I’ve been tincturing five aromatics in a base of 151 proof Everclear vodka for the past two weeks: sundried apricots, cherries, and orange peel, freeze dried blueberries, and rooibos tea. I keep them in separate airproof glass jars in a dark cupboard, taking them out to shake on a daily basis (see past post).
Progress:
I broke the jar of apricots. The problem started when I put on my husband’s oversized slippers at two in the morning. The lights were dim. I had taken Ambien. I peered into my apricot tincture, delighted at the honey like smell that rose from the amber liquid. And then it happened, I tripped over my slippers. At this point, I should say, my last accident happened whilst wearing men’s socks and running down the stairs holding wrapping paper and tape. I broke my tailbone then. You’d think I’d have learned to stick to my own footwear.
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| My home experiment: cherries tinctured in Everclear 151 |
So where was I? Floor tiles, glass jar full of tincture and apricots, me in men’s slippers. The final insult was cleaning up the sticky pile of glass and apricots in now sticky men’s slippers. Not to mention the time, expense, the. . . oh forget it. I’m moving on.
Down to four jars.
Today I’m going to attempt to remove the sugar from one of my tinctures. I don’t have a centrifuge. A friend’s idea was to put the strained tincture into a bowl, then put another shallower bowl in the center. Cover the entire thing with plastic wrap, then place a rock on the middle of the plastic wrap, so that the plastic wrap sinks in the middle from the weight. Put the contraption in the full sun. The sun heats the tincture which evaporates, condenses on the plastic wrap, then slides down the plastic wrap to collect in the center bowl, leaving the solute (sugar) behind in the larger bowl.
Two days later, there’s about four ml of oil in the center bowl. I think it’s working! On the other hands, this is sure a lot of work for a few tiny ml of tincture.
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I think sampling is the way to go! You are right that can perfumes smell different on different people; generally they will last longer the "oilier" your skin is. You can also aid a perfume to stay longer by making sure your skin is moisturized before you put on the perfume. Generally, natural perfumes with a higher percentage of the heavy base notes will stick around longer. Expect natural perfumes to stay from 2-4 hrs, depending on skin type as well as the perfume used. Thank you so much for your comment.
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