Hair Perfume Recipes

I'm a sucker for pleasant scents. If you saw my shelves and cabinets at home you would quickly get that impression. Carpet fresheners galore. Scented candles. An abundance of body sprays, perfumes, and air fresheners. The list goes on ...

Now my attention is to hair perfumes. Before making any purchases, I want to take a crack at making my own so I googled and came across a few recipes. (Some are body perfumes that may be used on the hair as well):

All of the recipes below are alcohol-free, which is good. (Alcohol can dry your healthy tresses.)

OIL-BASED PERFUME RECIPE
Ingredients: 3 of your favorite essential oils + a carrier oil
More info here

FLOWERY PERFUME RECIPE

Ingredients: water + chopped flower blossoms (e.g., roses, lilac, etc.)
More info here and here

ORIENT NIGHTS PERFUME RECIPE
Ingredients: jojoba oil, musk, + more
More info here

INTRICATE HAIR PERFUME RECIPE
Ingredients: charcoal, myrrh, bergamot oil, sandalwood, + more
This is for you super mixologists out there!
More info here

This week, I'll experiment with the oil-based perfume recipe after buying a few ingredients at Vitamin Shoppe or Whole Foods. Lavender, vanilla, and rose essential oils mixed with avocado oil as a carrier. Mmmm ... I can smell it now ...

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