simplicity Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Hi, I'm a International newbie here, just wanted to say Hi... I'm so glad I found this board, everyone of you seem to be real experts in the business!I luv home fragrances; candles, tarts, reed diffusers & home fragrance oils, and usually ordered them all the way from US etailers (candles, tarts) or Europe retailers (candles, reed diffusers, HFOs; Diptyque, L'Occitane, Culti, TBS, Crabtree & Evelyn, etc.)--and at the end, finally they cost me DOUBLE from their original price.Well, unfortunately I have no other choice coz I really can't find ANY decent home fragrances here, I like them super strong, longlasting, with amazing, excellent throw.I'm just trying to find more economical option to enjoying home fragrances -- to use for myself -- I do not sell them. Thus, really wondered if I purchase those fragrance oils from Just Scents, Daystar, ICS, etc., can I make/use them as HFOs with an oil burner? Or should I dillute them with oil/water/something? Well, at least they're lighter in weight, thus cheaper to mail out.Or maybe there's better recs? Thank you in advance... I just luv nicely scented home! Like to hear about your experiences with home fragrances (tarts, candles, HFOs, reed diffusers,...) too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQ Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 I sell home fragrance oil for burners. I haven't found an oilthat I can't burn. You mix your fragrance oil with Di PropyleneGlycol (DPG) some oils that are not very strong I do a 50% FOto 50% DPG, on very strong oils I do 75% DPG to 25% FO. You would think this would dilute it, but it doesn't. No matter what ratio you use it will, totally scent your entire house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prettytoya Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 WOW! I was just about to search this! Thanks for the question AND the answer ladies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplicity Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 I sell home fragrance oil for burners. I haven't found an oilthat I can't burn. You mix your fragrance oil with Di PropyleneGlycol (DPG) some oils that are not very strong I do a 50% FOto 50% DPG, on very strong oils I do 75% DPG to 25% FO. You would think this would dilute it, but it doesn't. No matter what ratio you use it will, totally scent your entire house.thank YOU suzie!!! have taken notes your tips! BTW it makes me wondered, if i wanna make my own perfume/roll-on, how/what do i mix the FO with? TIA!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 For perfume oils you'd want to mix with a carrier oil such as Sweet Almond Oil, or Jojoba. Some just use cosmetic grade FO's, and then no dilution is needed (supposedly)... Others use Cyclo. Or you can come up with your own blend of oils! You can use DPG in perfume oils but I would advise against using only DPG. You can add a small percentage of DPG to your perfume oils to thicken them up a bit. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQ Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Like Kelly suggestion with an carrier oil, the two that I like touse is fractionated coconut oil or jojoba. I personally like the FCO to blend my perfume oils.You might check this place out it's called Exotic Fragrances therein New York they sell designer fragrances, all you do is transfertheir oils into your bottles and no need to mix. Out of all the oils that I have tried, they have been dead on dupes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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