Making an Oud perfume step by step (FORMULA INCLUDED) 

Good luck with your oud project!

Well that’s a complement since I like some of their perfumes…

I was thinking black pepper would make a nice addition too, and then he said it, and I was like, that's weird. Haha.

Thank you!

Thanks, glad you enjoy this style! And yes I can only scratch the surface of possible combinations in these videos but that’s why I left the formula for you to continue with it yourself!

@@sammacer Hello again! (Please excuse my comment that may be too long) This may seem to many an off-putting subject one that perfumers generally don't explore. 'Musks' are often discussed in a very general way as a class of scent normally associated with 'animals' esp. mammals. However the fact that Humans are mammals and too have extremely variable, complex and distinct odors (for the purposes of this discussion we might call 'pheromonic' or more tastefully 'erogenous') at least, I have not yet heard specific to perfumery any mention of except as a subject on its own or in one or more classic 'occult' texts (Odoratus Sexualis, Iwan Bloch 1933, for example). And while we tend to eschew the notion of human odors (much less reproducing or wearing them as perfume), the fact remains that human odors are probably the most prevalent odors we encounter on a daily basis, from the moment we are born, that are treated as contrary to the whole point of perfumery from the start; and yet there are natural and aroma chemicals that can be or have been compared to human odors of one kind or other. Cassifix for instance to me smells distinctly of heavy armpit sweat; Valerian has been described as smelling of sweaty socks, and natural Ambergris compared to 'halitosis'. Freshly brewed coffee has a particularly pleasant 'menstrual' scent when captured remotely, and any number of scents can be compared to human hair. Patchouli is the premier odor of such acquired taste that otherwise might be described as a 'public toilet', if we ever allowed our subconscious mind to remind so of any or all of these I hope my comments are relevant enough to provoke some interest and consideration. I'd be happy to hear thoughts on the subject. Thank you again for all of your help and excellent tutelage!

Fantastic!

Thanks! Have a read of this article: www.science.org/content/blog-post/un-safety-data-sheets

Thanks!

Thanks!

Class dismissed…

@@sammacer 🤣

For me I use dpg a lot for blending and trials since it does not evaporate and my dropper bottles are not the most airtight!

Thank you

Glad it was helpful!

No because it would be very difficult; you would normally use tobacco absolute as far as I know

Thanks! Weather you can develop fragrances to be seductive touches on psychology and it’s not an area I’m experienced in so I can’t say I can help

Great point, I’ve been noticing that more recently

Thanks!

Interesting - I think nag champa is based around sandalwood so it has a tendency to do that

Thank you! And yes, you can use natural just like any other raw material and blend them together.

@@sammacer thank you Sam, i really wish to collaborate with you one day .....

I think I read it went well with muscenone or something as well if I remember correctly

For sure black agar givco has a musky side to it, I’m certain some musks are included

I actually have an Oud and bergamot blend and it smells wonderful.

Glad you enjoyed seeing the process! And I haven’t smelled it so I couldn’t compare

Thanks! Check out my video on increasing longevity :)

@@sammacer Will search for it! ❤️

Thanks!

someone asked this in a similar comment after looking "So, you diluted every component into 10% before using? i normally use most components at 100% but Aldehydes (or aldehyde strong like materials like Adoxal, Ultrazur) and Absolutes, is it better?" which he answered with "It’s a different way of working, there are advantages and disadvantages to it"

Thanks :)

Why not?

I found Oud Synth to be interesting in that it’s a pretty clean, scrubbed Oud. Smells to me almost identical to Kilian Pure Oud. I like the more leathery barnyard elements of Oud so I’m going to see what I can do with Oud synth to achieve that. I might just end up going with a different Oud base.

Thank you! That’s not something I’ve calculated it you could look up all the costs on Pell Wall or another place

@@sammacer thanks for responding

Yes. Their formulas are written as if you make them pure and dilute them down to your desired strength afterwards. I dilute down first since it helps dosing small amounts so there's no need to dilute down again afterwards.

@@sammacer thank you for the clarification sam! I’m just really struggling with the maths and science component of perfumery but your videos and comments really help!

Thanks - you probably want to learn some of the principles of perfumery first and then it will come intuitively

That’s the predilution which has been used - check my video on dilutions if you’re unsure about those

Perfumer's apprentice and Pell Wall mostly

Yea you can

It’s a different way of working, there are advantages and disadvantages to it

@@sammacer Thank you for answering

Ethanol

The peppers and mandarin would be top notes, rose and cedar mid notes, most of the others are base notes.

For sure you can use real oud instead! I’m sure you could make something lovey with all of those oils

@@sammacer thank you so much for replying. I'm getting a lot of great information from your videos. Im a retired chef and mixing fragrances seems like a natural progression for me.

@@EsoxLVCIVS6776hey how did you get on making your perfume? It sounded very promising.

Thank you! I got mine from www.harrisonjoseph.co.uk

My contact links are in the video description

No - the reason for using the bases is that it’s near impossible to make an good oud accord without access to a lab and research budget

I agree those would have been great

I think a lot of people like that kind of thing

I haven’t used them so can’t comment

They have very good Ac’s, I highly recommend them.

What areas specifically?

@@sammacer for beginners and who just wants to try for fun

No it’s far more like painting! When I started nothing smelled professional.

@@sammacer that’s so sad to read :/ how long did you take to make a scent, that smell niche pro like ?

I'm currently working on one

Lol

Haha well I chose to break the amber “rule” and replace it with styrax as a creative choice

What part isn’t clear?

Outsourcing art to AI is creative suicide. You say that in Dubai, perfume is "culturally viral, and religiously encouraged". If this is so, why do you wish to destroy your culture?

@@appeal2nature i despise this youtube culture of feeling like you need to give an opinion which shuts down someone elses opinion over baseless ground. I want to ask though: have you tried the method? are you aware of what goes on in trying to generate perfumes using ai? have you read my comment which was directed to him accurately? i say that it can help. Whats wrong with people now a days.

@@appeal2nature also big companies are using AI do some research.

Interesting suggestion! However I don’t really see the benefit since Chat GPT is meant for conversations not formulation right? Correct me if I’m wrong.

@@sammacer thats inaccurate; there are some benefits like extracting information from books. As well as, formulating perfumes, or remaking some popular perfumes. As long as you include the correct info. Ive spent around 100 hours on it teaching ,and learning from ai. So i have a special approach to this.

Everyone is still learning so by that logic no one should ever be teaching anything

@@sammacer nah, you re a noob it is obvious, u should not be teaching yet, you will agree later on in your life when you ll watch your videos, no offense brah

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