Ask the Perfumer - Sunday, September 25, 2011 - until 10 PM EST

Yesterday I was on the phone with a Guild member in Ohio, talking gardening.  I gave him a tip about compost tea - to spray on the plants, not drink!  You never know where a question may take you, and the answer might surprise you.  The compost tea was the result of him asking if I use Miracle Gro to spray on my tomato plants.  You may want to ask about tinctures and we'll segue into ultrasonics. 

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  1. Good afternoon Anya,

    How long do you run your ultrasonic? Does the time vary depending on the material you're using?

    Lisa

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  2. Hi Lisa:

    The timing depends on the material. Also, some materials need to be 'recharged" multiple times, especially flowers. My ultrasonic has a 30 minute timer. I typically run it the 30 minutes, and then for another 30 minutes, and if it's going to need more material, I pour the strained alcohol into an airtight jar and place it in the refrigerator. For instance, if your tuberoses or jasmines bloom in waves, you pick and recharge the alcohol with each wave, repeating the straining and refrigeration.

    Some materials give up their scent very easily, like my Corsican mint. I only needed one session to get a quart of highly-scented gorgeous clear, clean mint.

    I never use the heat setting, btw. I'm just afraid it'll be too much for the delicate flowers especially.

    xoxo
    Anya

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  3. Dear Anya:

    I will be in Miami in November. Do you teach classes at that time?

    Rita

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  4. Hi Rita:

    No, I don't unless you're already a student who has passed the basic course and want a private Intermediate course. We will be having a local natural perfumers meetup in November, so email me your dates and we'll see if you can make that.

    Anya

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  5. i thought it might be interesting for people how big a batch of perfume you make at a time? so for example, if you were making new inventory of Light... how much do you make at a time? (plus, i have never joined the conversation here. *grin*)

    much light, einsof

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  6. Hola, Einsof, nice seeing your first post here. Had dinner with Brian Shea tonight, Elise, others... you would have loved it. Natural perfumes were spritzed and shared with wild abandon. Even my bottle of Light came out ;-)

    I typically make 500mls at a time, and with best sellers, like Pan, MoonDance, StarFlower, 1000mls.

    xoxo
    Anya

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  7. Hi Anya,
    I had a great time at dinner tonight, it was so nice to meet you and others in person, smell everyone's stuff and I was glad I got to share my creations with everyone. It's funny, I was going to ask the same question tonight as Einsof just did, either I forgot or the conversation veered off in a different direction.

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  8. Hi Brian:

    Yes, the meeting was great, and I'm glad I finally got to meet you. Your perfumes are beautiful, and you can make a business with them for sure. Lulu really loved the left over steak, as expected. I'm glad I didn't eat another bite, it was all so delicious and of course, the company was wonderful. Here's to many more meetings and building up natural perfumery in our hot and humid corner of the world ;-)

    xoxo
    Anya

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