Re: Can pure extracts made for baking be used in perfume?

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At 05:51 PM 7/4/2006, you wrote:

>As a person brand new to perfumery I'm anxious to do some

>experimenting, so I bought pure anise, orange and almond extracts at

>the supermarket. I want to get rid of the alcohol and water in the

>products and then fix them with jojoba oil. Is this going to work, or

>am I wasting my time? If it has some valid application I could sure

>use some advice on how to go about distilling, and if jojoba oil is

>what I should use to capture and hold the fragrance. Anyone? Thanks.

Ann, that stuff won't work. You need to get essential oils and absolutes

for perfumery. Check out the Links section of the group, look under

suppliers we have lots of great ones. You can also look back through the

past few months posts around the first of the month for the suppliers who

advertise, because they often have discounts.

Anya

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