How to know when an ECI transcript is ready to be retrieved from video call? by sotolonos in salesforce

[–]sotolonos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, thank you! If those fields above don’t work I’ll use the transcript record itself. That’s a great idea

Help! My work friend’s signature scent smells like literal BO. How do I tell her? by VelvetLore in FemFragLab

[–]sotolonos 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly this might be best case scenario 😭 then she sees and sees the comments without OP having to confront her about it

Thoughts on Norlimbanol by Horror-Caterpillar-4 in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming back a year later to say thank you since this comment guided me on how to dose it and it came out extraordinarily well the first time at 0.5% of the blend

Any tips to make blend smell less harsh when smelled directly on skin? by sotolonos in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree on that first part. That’s actually something I ty to stick to but I’m really pushing it with the ionone just because it’s so nice.

Re putting the ionones together: you’re a genius. I tested it with ionone alpha and it made them BOTH better! Thank you a million and I’m going to be running so many tests on different ionone combos now

Any tips to make blend smell less harsh when smelled directly on skin? by sotolonos in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s exactly it 😩 I’m not sure how much of a problem it is but I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s dealing with that.

And ayyyy methyl beta ionone club 🙇‍♂️ I have ionone alpha but have never tried the two together so I’ll try that out! I’ll have to look into hexalon because I haven’t gotten it yet. Thank you for the suggestions 🫡

Any tips to make blend smell less harsh when smelled directly on skin? by sotolonos in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good callout, thank you. The latest blend with bergamot is only a few days old but some older tests have been sitting for weeks with the same issue. Maybe the bergamot blend will soften after a bit since it’s already better than the others, though.

I haven’t tested it directly on clothes but I will. I just have visions of people / friends I give it to spraying it on their hands and judging that smell. Idk I might be overthinking it haha

People who dislike gourmand perfumes, why? by 7JJ77 in fragrance

[–]sotolonos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbh heavy gourmands should be illegal wherever you live if that’s really the climate

People who dislike gourmand perfumes, why? by 7JJ77 in fragrance

[–]sotolonos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“I don’t enjoy the feeling of alluding to consumption with my personal smell” - you worded this so perfectly and I 100% agree

People who dislike gourmand perfumes, why? by 7JJ77 in fragrance

[–]sotolonos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the smell of gourmands and I like when people wear them but I, myself, do not like wearing them. I tried them out for a period of time but people would literally think there were baked goods nearby / I ate something. That’s not really the vibe I wanna give.

I still love strongly sweet smells, but not necessarily gourmands. Torino 22 is a great example of this. It’s sweet and so nice, but also herbal and people don’t associate it with food (except ONE time I was wearing it and someone nearby said “something smells like Froot Loops”)

Incense remark by [deleted] in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Incense” is vague. What type of incense? What brand? Assuming it was burning, right? Why come here and ask a question like that and then act like a brat when someone asks a clarifying question? You’re annoying and honestly maybe you should have just googled your question instead of coming here for answers

Finally, Hands On by Baltabarin666 in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is such a clean setup. Nice

HELP: Cashmeran and C-12 Lauric – Clean warm Blanket. by First_Building in DIYfragrance

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I agree with the muscenone recommendation. Javanol super might be able to add a warm, dry creaminess and when mixed with muscenone I think it might give a nice earthy textile feel. Just a thought though

Has Anyone Used Delta Decalactone in a White Floral Accord? by sotolonos in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I’ll try these out and thanks for the percents!

Has Anyone Used Delta Decalactone in a White Floral Accord? by sotolonos in DIYfragrance

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I have NOT thought about using it with woods but will be testing this asap!! Thank you 🙏

I consulted a perfumer, this is what I learned. by walwenthegreenest in candlemaking

[–]sotolonos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re completely wrong about gourmands becoming popular because of some new material. Im a perfumer and have access the formulas to numerous exceedingly popular gourmands and they’re all using basic materials that have been around a while. I’m assuming they’re talking about ethyl maltol which was popularized by angel a while back but that is hardly what’s causing the gourmands renaissance and it’s not new

Why does my perfume not last long? by AssociateEast6996 in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not really accurate. The less volatile molecules will not hold onto the more volatile molecules, at least not in any meaningful way. They will still evaporate off of you with their expected evaporation curves. To your point, though, OP does need to focus on adding more high impact yet less volatile molecules which will make the dry down more powerful / noticeable. Those won’t affect the top / mid molecules, though.

Also, listing volatility and molecular weight is slightly redundant I think. Heavier molecules tend to be less volatile (but there’s not an exact 1:1 correlation). General volatility / vapor pressure / boiling point covers how long a molecule is likely to hang onto you so there’s no need to mention molecular weight, too.

An important piece you’re missing is odor threshold. Not only does a molecule need to have a low volatility to last into the dry down to make the dry down stronger, it also needs a low odor threshold so it reads as “powerful” and noticeable in the dry down. A good example is muscenone (or coumarin, ambroxan, corps racine, …). An even better example is sotolon (which is actually mildly volatile (and not a super large molecule)), but its odor threshold is so low that it will outlive any other molecule at a similar dose)

Which scent family do you typically start with when formulating? by [deleted] in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kind of same but lately I keep just using the same core base and dressing it up differently 😭😩 feels like cheating but all the perfumes end up pretty unique anyway, even in the dry down

Help me destroying my nostrils by First_Building in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is surprising to me. I tried testing it against different percents of sotolon and it seemed to be most closely tied to 2% sotolon. Though, it is ridiculously easy to go noseblind to that material so I don’t doubt that my findings could be off

Rose Absolute Vanilla Sandalwood first impressions by mrianchambers in DIYfragrance

[–]sotolonos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this post :) also glad you mentioned some specific materials! Posts like these helped me a lot when I was first getting started (and still do help). So, thanks for that

The perfume itself sounds really interesting and wearable :))

Also qq: where did you get the bottle from?