Can you help me? I need two things from my readers. There will be a freebie gift for two helpful souls who reply, one for each subject. First: Back in late 2006, I stumbled across *fresh* ginger root essential oil at liberty natural. There were two - one from Madagascar, one from Indonesia. I immediately told my perfumery friends about it, and I used the fresh version in the kits for my students. Why the excitement? Fresh grated ginger - zest, fresh, hot, spicy fragrance Previously, the only ginger root oil available was from the peeled, sun-dried roots, and it was a middle note for perfumery. It had a mellow, soft fragrance, much like the dried ginger powder you get for baking purposes. This fresh ginger, on the other hand, smelled just like the fresh cut or grated root! Hot, spicy, wet, luscious, and a top note! I've used the aged, dried ginger EO, because it is valuable in perfumery and for food and drink purposes, but its soft character was just that, soft, c
Hi Anya!
ReplyDeleteI have two questions.
One, I just saw your post about labdanum. I thought it was derived form the rock rose and plant-based only?
Also, I have a question about tincturing. I recently made a tincture from a flowering tree in my yard. I put the flowers in a jar and covered them completely with grain alcohol. Then I'd change the flowers every day or two and replace them with fresh flowers. However, some flowers would float to the top of the jar and get brown from exposure to air, so the scent did not come out right. Do you have any suggestions for how to avoid this happening?
Many thanks!
Amanda
OH, I FOUND YOUR POST ABOUT GOATS' FUR AND LABDANUM, SO YOU CAN IGNORE MY FIRST QUESTION. THANK YOU!
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Dear Anya:
ReplyDeleteJust stopping by to say hello and thank you for the labdanum information. Thanks again for being such a great instructor in the natural perfumery course. I never knew there was so much involved in learning this! I love all the notes and tips and scientific exercises. Thank you, thank you.
Gratefully yours,
Margaret
Hi Amanda
ReplyDeleteGlad you found the labdanum/goat musk post.
First, what flower were you tincturing? When you say "didn't come out right", what do you mean?
Flowers often turn brown or translucent in alcohol, that doesn't mean they've gone bad. If it wasn't strong enough in scent, you may have just had to change the flowers a lot of times. It's called recharging.
HTH,
Anya
Dear Margaret:
ReplyDeleteGlad I could clear up the labdanum question.
Keep up the good work with your studies!
Anya