If you’re unsure of which base to use for your home fragrance product, our guide will ensure you select the appropriate one!
Reed Diffusers & Car Air Fresheners – Augeo Crystal Diffuser Base (vegan) or Augeo Reed Diffuser Base
Augeo Crystal Diffuser Base (vegan)
Our Augeo Crystal is a vegan bio-based solvent derived from renewable sources and is a perfect replacement for traditional solvents and acts as an excellent glycol and glycol ether alternative.
Augeo Crystal products are composed of versatile molecules and offer a sustainable alternative to traditional petrochemical solvents. The product is made from 100% vegetable glycerin, Augeo Crystal is fully biodegradable. Augeo Crystal is also registered by the Vegan Society, making it the perfect ingredient for natural formulations.
Our Augeo Diffuser Base is a state of the art diffuser base pioneered using innovative technology from Soya Based renewable resources. For use in reed diffusers and car perfume bottles. The base enable its application as a carrier and / or diluent for fragrances, reinforcing the odour, making it a superior performance base in enhancing fragrances in a wide array of home fragrance products. It is non-toxic, low in carbon footprint and low in odour, giving it a superior performance.
We advise using between 10% to 25% fragrance oil in our Augeo Bases depending on the IFRA.
Room Sprays – IPM Linen Spray Base or Cyclopentasiloxane Room Spray Base
Our IPM, Isopropyl Myristate, base is a non-alcohol based diluent and emollient. It can be used as a room spray base, as a diluent in the making of ‘perfumes’ or added to creams and lotions etc. for it’s emollient enhancing properties.
If making room spray; as a guide, use max 15% fragrance to 85% diluent, although this may vary due to personal taste and required strength as well as advice given on the IFRA.
Cyclopentasiloxane Room Spray Base
Cyclopentasiloxane is a clear, unscented, silicone-based oil and is perfect for a room spray base.
We advise adding 5% to 20% fragrance oil to create a room spray.
Perfume – Perfumers Alcohol
Perfumers’ alcohol is perfect for combining with fragrance oils for the production of perfumes, room sprays, and linen sprays. Made with Denatured Ethanol, Isopropyl Myristate & Monopropylene Glycol.
Depending on the IFRA and desired strength we recommend the below levels of fragrance oil to alcohol:
Body Mist – 5%
Eau de toilette – 10%
Eau de parfum – 20%
Plug In Diffuser – Plug In Diffuser Base (also known as Di Propylene Glycol)
Our plugin diffuser base is used to solubilise fragrance oil to give a consistent, long-lasting scent throw in plug in diffusers. Use 75% diffuser base to 25% fragrance oil for a concentrated plug in diffuser.