After Shave Recipes

After Shave Recipes Alcohol-Free Softening Aftershave Some men don’t like alcohol in their aftershave. 2 cups witch hazel extract 2 ounces rose water 2 ounces aloe vera gel 1/2 ounce vegetable glycerin A few drops of an essential oil of your choice (such as peppermint and eucalyptus), if desired Combine the ingredients in a jar, and shake to blend. Pat on the face after shaving. Makes 2 1/2 cups. For using essential oils, be careful with them. Some are not so good used on the skin. My curent recepie is this, 50ml water 50ml aloe gel 100% 1 ts honey 1 ts almond oil 2 tbs dried chamomile flowers. It is absolutely wonderful, i like the smell too. It is not scented wit any essential oils, but i might try some ylangylang or patchouli when i get them. I like bergamot scent a lot, but it is phototoxic a bit, so i wont be using it... Gary's Aftershave 1/3 witch hazel 2/3 water 50 drops Sandalwood 4 drops grapefruit 1 drop cardamon 1) There are several different sandalwoods and I don't know which one she uses for me. 2) I think this is all mixed in a one ounce bottle, but I am not sure; again, she doesn't have it marked. Here is a second recipe: 1oz Avocado oil 4 drops lavender 4 drops R. Chamomile 2 drops grapefruit 2 drops tea tree Alcohol-Free Softening Aftershave 2 cups witch hazel extract 2 ounces rose water 2 ounces aloe vera gel 1/2 ounce vegetable glycerin A few drops of an essential oil of your choice (such as peppermint and eucalyptus), if desired Combine the ingredients in a jar, and shake to blend. Makes 2 1/2 cups. bay rum: 75 ml ethyl alcohol 25 ml water 1/2 tsp. glycerin 20-25 drops bay essential oil

TOILET WATERS From "The Ancient Book of Formulas" by Lewis de Claremont comes this basic information on how to distinguish perfumes, colognes, and toilet waters based on their relative percentages of essential oils, alcohol, and water: All perfumes contain alcohol to varying degrees. Most important perfumes contain 2 to 3 ounces of oils per pint of alcohol. Most domestic [cheaper] perfumes [and Colognes] contain 1 to 3 ounces of oils per pint of alcohol. However the amounts of essential oil or concentration is determined solely by taste and price. Toilet waters are just weak perfumes, generally containing 1 to 6 ounces of essential oil per gallon of alcohol. However 10% to 25% water is usually added according to the amount of essential oils contained therein. ALCOHOL USED IN PERFUMERY From Hiscox and Sloane's "Fortunes in Formulas" comes this basic information on the proper type of alcohol to use in perfumery: The alcohol used should be that obtained from the distillation of wine, provided a first-class article is desired. It is possible, of course, to make a good Cologne with very highly rectified and deodorized corn or potato spirits, but the product never equals that made from wine spirits. Possibly the reason for this lies in the fact that the latter always contains a varying amount of oenanthic ether. COLOURING It is traditional to dye Florida Water a pale aqua-green and Kananga Water a pale orange. These dyes are not necessary to the formulas, but if you intend to show the results of your experiments to others, their use will greatly enhance viewer recognition. INCORPORATING GRAIN MUSK AND CIVET IN LIQUID PERFUMES The formulas for Kananga perfumes below contain grain musk and/or civet. Hiscox and Sloane's "Fortunes in Formulas" provides the following basic information on the proper formulation of such ingredients in liquid perfumes: When grain musk is used as an ingredient in liquid perfumes, first rub down with pumice stone, then digest in hot water for 2 or 3 hours; finally add to alcohol. The addition of 2 or 3 minims of acetic acid will improve the odor and also prevent accumulation of NH3. Civet should be thoroughly rubbed down with some coarse powder and added directly to alcohol. FLORIDA WATER #1 oil of bergamot 3 fluid ounces oil of lavender 1 fluid ounce oil of lemon 1 fluid ounce oil of cloves 1 1/4 fluid drachms oil of cinnamon 2 1/2 fluid drachms oil of neroli 1/2 fluid drachms essence of jasmine 6 fluid ounces essence of musk 2 fluid ounces alcohol 8 pints rose water 1 pint Mix and, if cloudy, filter through magnesium carbonate.

-- From "Fortunes in Formulas For Home, Farm, and Workshop" edited by Garner D. Hiscox, M.E. and Prof. T. O'Conner Sloane, A.B., A.M., Em., Ph.D. (The Norman B. Henley Publishing Company, 1937) FLORIDA WATER #2 oil of bergamot 3 fluid ounces oil of lemon 1 fluid ounce oil of ylang ylang 1 fluid ounce oil of lavender 1/2 fluid ounce oil of cinnamon 20 drops oil of cloves 12 drops oil of neroli 10 drops alcohol 1 gallon rose water 1 pint (or distilled water plus light rose scent) -- From my own personal notes, circa 1973, source not attributed but apparently adapted from an old formulary to use what i had on hand at the time. YLANG YLANG PERFUME (Basis for KANANGA WATER #1) oil of ylang ylang 10 minims oil of neroli 5 minims oil of rose 5 minims oil of bergamot 3 minims alcohol 10 oz. One grain of musk may be added Dilute with distilled water to make a toilet water. -- From "Manual of Formulas, Recipes, Methods, and Secret Processes" edited by Raymond B. Wailes, B.S. (Popular Science Publishing Co., New York, 1932) BOUQUET CANANG (Basis for KANANGA WATER #2) ylang ylang oil 45 minims rose oil 15 minims cassie oil 5 minims almond oil 1/2 minims tincture of orris rhizome 1 fluid ounce tincture of storax 3 fluid drachms grain musk 3 grains civet 1 grain tonka beans 3 (chopped) alcohol (90%) 9 fluid ounces Mix, and digest one month, then filter. The above is a very delicious perfume. N.B. Cassie oil, also called cassie otto, is derived from the flowers of Acacia farnesiana, a.k.a. Mimosa farnesiana, L. (N.O. Leguminosae, sub-order Mimoseae). It must not be confounded with cassia otto, the essential oil obtained from Cinnamomum cassia. -- From "Fortunes in Formulas For Home, Farm, and Workshop" edited by Garner D. Hiscox, M.E. and Prof. T. O'Conner Sloane, A.B., A.M., Eum., ph.D. (The Norman B. Henley Publishing Company, 1937) EXTRAIT D'YLANG-YLANG (Basis for KANANGA WATER #3) Essence d'ylang-ylang 24 grammes

Isoeugenol 4 grammes Methyl-isoeugenol 2 grammes Alcohol a 90 [degree symbol] pour 1 litre -- From "The Ancient Book of Formulas" by Lewis de Claremont (Oracle Products Corporation, New York, 1940) Note: Bouquet Canang, Kananga Perfume, and Extrait d'Ylang-Ylang are strong perfumes and as such may be diluted with 10% to 25% distilled water as outlined above to make them into Kananga Water.