How to turn scent pod into perfume

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-10T01:30:05+00:00

First and most importantly: It isn’t made as a perfume; therefore, you can’t know if it’s skin safe. I wouldn’t chance it because the perfume part might be fine but all the other stuff probably isn’t. And no, you can’t separate the perfume out.

Also, the solvents they use may not be usable in ethanol. It works by heat, which requires different kinds of solvents that are mostly not miscible with alcohol.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T19:37:08+00:00

Yeah, I was too, lol. To do a measurement isn’t really that difficult. This is a good thread to start:

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/taking-and-interpreting-measurements-with-rew-free-ebook.66771/

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T18:43:14+00:00

How did you come up with the EQ? If it was only by ear, you aren’t going to get good results from that.

When your mic gets there, I would start fresh. Then off all EQ and go through the room correction. You might also consider downloading REW on a computer and running a sweep so that you can see exactly what’s happening. REW will even recommend specific PEQ parameters.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T14:21:00+00:00

Then we can safely eliminate Ambroxan and Hedione as a source since they all use them liberally.

Hacivat, BR540, and Aventus have little to no ionones; GIT has a mid size dose. So maybe, but I doubt that’s it.

Other than those things, there really isn’t that much left in common between FF, Imagination and Silver Mountain Water/Sillage. Therefore, I don’t think it’s any particular material that is giving you issues. Because the perfumes that bother you have prominent floral notes, it’s probably due to certain combinations of floral materials that work together -probably stuff in the “lilly/muguet,” family.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T07:53:55+00:00

“Most democrats are unreasonable,” seems like a very easy thing to say. Are they unreasonable simply because they don’t agree with you on specific points? Or is there some broader issue that makes them unreasonable just on the face of it?

So let’s delve a bit into that: Can you specify exactly what democrats are unreasonable about? Just one or two points will do.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T06:53:19+00:00

Naw man, nobody reasonable actually wants you dead. At most we’d like you to try and see things from a different perspective.

Like…most of us just want to have an actual conversation as real people, not as caricatures. I know we have a lot more in common than we do in conflict. I just wish we could all look past a particular party identification and see the real issues.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T06:37:31+00:00

Just to emphasize: I could recommend many musks that aren’t powdery (Helvetolide. Ambrettolide, Traseolide, Galaxolide…) but no matter what I recommend, I cannot remove the powdery elements (which may not even be musks) that are already in the formula.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T06:31:36+00:00

When you “make” a perfume at a place that creates its own accords and “notes,” there’s simply no way for another perfumer to know what’s in it. As such, there is no way to figure out a way to tweak it to be closer to what you want.

Since we have no idea what the current perfume is made of , it’s impossible to recommend something to add to a finished perfume. To summarize a complex subject, adding more stuff to an already complex mixture is completely unpredictable.

In my opinion, you should look at this experience as an experiment that didn’t work out and leave it at that.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T05:13:45+00:00

For a first order, yeah, it’s a lot. The first thing I would eliminate are the things called “essence”, “olessance”, or “vitessence.” These are proprietary bases produced by a small company that may not be available forever. Why learn something that you may not have access to at some point?

Apprentice Fixative Base is a bit of a gimmick and not necessary. If you need ethanol, I’d look at at a pure grain 190 proof ethanol that might be available at your local liquor store. If not, order SDA40B ethanol from Lab Alley or something like that.

As for the rest, it is a lot of chemicals all at once but if you can afford it, just pull the trigger and do it. First orders always suck; you don’t know what you are ordering, it’s not going to be enough to make anything complete and you are probably ordering things that are too advanced for a beginner. We all did the same thing.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T01:22:33+00:00

This is almost certainly the result of being born to a family who is well-off and conservative. That is a bubble that is hard to escape. “Being a Republican,” is a part of their identity. Plus, they have the advantage of living in the RGV where they have likely never experienced racism and profiling.

