Be a Romantic Scientist: Distill your own perfume oil.

Step 4 Using the scent safely.

Some scented oils are not suitable for direct application to the skin, possibly causing irritation or allergic reactions.

Your oils should, therefore, be used indirectly. Use them in proprietary oil-warmers, or add a few drops to pieces of cloth and hang them in warm places, like over lamps (not too close to the bulb), on radiators or in front of your car air-vents.

It's tempting to make scented candles from the oil, but there is too much water in it - add water to melted wax and you risk rapid boiling spraying molten wax all over the place.

Comments

[GreenD]

You should use substantially more plant material with that much water.

You should also describe the science behind why this happens - nobody asked "Well why does water take out the oil?" That shouldn't make sense to anyone :) unless you understand the reasoning.

[Phyrkrakr]

You can separate the water (aka hydrosol) by simply letting the oil and water naturally settle out. Then, just draw off the excess and put it in a separate container. Some of the hydrosols can be used separately in themselves like lavender or rosewater or you can use them in place of distilled water in the distillation process again.