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Solvents, UV Stabiliser and anti-oxidant
Nine of the most useful solvents and additives for general perfumery use A full list of what is included is below. Please select which size bottles you’d like in your kit using the dropdown. The 30g size of this kit is included as part of the Lab-In-A-Box Accessories Kit
Perfume Making Kit: Solvents and Additives
These are nine of the most useful solvents and additives for general perfumery use: full details of what’s included are below. What you get in this kit is nine materials, 30g or 50g of each, all contained in one of our black storage boxes. This kit represents an exceptionally good value way to buy small amounts of some of the most widely used solvents and additives in perfumery: if you’re just starting out this is an ideal set to add to our 100 Essential Aroma Chemicals series.
Materials in the kit:
2-ethylhexyl salicylate - this is used as a UV stabiliser to help ensure your perfume does not deteriorate when exposed to light
Benzyl benzoate - a useful solvent for certain traditional musks, and other difficult to dissolve materials as well as an aromatic in its own right
BHT - one of the most effective anti-oxidants, vital for keeping citrus and other vulnerable materials fresh (comes as a powder and only 15g are included, which is loads as it's used in tiny amounts)
DEP - slightly out of favour now due to other phthalates being found to have harmful effects (this one doesn’t) but still very useful for difficult to handle materials
DOA - the best solvent for most candle scents, this gives great performance and is fully miscible with most waxes
DPG - perhaps the most common perfumery solvent, it’s sticky but otherwise a great choice for many materials
IPM - another very common perfumery solvent, this one has fixative properties as well, excellent for highly non-polar materials
MMB - probably the best solvent for reed diffuser use, this is also one of very few alternatives to ethanol for a sprayable liquid
TEC - excellent for many resinoids and other solid naturals, this is a useful solvent for slightly more polar materials.
You also now get a copy of our guide to which solvent to use for which material (see image in the gallery)
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