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  • extract with good and strong smell

    Posted by sahar on March 6, 2024 at 1:08 am

    Hello everyone,

    Do you know any extract with good and strong smell to add to my

    shampoo formulation ? to cover the strong smell of the base

    sahar replied 8 months, 1 week ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • mikethair

    Member
    March 6, 2024 at 1:58 am

    Hi @sahar, I would be first looking at your shampoo base and identifying what is causing the strong smell. And knowing what this is you have two options.

    First, eliminate this ingredient or find an alternative that does not have such a strong smell.

    Or, second, once you have identified the strong smell, then work on a fragrance that can work or has synergy with this smell. And creating a fragrance can be a lot of painstaking and methodical work. It’s something I have been doing for 30+ years.

  • Perry44

    Administrator
    March 6, 2024 at 7:14 am

    An extract will not cover an odor significantly. You need a fragrance specifically designed to do it. Or a strong smelling oil like tea tree oil might work.

  • sahar

    Member
    March 11, 2024 at 1:48 am

    thank you

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