Newby here! Any suggestions for materials I should try out for a cologne im trying to make for myself? I’m going for a aquatic, green, mint vibe

[anthacat]

These are the current materials I have to work with I have a couple more random EO. Any you recommend that you’d think would work well or that I should consider adding?

Thanks!

Ambrettolide (Givaudan)
 Ambroxan (@10% in Alcohol) **  Auralva (IFF)
 Benzyl Acetate
 Calone 1951 (Firmenich)

• Bergamot (Bergaptene Free) Essential Oil (Italy) - Top Note
• Cedarwood (Virginia) Essential Oil - Base Note
• Clary Sage Oil, Russian P&N - Middle Note
• Geranium Oil, Egypt P&N - Middle Note
• Lavender Maillette, France P&N - Middle Note
• Lime Essential Oil (Mexico) - Top Note
• Oakmoss Absolute 10% (Alcohol) (France) - Base Note
• Orange Bitter Essential Oil (Dominican Republic) - Top Note
• Patchouli Essential Oil (Indonesia) - Base Note
• Peru Balsam Oil Rectified P&N (El Salvador) - Base Note
• Rosewood (Bois de Rose) Essential Oil (Brazil) - Middle/Base Note
• Tarragon Essential Oil (South America) - Top Note
• Tonka Bean Absolute 50% (Alcohol) (Venezuela) - Base Note
• Vetiver Essential Oil (Indonesia) - Base Note
• Ylang Complete (Nosy Be) Essential Oil - Middle Note

 Citral
 Citronellol
 Cyclamen Aldehyde
 Dihydro Eugenol **
 Dihydro Myrcenol
 Dimethyl Benzyl Carbinyl Acetate  Dimethyl Octenone
 Ebanol ® (Givaudan)
 Ethyl Linalool
 Ethyl Maltol (@ 1% in PG)
 Ethyl Vanillin
 Ethylene Brassylate **
 Exaltolide Total ® (Firmenich)
 Florhydral ® (Givaudan)
 Galaxolide® 50% in IPM (IFF) **  Geraniol 95
 Geranyl Acetate
 Habanolide ® (Firmenich)
 Hedione ® (Firmenich)
 Helional ® (IFF) **
 Hexenol-3-CIS **
 Hexenyl-3-CIS Acetate **
Additional Supplies:
 Hexyl Salicylate **
 Indolene 50
 Iso E Super ® (IFF) **  Linalool
 Linalyl Acetate
 Methyl Benzoate
 Methyl Diantilis ® (Givaudan)
 Methyl Laitone (@ 10% in DPG) -
(Givaudan)
 Orange Terpenes **
 Oranger Crystals **
 Para Cresyl Acetate (@ 50% in IPM)  Peonile ® (Givaudan)
 Petitgrain EO (Paraguay)
 Phenethyl Acetate
 Phenethyl Alcohol
 Phenyl Ethyl Phenyl Acetate
Replacer 40% in Benzyl Benzoat
 Rose Oxide (racemic)
 Stemone ® (Givaudan)
 Styrallyl Acetate
 Tetrahydro Linalool
 Toscanol ® (Givaudan)
 Ultrazur ® (Givaudan)
 Undecavertol (Givaudan)  Vanillin
 Velvione ® (Givaudan)

 

[ourmess]

Welcome! Did you read through the Read Me First pin and the Simple Formulas pin?

 

[anthacat]

Hello, no I have not. I didn’t see those and I still can’t find them unfortunately:/.

 

[ourmess]

Scroll up to the top of the forum and they're pinned to the very top.

Welcome new-at-DIY-fragrance members! Read this first

Simple DIY perfume formulas

 

[parker25mv]

There is menthyl acetate that can be interesting, but not sure that would really be what you what. The smell is a bit muddled, mostly lacking in texture, but does have a little bit of minty tea feel. It is kind of a muddled green feel.

It might have an interesting effect in conjunction with Theaspirane (which can add green eucalyptus wood and dry non-fruity green unripe mango feel).

For green and mint you can also consider spearmint, maybe even basil. Though those can be a little "sharp" and might not go so well with the aquatic feel you are imagining.
Peppermint can be "blue" but also could be very overpowering and "cold". Peppermint might go well with something like Aquaflor (cold deep blue sea feel), but if you say you want a green feel that may not be what you want. Aphermate is an aquatic that can have more of a green feel, though I feel kind of more like a dank algal pond. It's not really a very strong aquatic AC, could be underwhelming.

 

[anthacat]

Hmm

There is menthyl acetate that can be interesting, but not sure that would really be what you what. The smell is a bit muddled, mostly lacking in texture, but does have a little bit of minty tea feel. It is kind of a muddled green feel.

It might have an interesting effect in conjunction with Theaspirane (which can add green eucalyptus wood and dry non-fruity green unripe mango feel).

For green and mint you can also consider spearmint, maybe even basil. Though those can be a little "sharp" and might not go so well with the aquatic feel you are imagining.
Peppermint can be "blue" but also could be very overpowering and "cold". Peppermint might go well with something like Aquaflor (cold deep blue sea feel), but if you say you want a green feel that may not be what you want. Aphermate is an aquatic that can have more of a green feel, though I feel kind of more like a dank algal pond. It's not really a very strong aquatic AC, could be underwhelming.

it sounds like some of those might work out for me- I’ll definitely give them a try! Thank you! Just gotta figure out how to prolong the mint smell as much as possible lol

 

[Ymsldn]

Well done on your collection so far! I would also like to make a fresh blue green scent for myself but haven't yet found the right materials so I'm watching this thread.

I'm waiting for 40 new ACs to arrive this week so I'm hopping a couple of them might do the trick!