Home made Christmas presents for some friends

Been trying to get some friends of mine into wet shaving and they are incredibly hard to shop for, so I figured I would make them their own signature Aftershaves. Was pretty fun and inexpensive overall. hope they like it

alcohol (vodka based), witch hazel, distilled water, glycerine, alum, menthol, fragrance (made from essential oils)

Very cool gift!!

That is just awesome !

nice! well-done decoration and outstanding bottles!

Very nice!
How did you make the labels?

sarimento1 said:

nice! well-done decoration and outstanding bottles!

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Yep penhaligon was the inspiration, again thanks to you Murray

mio_cuggino said:

Very nice!
How did you make the labels?

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avery clear waterproof labels from office supply store, laser printer and your imagination

Thanks everyone.

Where did you pick up the bottles and what fragrance are they?

bjhubb said:

Where did you pick up the bottles and what fragrance are they?

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the bottles were from Hobby Lobby, and the fragrance are broken down :
MadDog

top- lime, bergamot
middle- pepper, Tunusian patchouli
base- Cedar, Sandalwood

Squidman

top- grapefruit, sweet orange
middle- pepper, bergamot
base- Vetiver, lavender, sandalwood

This is exceptional !
Wish I was your friend to deserve such a nice present !

Mango said:

This is exceptional !
Wish I was your friend to deserve such a nice present !

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Same Here !!!

I need friends like you! Awesome gift idea!

Very cool. What about the colors? Regular food coloring?

Nice looking bottles! And the fact that you took the time and effort to make this should make for a very appreciative recipient.
Happy Holidays!

Those look great!

I'm curious about the colouring too.

This place is like Mr Rogers' Neighborhood, right?
Everyone's a friend in the Neighborhood, right?

I'll wait by the mailbox, old friend.....

driftwood said:

I'm curious about the colouring too.

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BSAGuy said:

Very cool. What about the colors? Regular food coloring?

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no as I was worried about skin coloration, so I found some cosmetic dyes, that were safe for skin usage.m Used them in very minute amounts as the essential oils and carrier oil had some tint

Really nice Dave!

Did you use any sort of emulsifier (i.e Polysorbate 20) or do the oils "pool" at the top?