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Informationen zum Autor Nancy M. Booth is the author of Perfumes, Splashes & Colognes . She has been selling dried herbs, potpourri, fragrance, essential oils and other similar items internationally since 1980. Booth teaches classes in perfumery and lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Klappentext Discover Your Signature Scent and Craft Truly Personal Perfumes at Home! Just take the quick "personal scent profile" quiz in this book to pinpoint your fragrance preferences, then create perfumes, splashes, and colognes that are uniquely you! Professional perfumer Nancy Booth provides step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making personal blends -- and creating your favorite perfumes -- using herbs, essential oils, fragrance oils, and alcohol. With Perfumes, Splashes & Colognes you'll learn how to: *Craft personal fragrances for the entire family * Make fragrant mixtures for the home, including potpourris and burning perfumes * Care for, store, and apply your homemade fragrances * Package your creations as attractive gifts Zusammenfassung Discover the joys of crafting your own unique and personal perfumes. Nancy Booth shows you how to pinpoint your fragrance preferences and design personalized products for both body and home. Learn how to use herbs, essential oils, natural plant extracts, and alcohol to create one-of-a-kind perfumes, sprays, colognes, and potpourris that not only smell great, but are free of harsh chemicals. With helpful tips on storing, packaging, and even marketing your products, you’ll be inspired to explore the aromatic world of homemade fragrance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: The Essentials of Fragrance Chapter 2: The Ingredients of Fragrance Chapter 3: Building Your Fragrance Profile Chapter 4: How to Create Your Own Fragrances Chapter 5: Recipes for Perfumes, Colognes, and Sweet Waters Chapter 6: More Forms of Fragrance: Bath Salts, Incense, and More Chapter 7: Packaging Your Fragrances Appendix A: Perfumes Listed by Fragrance Family Appendix B: Perfumers and Their Perfumes Appendix C: Fragrant Flowers and Their Scents Source Guide Related Reading Material Glossary Index ...
