Making Perfume

Course review:

A CPD accredited course, available for anyone, anywhere in the world who wishes to enjoy the exquisite experience of making their own perfume and scented products.

During this unique accredited programme, you will learn all about the history of perfume and how it has influenced style and mood from ancient times and still today. You will learn all about natural and synthetic ingredients used in perfume making, their benefits, what they are for and why they are used.

We delve into the world of beautiful essential oils and identify what makes top, middle and base notes and how they fit in with different aroma-family classifications. Taking the role of a 'nose' we analyse top brands of perfume to see how they are formulated and what makes them so popular and successful.

You will become skilled at layering and blending techniques and use these to create a variety of stunning, unusual and breathtakingly beautiful products including perfume, solid perfume, scented oils, perfumed body butter and a room/linen spray.

We will provide you with all the packaging and ingredients you require for the course which includes 23 stunning essential oils/fragrance oils, shea and cocoa butters, grapeseed and coconut oils, waxes, resin, alcohol-free perfume dilutants and solubisers and more, plus full instructions, safety information and course notes, hints and tips and stamped addressed envelopes for you to return your assignments to us. We will also provide you with a mixing beaker, pipettes, and other various utensils, although you will be required to supply the more 'normal' equipment such as apron, plates, spoons, saucepans etc. A list of required equipment is supplied with the course notes.

No experience is necessary, just the desire to immerse yourself in a perfume adventure and reap the benefits of knowledge while having the utmost fun creating beautiful aroma products. Experience the most stunning aromas that will astound you.

This distance learning course is broken down into four manageable modules, each of which guides you through each step you need to take in order to produce the most beautiful perfume blends, room sprays and unique collection scented products.

Course Objectives - By the end of this course you will understand

• Perfume through the Ages – a potted history on how our attitudes, application and styles of perfumes have changed
• Fragrance Families – how to classify different smells into families and notes
• Ingredients – identify natural and synthetic ingredients and why we use them in our perfume product formulation
• Aromas – understand how to blend essential and fragrance oils to in order to create the most beautiful, unique, personalised signature scents
• Perfumed Products– layer your aromas using stunning, unusual and breathtakingly beautiful products including perfumes, waters, pulse point perfumes, butters and oils

Your tutor will assist you throughout the course which includes email support to enable you to ask questions as and when they arise. Full written explanations, exercises, examples and other supporting documentation will be provided as part of the course material.

As part of our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, we no longer automatically supply you with paper copes of the course notes. The course notes, tests and assignments are downloadable via our members area for you to access at home. If you prefer us to print and post you a paper version of the notes, there is a £24 handling charge for this service. Please remember to select this option if you wish to us to print and send you the coursenotes and assignments.

This course enables you to study at home and there is no time limit to pressure you. The course can take as little as 4 weeks and up to 12 months depending on the time you can set aside for learning.

At the end of each module there will be a short quiz and throughout the course you will be working on an assignment to complete and return to your instructor so that she may assess the level of your understanding of the topics covered.

What Plush Folly will provide -
We will provide you with all the raw materials you need for this course. The ingredients you receive will include 23 varieties of stunning essential oils/fragrance oils, shea butter, cocoa butter, grapeseed oil, coconut oil, resin, waxes, perfume dilutants and solubisers and more, plus full instructions, safety information and course notes, hints and tips and stamped addressed envelopes for you to return your assignments to us.

Autumn/winter term our guest oil is Tonka Bean.

We will also provide you with a mixing beaker, pipettes, and other various utensils and packaging in which to store your finished products.

What you will need to provide -
You will need to provide a few pieces of equipment needed for preparing your products. These include metric scales, spoons, protective clothing (apron, hair tie, latex or vinyl gloves), and anything you need to clear up before and after making your products.

Please see our accessories pack which contains further items you may find useful.

Module One
Safety and precautionary advice
Perfume through the ages
Today’s perfume ingredients
Simple blending techniques
Recipe 1 - Making scented oils

Module Two
Perfume in the 21st century
A ‘nose’ and the power of smell
Fragrance Families
Natural versus synthetic aromas
Recipe 2 - Making a room or linen spray
Recipe 3 - Making a scented resin infusion

Module Three
Essential Oil classifications
Advanced blending techniques
Perfume formulations and dilutions
Layering perfumed products
Recipe 4 - Making a solid perfume

Module Four
Brand name perfumes analysed
Making the best of your perfume
Packaging and containers
Recipe 5 - Making a scented whipped body butter
Recipe 6 – Making a perfume, eau de parfum, eau de toilette or aftershave

A printed certificate is issued to those who have successfully completed this course in line with the CPD Certification Service requirements.