How to make perfume without using alchohol

Can You Make Perfume Without Using Alcohol?

Kiah Bowring 560 Draycott Court Hapeville Charter 12th

Table of contents
Introduction
The experiment/ methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledge
References

Introduction
I really like perfume, I have a good sense of smell and know what smells good and what doesn’t. I’ve been into perfumes and scents since I was a little girl. I always have to smell good, and have the best smelling perfume. When I thought about what im going to do my science fair project on the first thing that came to my mind was perfume. At first I just thought about perfume and not what the experiment would be. So that’s when I decided to use my resources and search online science fair ideas using perfume. I found something that seemed very interesting. I always knew that perfume had to have alcohol in it, but what I cam across kind of shocked me. It was an experiment making perfume without alcohol. Right when I saw that I knew I wanted to do my project on that. I never knew it was possible to make perfume without the use of alcohol. It interested me to find out if I could actually do it. Ive never even came across a perfume without alcohol, nor has anybody that I know. I want to be able to assure myself that this will work. The purpose of me doing this experiment is to find out if it is true and or possible that I can make perfume without alcohol. My hypothesis is that I can make perfume without alcohol.

The Experiment
Method : Mix 1/4 cup of coconut, almond, or jojoba oil with six drops of your favorite scented oil together. The main oil in the mix will replace the alcohol that is normally the main ingredient in perfumes.

Pour the mix into a small, dark glass bottle and put the cap on. Shake the bottle well to mix the oils together and set it in a cool, dark place for up to one week. The longer you leave it, the more scent there will be. Shake the mix once a day so the oil does not settle.

Drop in two tablespoons of distilled water after one week, replace the cap and shake the bottle again. Check the scent to see if it is strong enough. If not, add a one or two more drops of scented oil to the mix and shake again. If it is too strong, add another 2 tablespoons of distilled water.

The sample of the perfume does feel a little oily to the touch, but it still holds as a regular perfume would.

Results :
I waited for about a week, to see if the perfume settled. After the week I shaked it up and put some of the perfume onto a cotton swab and put some on my wrist. It was a little oily but I think its mainly because I let it sit for only a week. I probably should’ve let it sit longer. It did dry up though, even if it was just a little oily it still smelled good.
Discussion
I only let my experiment sit out for a week. When I researched others experiments on how to make perfume without using alcohol they let theirs set out for close to a month. There perfume didn’t come out oily at all. I think the main reason mine came out a tad oily was because I didn’t let it sit out long enough. It is true that you can make perfume without using alcohol. If only you follow all the right procedures. Most people expected results of this experiment is that the perfume will come out oily or just even oil period. That’s only because they havent tried the experiment out, and or let the perfume sit out for a while. My data was affected by uncontrolled events by me not letting the perfume sit out long enough, or even shaking it up every day. If I repeated this project I would have let my perfume sit out for almost over a month and shake it up everyday to check and see if it didn’t have any oily substance look to it. If I do this then I know for sure my perfume will not come out with any type of oily feeling to it.

Conclusion :
I tried the perfume on my wrist it did feel a little oily, only because I didn’t leave the perfume out long enough to sit. My hypothesis was correct. And can be proven.

Acknowledgements :
‘ the perfume was a little oily when I first put it on, but it dried up not oily. ‘ as my mom says.
‘ it is greasy. ‘ as my little brother says.

References : Moore, Tracy. "How to Make Perfume Without Alcohol for a Science Project | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. .

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References: : Moore, Tracy. "How to Make Perfume Without Alcohol for a Science Project | eHow.com." eHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the expert in you. | eHow.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. . carrier, using a different, such as oil, and when diluting the. "How to make perfume without alcohol - againhowto.com." How to … - againhowto.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. .