DIY Pressed Perfume: An Easy Recipe For Your Own Signature Scent 

It is a little more involved to make a solid perfume, as this method requires heating your ingredients. However, solid perfumes are ideal for on-the-go travel and application (no spillage and they tend to not take up as much space!). This recipe shows you how to make 1 ounce of solid perfume, but feel free to adjust the proportions if your finished container is smaller or larger.

Here, an easy-to-follow recipe:

I use a glass Pyrex measuring cup placed in a pot filled with a few inches of water. If you have a true double boiler, that works too. Have all your materials set up and ready to go, including the container you want your solid perfume to go in, because this process goes fast.

Bring the water in your pot or the bottom of your double boiler to hot but not boiling. The water should not actually boil during this entire process; you just need it warm enough to melt the wax.

If the container you will be putting your finished solid perfume in is 1 ounce, pour 1 tablespoon of your carrier oil into the Pyrex measuring cup or the top of the double boiler.

Add 2 teaspoons wax to the oil and occasionally stir with a wooden spoon or chopstick until the wax is completely melted. For a harder texture of solid perfume once it's cooled, add equal parts oil and wax. In this case, you would use 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of wax.

Once the wax has liquefied, add vitamin E if you want (puncture one soft-gel capsule, squeeze the liquid into the wax mixture, and combine), then take it off the heat.

Quickly add 15 to 17 drops of your essential oil blend to the wax mixture and combine before it solidifies.

Carefully pour your perfume into its container. The smaller the container, the faster it will cool and solidify. Try not to move or disturb the perfume in any way as it cools so that it has a nice smooth finish. You can put the cap on it once it has cooled to room temperature, but place it somewhere it can rest and continue to harden for at least 24 hours.

Another option for making vegan solid perfume is coconut oil, which is solid at room temperature. Melt it in a double boiler on low, and when it is completely liquefied, take it off the heat, pour into containers, and add the desired essential oils right away before the oil cools. Try adding an equal amount of olive or jojoba oil to the melted coconut oil for a softer texture. Unrefined coconut oil has a tropical scent, but you can use refined coconut oil for a base with no scent.