ENFLEURAGE ………. huh, pardon what is she on about now I hear you mutter under your breath ๐ Well until today I had no idea ย what it was either. ENFLEURAGE – the art of capturing the scent of flowers in some kind of fat for later use as a perfume. That got you thinking didn’t it………… Have any of you seen the movie “Perfume” before? ย you know the one ย where the guy kills 13 redheaded virgins for perfume. It’s called an ENFLEURAGE and it’s pretty easy actually.
YOU WILL NEED
- deodorised/refined fat โ it’s important that it smells as neutral as possible. You could ย use refined shea butter or cocoa butter can be an alternative. Animal fat can be used as well, but why kill animals for that?
- a flat tray/plate and a plate of glass of the same size (or plastic wrap if you don’t have a glass plate)
- flowers (this “cold” enfleurage is perfect for fragile scents like roses, tuberoses, hyacinthes or citrus peels but you can basically just experiment. Just don’t start killing virgins :D)
- gum benzoin solution (it’s a fragrant resin that helps to stabilize the perfume)
Pop on over to Mademoisellechaos Blog for a step by step tutorial on how to do this yourself. ย HOW EXCITING I would love to hear comments from any of you out there that have tried this before.
Kath says
Wow, what a clever idea! I haven’t tried this but will definitely put it on my ‘must try this’ list. We have a load of roses that we never know what to do with, and this would be a great way to use them well (you know, the ones that aren’t good enough to just put in a vase). Thanks for the link to the tutorial!
sally says
It’s a great idea,could we choose different flowers to enfleurage by ourselves?