Making a perfume that really satisfies, at best costs a lot of time and money. The industry is also able to supply very good perfumes for normal products. If a large company wants a special perfume, this can be worked out by a professional.
Composing an eau de cologne is possible according to the following recipes, which can of course be changed according to taste.
Recipe (early 1920's) | |
Bergamot oil | 440 dl |
Lemon oil | 195 dl |
French lavender oil | 75 dl |
Petitgrain oil | 140 dl |
Neroli oil | 45 dl |
Rosemary oil | 30 dl |
Bitter orange oil | 37 dl |
Resonoid verveine | 28 dl |
Geranium oil | 10 dl |
Recipe (early 1920's) | |
Nerolie bigarade extra | 142 dl |
Bergamot oil | 313 dl |
Petitgrain oil (Fr.) | 171 dl |
Lemon oil | 256 dl |
Geranium oil | 56 dl |
Rose oil | 6 dl |
Lavender oi | 56 dl |
jasmine abs. | 1 dl |
Recipe (early 1920's) | |
Nerolie bigarade extra | 155 dl |
Petitgrain oil (Fr.) | 155 dl |
Portugal oil | 156 dl |
Lemon oil | 156 dl |
Bergamot oil | 312 dl |
Rosemary oil | 44 dl |
Lavender oil | 22 dl |
The eau de cologne then remains quiet for a few weeks and then usually becomes completely clear. If not, it is filtered.
Recipe (early 1900's) | |||
Hydroxycitronellal | 235 | .5 | dl |
Muguet Longchamp | 198 | dl | |
Phenyl ethyl dimethyl | |||
carbinol | 140 | dl | |
Citronellol L | 120 | dl | |
Penylethyl salicylate | 90 | dl | |
Heliotropin | 30 | dl | |
Indole | 2 | dl | |
Exaltolide 100% | 2 | dl | |
Amyl Cinnamaldehyde | 50 | dl | |
Cinnamon alcohol from styrax | 30 | dl | |
Ionone, white | 30 | dl | |
Rhodinyl Acetate from | |||
geranium oil | 20 | dl | |
Cyclamen aldehyde | 5 | dl | |
Penyl propyl aldehyde | 0 | .5 | dl |
Bulgarian rose oil | 7 | dl | |
Jasmine absolue | 40 | dl |
Recipe (1930's) | |||
Grated soap | 100 | dl | |
Sugar | 25 | dl | |
Water | 25 | dl | |
Dissolve by heating | |||
Then add: | |||
Linalyl Acetate | 5 | .5 | dl |
Citronellol | 8 | .0 | dl |
Petitgrain oil | 7 | .0 | dl |
Terpinyl acetate | 1 | .0 | dl |
Recipe (1930's) | |||
Methyl ionone | 45 | dl | |
Mousse de Chene | 18 | dl | |
Anisyl Acetate | 5 | dl | |
Patscholie oil | 3 | dl | |
Indian vetiver oil | 5 | dl | |
ketone musk | 4 | dl | |
Coumarin | 3 | dl | |
Oleoresin labdanum | 2 | dl | |
Jasmine absolute | 4 | dl | |
Chyprol | 98 | dl | |
Tonkinmus coastal tincture | 5 | dl | |
Iristincture | 10 | dl | |
Aubepine | 4 | dl |
Recipe (1930's) | |
Fougère 60 | 300 dl |
Rose rouge | 250 dl |
Cassia blossom oil | 100 dl |
Tuberosis | 100 dl |
Bergamot oil | 100 dl |
Mouse de Chêne- | |
resenoid | 100 dl |
Coumarin | 75 dl |
Moskene | 50 dl |
Rhodinol. additional | 50 dl |
Muguet 31 | 50 dl |
Neroli oil Ital. | 25 dl |
Lavender oil | 25 dl |
Patschuli oil | 25 dl |
Sandalwood oil | 25 dl |
Lichenis | 20 dl |
Exaltolide | 20 dl |
Zibeton | 20 dl |
Iralia | 20 dl |
Alcohol | 10000 dl |