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Potpourri help
Potpourri question -
I was in a store recently and walked by some potpourri that smelled so nice. I had never bought potpourri before, but I bought a bag of this and put it in a couple of small containers in my bathroom. For about 3 days, the smell was wonderful. But, then unless I put my nose right above the potpourri, I couldn't smell it anymore. I mentioned to a friend that the aroma went away so quickly. She said that you needed to buy scented oil the same fragrance as the potpourri and keep adding a few drops of oil to keep the smell fresh. I bought several brands of scented oil the same as the potpourri. But, it still does not seem to do any good. Even when I add the oil, the smell does not return. Is potpourri only really good for a few days? |
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Hi LB
StL my home town! It depends on the quality of the oil. There is a little shop in Ladue on Olive Blvd. named The Sign of the Arrow. I purchased some Vanilla Oil from them and a single drop lasts over a month at a delicate barely noticable aroma, but you do notice it. Three drops and you think someone spilled the whole bottle and your stuck with it for a whole month if not longer. Most fragrant oils are 99% oil with only a drop of fragrant oil in them, very diluted and they use a cheap fragrant oil to start with. Unfortunately, there are no regulations required they state the concentration of the fragrance used in their product or if it's pure. But you can usually tell by the price. Undiluted fragrant oil is often around 25 bucks a 1/4 ounce on common fragrances. TTUL Gary |
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"Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr." wrote in message ... Hi LB StL my home town! It depends on the quality of the oil. There is a little shop in Ladue on Olive Blvd. named The Sign of the Arrow. I purchased some Vanilla Oil from them and a single drop lasts over a month at a delicate barely noticable aroma, but you do notice it. Three drops and you think someone spilled the whole bottle and your stuck with it for a whole month if not longer. Most fragrant oils are 99% oil with only a drop of fragrant oil in them, very diluted and they use a cheap fragrant oil to start with. Unfortunately, there are no regulations required they state the concentration of the fragrance used in their product or if it's pure. But you can usually tell by the price. Undiluted fragrant oil is often around 25 bucks a 1/4 ounce on common fragrances. TTUL Gary Thanks Gary. I know that shop. I have purchased a few things from them. The oil that I bought was about $7 for 1/4 ounce. It seemed expensive to me, but from what you say apparently it is not a good oil. |
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ususally a good pot pourri lasts a few months at least. not knowing
what you actually bought it is hard to say.there is a lot of cheapos on the market but that is not to say you paid peanuts for it -- the shops can add on a big mark up. try surfing the net and get a good recipe and make your own, it is not difficult and you can make your own favourite smells. have fun. |
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Hi LB
I imagine they started carrying a cheaper brand because not many folks would part with 20 to 25 bucks for a small 1/4 oz bottle. The differences in fragrance oils is not much different than the fragrances of perfumes, scent strength and longetivity wise that is. In comparison, you have perfume which is supposed to be pure. Then you have cologne, which is diluted. Then you have splash-ons, which are really really really diluted. A single drop of perfume should last all day, quality cologne about 1/2 a day, and the splash-ons lose their scent before your out the door. Ever spill perfume in a drawer, suitcase or handbag? It seems the fragrance never goes away! Those quart bottles of scents sold at WalMart have less than 1/16th drop of pure scent in each bottle. If you notice, you will never find an ingredients listing on scents or air fresheners, nor the type and amount of the active ingredient as you would find clearly printed on pesticide cans. If one had the CAS number of their favorite fragrance and knew the amount to use to get a solid week or month of fragrance. The store shelves would not be loaded down with WAY OVERPRICED scented oils and sprays. Sorry about my rant! I hate buying things of undisclosed contents. TTUL Gary |
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"Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr." wrote in message ... Hi LB I imagine they started carrying a cheaper brand because not many folks would part with 20 to 25 bucks for a small 1/4 oz bottle. The differences in fragrance oils is not much different than the fragrances of perfumes, scent strength and longetivity wise that is. In comparison, you have perfume which is supposed to be pure. Then you have cologne, which is diluted. Then you have splash-ons, which are really really really diluted. A single drop of perfume should last all day, quality cologne about 1/2 a day, and the splash-ons lose their scent before your out the door. Ever spill perfume in a drawer, suitcase or handbag? It seems the fragrance never goes away! Those quart bottles of scents sold at WalMart have less than 1/16th drop of pure scent in each bottle. If you notice, you will never find an ingredients listing on scents or air fresheners, nor the type and amount of the active ingredient as you would find clearly printed on pesticide cans. If one had the CAS number of their favorite fragrance and knew the amount to use to get a solid week or month of fragrance. The store shelves would not be loaded down with WAY OVERPRICED scented oils and sprays. Sorry about my rant! I hate buying things of undisclosed contents. TTUL Gary Gary, Sorry if I wasn't clear - I have bought a few things from Sign of the Arrow, but NOT the fragrance oil. I have not been in that store for a few years now. I bought a couple of 1/4 oz bottles of oil from other places that cost $7ish per 1/4 ounce. I totally understand what you are saying about the amount of the fragrance per bottle. I always buy perfume for myself, not cologne. I guess I did not stop to think that the same principal would apply to the scented oils. I was just disappointed with my first foray into the world of potpourri. I happened upon some that smelled so nice and the fragrance was gone so quickly. Then on the advice of a friend, I bought the scented oils and they did not have much effect on making the scent of the potpourri stronger or last any real length of time. |
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Hi LB
This little tidbit of info may be important to you in finding the right oils. There are oils that stay wet, and there are oils that dry. An oil that normally stays wet can become a drying oil if it is accelerated with a drying agent. The most common solvent used with oils is alcohol, which also allows oil to mix with water by acting as a catalyst. Alcohol is a drying agent for oil. So in summary, if you want the fragrance to last it must be pure undiluted oil with no solvents/dryers of any kind present in the fragrance oil. Normally, the minute you cut it by dilution with a known drying agent, you've just set a timer as to how long the fragrance will last. TTUL Gary |
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