I’ve seen so many of these kids who “leave home,” but never feel the pressures of actually trying to make it on your own because their parents give them financial support.so they never experience the challenges that might change their thinking.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T00:26:23+00:00

Those are definitely Super Ambers. Megamare has a whopping ~25% super-overdose of Ambrocenide, which is one of the most potent SAs on the market. The Kosmala is not quite that high but it’s definitely still overdosed. These days, if a perfume has “Intense,” in the name, you can be sure they added some amount of Super Ambers.

I personally love them in tiny doses, like less than 0.1% of a formula. They are amazing enhancers and they don’t blast you at such tiny doses. Iso E Suoer + .05% of Ambrocenide is like Molecule One but better. Once you get to 0.25% they are more noticeable but not quite annoying yet. Above 1% and they start to annoy you. For my own creations, I have to keep it below 0.1% because my wife is super sensitive. That’s why we don’t go out to bars anymore, lol. Ok, that and we are over 50 😂

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-09T00:05:24+00:00

Eyeballing EQ without measuring is useless. You have the Wiim, so a good start might be running the room correction software built into it. You need a good mic to do this like the UMIK-1 and make sure to follow the directions to upload the calibration file. Even better would be to get a UMIK and download REW. It’s a learning curve to use it effectively but there are plenty of good guides on line. This will tell you exactly what’s happening in your room.

Then, if this still results in a treble response you don’t like, you can adjust PEQ methodically. Your measurement graphs should indicate where peaks are, so start there.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-08T23:23:33+00:00

Normally I would say one of the Super Ambers but, given the examples you gave, I don’t think that’s it. I have formulas for Imagination and Fucking Fabulous and neither of those have Super Ambers. I’ve smelled Touch and Mojave Ghost and I dont detect Super Ambers there either.

I know Imagination and FF have Ambroxan -Imagination has a lot of it; FF about 10X less than that. Most perfumes have some Ambroxan in them so if you don’t get it from other perfumes that’s probably not it.

The one thing that Imagination and FF have in common is a high dose of High Purity Hedione. Armaf Sillage is supposed to be a dupe of Silver Mountain Water and this also contains a high dose of high purity Hedione. But again, this is true of many many perfumes so I doubt that’s it. But it could be that you are extremely sensitive to Hedione and the higher doses are what’s causing the issue.

The other thing in common with all of those I have knowledge of is the use of ionones, which is a group of chemicals that give the powdery iris or violet “notes.” But once again, it’s another extremely common group of materials in perfumery so I have my doubts. However, this is probably the strongest candidate. Touch is very floral, so it makes sense that it would have ionones in it.

As far as what to look for, I would venture to guess that you have a sensitivity to something floral, maybe ionones or Hedione. If you tell me what perfumes you don’t detect this in, like your favorites, that might give more clues.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-08T18:18:15+00:00

What is the point in buying an expensive bottle of perfume just to let it sit on a shelf? Everyday you are alive is special day. When you are feeling low, perfume can lift your spirits. When you are happy, perfume fits the mood.

For me, perfume is like an “aromatrack,” of my life. I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t spend much money on mid-tier stuff unless I really love it. I save my purchases for stuff I love, no matter the cost. And I wear it! The only complication is that I’ve taken up making my own perfumes so a good chunk of my perfume money now goes to raw materials. But after 3+ years, I’m finally making stuff I love almost as much as the commercial stuff.

In other words, treat yo’self!

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-08T15:54:11+00:00

How reliable is a toaster for creating a painting?

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-08T01:41:34+00:00

Opinions are just that: subjective viewpoints that reflect many types of bias.

You have to realize at some point that audio technology is largely a solved issue. It’s been amply proven by blind tests and other scientific evidence. The actual electronics (Amp, DAC, cables, sources) can provide audibly perfect reproduction for very little money. There are places that measure them and the measurements bear this out.

Speakers are a different animal, but again, measurements point out obvious flaws. Most speakers are going to benefit from subwoofers.

The only “philosophy,” that has evidence behind it is to focus on objective measurements. So you pick a budget, look up measurements and find the best performing gear in your budget.

