Extra Income on Perfume, Soap and Candles Making

By Michael Mpieri

Every situation in life provides an opportunity for those who can through see beyond the challenging problem. With the unstable global economy and country credit crunch, uncertainty in jobs and inflation, every little in the form of extra income will go along way to act as a supplement. One of the many ways you can generate extra income for yourself is by perfume, soap and candle making.

Rather than walking through high street shops looking for very expensive gourmet perfumes, soaps and candles, you can design your very own personal perfumes fragrances that suit your personality and at the same time make money selling it to other people. It is easier than you think.

You can make perfume by combining different aromatic compounds and solvents with specific essential oils fixatives. This combination will in turn produce a nice smell on your body and in your environment. Plants, flowers, leaves and bark are all very important natural sources of aromatic compounds. The basic thing to know is that different parts of different plants give different aromas. Orange tree, blossoms and leaves offer orange oil and petit grain while bark of cinnamon and cascarilla have a special fragrance.

Flowers mainly are the major sources of varied types of aromas like jasmine, rose, tuberose, mimosa and other citrus trees. Time has call for you to make a change and stop using expensive over the counter perfumes, soaps and candles. Stop wasting your time and start making extra income on perfume, soap and candle making today.

Come to think about it, just imagine the personalized gifts you can create for your friends and family. In the book ‘The Beginners Guide to Perfume, Soap and Candle Making’ Irene Palmer explained the three main categories of ingredients necessary for making perfumes. They are pure grain oil, Essential oil and Water.

You may like to know that essential oils as in use in making perfumes belong to three different categories. What you do is to mix equal quantities of each these oils in your perfume. The categories are.

Base oil or Base

These oils have the strongest scent among different oils in use in your perfume. Their scent lingers longest. Popular base notes include vanilla, sandalwood, Cinnamon, Lichens, Mosses and Ferns.

Middle oil or Middle notes

This oil has a mild scent and influences the overall product after mixing of all oils in the perfume. Popular middle notes include Geranium, lemongrass, Ylang-Ylang and Neroli.

Top OIL or Top Notes

You add this oil to your perfume mixture after adding middle notes. This oil helps all oils to form a new scent and add essence to your perfume. The top notes include Rose, Orchid, Bergamot, Lemon, Lavender and Lime.

I hope this information will get you thinking about starting your extra income in perfume, soap and candle making. More information is available at http://www.michael-Silver.com

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