Experimenting with new fragrances can be especially maddening. If you are having problems making cologne, or perfume last longer on your skin try some of these methods I have. Most people share the common trouble of applying a fragrance only to realize a few hours later they no longer smell it. First try spraying a light mist of your fragrance to your hair, since hair is known to hold scents longer than skin. Perfumes, and Colognes evaporate more readily due to dry skin, the solution is to apply a generous amount of body lotion or cream.
If you still have trouble trying to keep a scent on your skin, perhaps a cream sold along with the same brand of fragrance you bought might do the trick. Still having trouble? Don’t worry keep reading I have a few more options. Jojoba oil is an excellent moisturizer, and most helpful in sponging up fragrances due to the fatty acids in it.
Unscented cream like Petroleum jelly, or Alaffia Shea Butter as a natural more eco-friendly solution. If you just want something from a drug store there is a over the counter unscented cream called “Cetaphil”.
Next become familiar with what kinds of ingredients the colognes, and perfumes you plan on purchasing have. Your perfumes, and colognes have a different ratios of alcohol and or water added to their oil. These different ratios are used to determine the labels known as “Eau De Toilette”, or “Eau De Parfum”.
Eau Fraiche a lesser known label for fragrances has the lowest amount of perfume oil, meaning you won’t get the kind of long lasting scent as you would with a strong concentrated form like Parfum which is comprised of 15 to 25 percent perfume oil dissolved in alcohol. Eau De Toilette is categorically placed in between 4 to 10% perfume oil which you could say is a medium strength blend of fragrance.
Lastly fragrances can be categorized under different notes, which have a fragrance leaving a sort of “burned” or “toasted” odor. As one can see this grey area, that most people aren’t informed about has many different aspects that should be taken into account when looking at a new cologne, or perfume. Don’t feel overwhelmed, use this as a guide you can even print this off and bring it with you to ask your retailer questions about what choices they might feel you could use in your quest to obtain the ideal solution for long lasting scents about your skin!