as it works great.

 

The only reason I'm asking is because I have an order of reed diffusers to fill in a week, and I don't have sufficient time to test like I normally would.