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.

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Here is a second recipe:

Alcohol-Free Softening Aftershave

However the amounts of essential oil or concentration is

Toilet waters are just weak perfumes, generally containing 1

Mix and, if cloudy, filter through

oil of bergamot 3 fluid ounces

oil of ylang ylang 10 minims

One grain of musk may be added

Dilute with distilled water to make a toilet water.

ylang ylang oil 45 minims

Mix, and digest one month, then filter. The

N.B. Cassie oil, also called cassie otto, is

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