Hi Friends, i will try my own homemade Bay Rum Aftershave. My idea behind it is, to "create" two different types of Bay Rum. One "Summer" Bay Rum (with more Lemon / Citrus) and Menthol added and one "Winter / Christmas" Bay Rum with a warmer scent, which contains more Vanilla Extract and more Cinnamon and Orange. Now my question would be, what should i use to get the Summer version as "fruity" as possible...i know, less clove and allspice but are lemon / lime zests enough for what I would like? Essential Oils maybe added? I hope you know what i tried to explain... Greetings Thorsten
You can use the zest, but essential oils of lemon & lime do exist and seem like an easier way to add those scent notes.
Today i did it... I "created" my very first homemade Aftershave. Loosely based on the recipe which was given here from @HolyRollah I added juniper berries. I was a bit "afraid" to do something wrong, but this is no Rocket Science... Next Monday i will splash it on, just too see if it works at this point. Curious...Wish me luck. Greetings Thorsten