Perfumers Alcohol

Perfumers alcohol is perfect for combining with fragrance oils, essential oils and absolutes for the production of perfumes, room sprays and linen sprays. This is the same base we use to create all our own sprays.

What is perfumers alcohol?

Perfumers alcohol is a clear, ready-to-use alcohol base for alcohol-based perfumes, colognes, room sprays and linen sprays. It carries the fragrance and evaporates quickly, leaving the scent behind. Ours is our own blend, made at our unit in Basildon.

How to use

Gently mix your fragrance and perfumers alcohol until the solution becomes clear. Certain fragrances may slightly colour the mix and this is normal. Not all fragrances will produce a crystal clear mixture.

Some of the heavier oils may separate or turn cloudy. This can be countered with Polysorbate 20 or another emulsifier. We recommend testing before use: perfume and room spray making is a science in itself, much like candle making, where you will need to test and record your results.

• Room and linen sprays: up to 5% fragrance oil, or the oil’s IFRA limit if that is lower – for example 5g of fragrance oil in 95g of perfumers alcohol. Our free CLP label creator has a “Room spray – make your own” option for these.
• Perfumes: perfume makers typically use 5–15% fragrance for an eau de toilette and 15–25% for an eau de parfum, but never go above the Category 4 (fine fragrance) limit on the oil’s IFRA certificate.

What it’s made of

Our perfumers alcohol is made of a blend of the following:

• Alcohol Denat (TSDA 1)
• Water
• Polysorbate

Base alcohol: TSDA 1 (per HMRC formula with TBA and denatonium benzoate).

Safety information

Danger – Highly flammable liquid and vapour (H225).
Pictogram: flame (GHS02).

Keep away from heat, sparks, open flames and hot surfaces. No smoking. The full precautionary statements are on the label and in the Perfumers Alcohol SDS.

Sizes and delivery

Available from 500ml up to 200 litres. We deliver perfumers alcohol within the UK only; our EU shipping covers fragrance oils only.