The basic ingredient of fragrance sachet are herbs and flowers plus a selection of spice, dried orange, dried lemon peel, orris root powder and essential oils.
Suitable leaves are : alecost, basil, bay, bergamot, hyssop, lemon balm, lemon verbena, various mint, scented geranium, rosemary, tansy, thyme, tarragon.
Suitable flowers are : acacia, jasmine, rose, narcissus, carnations, orange blossom, wallflowers, lily of the valley.
Suitable spices are : allspice, aniseed, cinnamon, cloves, dill seed, vanilla pods, juniper, nutmeg, ginger, dried peel of citrus fruits, roots of angelica, cowslip, valerian.
Essential oils are ideal to add strength and depth the fragrance of the sachets. They also can be used to revive an old mixture which has lost its scent. Add only a few drops to each mixture or it will over power the existing fragrance. |
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Sachet - A small packet of perfumed powder used to scent clothes, as in trunks or closets
Sachets are fabric bags that are filled with potpourri and tied off with ribbons. They can be placed in clothing drawers, hung in closets or given as gifts. Fill them with potpourri you buy at the store or potpourri that you make yourself.
A sachet is a small disposable bag, often used to contain single-use quantities of consumer goods, such as ketchup or shampoo. A sachet can also be a fabric bag containing pot pourri.
For centuries, small fragrance sachet of dried herbs and flowers have been used to keep clothes and linen smelling sweet and free from moths. |