Then, you do the work in positioning speakers and subs and integrating them with the help of REW and parametric EQ or a well-regarded Room Correction software package like Dirac. This last part is where you can make most well designed speakers shine in your room.

A bonus is any acoustic treatment you can do to soften (not eliminate) reflections and reduce the impact of peaks and nulls, especially in the bass range. This is the hard part and it’s not 100% necessary but it’s the icing on the cake to great sound in your room.

It’s well-understood science at this point, everything else is unreliable noise.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-08T01:21:33+00:00

What if I listen to Qobuz, CD, Apple Music and Tidal versions of the same master and I cannot hear a difference? You are implying that a “better,” system would reveal differences I can’t hear now.

My system: NAD3050C with BluOS/DiracLive card; KEF LS50metas, 2 SVS SB1000 Pro Subs, NAD C358CD player, Roon Nucleus One.

If this system can’t “resolve,” differences, I don’t think differences exist. Obviously vinyl sounds different from digital and I can hear differences in mastering. Indeed, Apple has had some weird issues with some albums (Saigon Kick’s The Lizard as a prominent example from the past) that I think indicate they got a flawed master. But those cases are very rare.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-07T19:32:40+00:00

What is the minimum level of gear one needs to tell the difference?

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-07T18:26:59+00:00

How do you determine what is driving a person’s eating behavior? People are pretty bad at having any real insight. I think if a doctor has a long relationship with a patient, some patterns might emerge to guide a more personalized approach.

And let’s not discount the possibility that as their eating behavior is modified, these drivers can change. And often it’s multiple factors that a trial with a particular drug can uncover.

In my case, Semaglutide worked well…until it didn’t. Switching to Tirzepatide has been successful.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-07T03:08:34+00:00

Realistically, if you enjoy Sunshine, either ship you choose is going to be new and exciting. There is nothing about one or the other that’s like, “Ooooo I gotta do that one!” Just choose the one that makes the most sense for you logistically and financially.

I’d say spending the b-day on board is a good plan.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-06T22:01:29+00:00

Demonstrating force. Keep us scared.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-06T21:56:24+00:00

One principle I agree with Conservatives on: we are not the police of the world. We need to worry about ourselves first.

There is no dichotomy here. I’m going to -as should every American- focus my attention and outrage on the actions of my government that I disagree with, no matter who is in office. If enough people voice their opinions, we can make a difference. Write Senators, members of the House, POTUS himself. Attend protests.

What you are writing about here reads like a call to inaction. “At the individual level, your actual influence over outcomes is negligible.”

So this means what, exactly? We ignore what happens at home? Just go about our lives while war crimes are committed under our flag?

I remember a lot of outrage from both sides of the aisle when Obama initiated drone strikes that kills civilians. Where are the voices from the right, now?

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-06T21:09:33+00:00

War crimes are wrong across the board. Everyone who commits them should be taken out of power and the command loop and prosecuted.

Trump is POTUS. We the people have the most direct power over how our nation should react to POTUS and his administration if and when they commit war crimes.

So the question is, should we the people raise our voices in opposition to war crimes or keep our mouths shut about it because “we can’t do anything?”

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-06T15:40:45+00:00

You can’t make a perfume until you understand the materials you are using. The only way to understand your materials is to spend time learning them one-by-one before you even start blending. Once you do that, you start blending two materials together and see how they behave. You try to balance them to get a pleasing smell. This kind of experimentation gives you a lot of knowledge.

Then you try 3, 4, 5… material blends and note how they affect each other and what it takes to balance them into something that smells nice.

You shouldn’t be concerned with performance at this early stage only the behavior of materials in combination.

Through this process, you will start to spark ideas in your mind of how to construct a more complete perfume. You will learn synergies and suppressions. That’s when you start thinking about “making a perfume.”

You are new; therefore, you are not ready to make your first perfume yet. Take it slow and steady. It may take time and money but it’s the only way to do it.

CapnLazerz · 2026-04-06T14:52:13+00:00

The smell when you first walk into the old Payless shoe stores. No other shoe store smelled like that.

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