Need help with room spray, please!

[number2of7]

I purchased some room spray base from TCS and made up my first batch (following their directions, of course).....it's VERY cloudy!

I did a search on how to correct the cloudiness, but most posts I found were pretty old....thinking perhaps new ideas have been found since then Also, none of them dealt with bases, only cyclo, etc.

I purchased cobalt plastic bottles to put them in...the cloudiness looks awful.

Any new tips and tricks out there to get rid of this?

Thanks!

[LovelyLathers]

Was it cloudy before you added the FO? Some fos will cloudy the base. I test to make sure they don't cloud it up. if it does, stay away from the fo and find some that don't. Other than that I don't have any suggestions.

[number2of7]

No, the base itself wasn't cloudy....only after I added the Cinnamon Sticks FO to it. Will one of the polysorbates clear it up?

I guess just in case I have to switch over to aluminum bottles, who has the best price on those?

[Meg_10]

I always used colored bottles like amber bottles so I don't have to worry about the cloudy appearance.

HTH

Meg

[number2of7]

I always used colored bottles like amber bottles so I don't have to worry about the cloudy appearance.

HTH

Meg

Even with my colored cobalt bottles, you can still see the cloud appearance.

[SusieQ]

I don't know if any of these tips will help with cloudiness.

When I make body sprays, I find mixing the fco and fo together

first, before adding the cyclo. I know your working with a base,

are you adding the fragrance to the base or the base to the

fragrance? Maybe adding the fragrance just a few drops at

a time, stirring very gently.

[number2of7]

Thank you for that suggestion.....I'll try it!

I'm adding the FO to the base.....per the directions

[*Dee*]

i use amber colored bottles and some of the f/o's do make it cloudy.. it is just hit or miss with the ones that dont...

[number2of7]

Do customers seemed bothered by it?

[scentsme]

Are customers bothered by it? Maybe they aren't. I find that "Cloudiness" doesn't really bother anyone, at least I've never heard negative feedback on the oils that cloud. I find that "Separating" bothers people. Enough for them to mention it to me. They don't like to see, 9even through colored PET bottles), a 1/2 way line across the middle where the "base"(base or homemade mixture) & fo have split. But I guess if it really is a problem, those aluminum bottles are the way to go. Here are some places I've seen them:

Elements:

http://www.elementsbathandbody.com/home.php?cat=185

The scent works:

http://store.scent-works.com/metallic.html

WSP:

http://wholesalesuppliesplus.com/StoreCategory.aspx?CatalogID=9&GroupID=586&CategoryID=1712&CategoryName=Aluminum+Bullet+Bottles

[*Dee*]

no one seems bothered by it, just be sure to tell them or have on your label to shake well before use..most people shake their bottles anyway before they spray them...

[birdieluvr76]

I use the aluminum bottles and get the from Elements. Really fast shipping, and I don't have to worry about cloudiness.

[Sharon in KY]

Polysorbates should get rid of the cloudiness. I have used it with 90% alcohol and water with FO and it clears up in no time. FO with polysorbate then alcohol and then water. HTH

in an 8 oz bottle use equal parts FO and polysorbate

and equal parts alochol and distilled water. Mix each addition as you add.