Have you ever wondered why your perfumes are going bad? How to Store Them Correctly!
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The best way to keep perfume fresh for a long time is to hide it in a closed, dry box. However, this method only works if you don't use your perfume often and haven't cracked the seal. As perfumes thin out and lose their appeal over time, you're working against the clock, but you can slow the process down if you store your perfume properly.
Use these 8 tips to properly store expensive perfume
1. Perfumes prefer dark, dry places
The essential oils and alcohol in perfume are delicate and sensitive to sunlight. Since perfumes often come in beautiful crystalline containers, they are omitted as centerpieces or on the display, but the elements can quickly destroy the makeup of the fragrant liquid. Moisture can severely manipulate perfumes by causing chemical reactions in the product and causing damage.
2. Open the bottle on the first injection
Perfumes are expensive and shouldn't be wasted, so don't open your new perfume bottle until the first time you use it. The scent in the bottle will remain untouched until it is opened. After that the scent begins to dilute by oxidation, this is the same process that rusts cars. Although your perfume won't rust, it will lose its effectiveness and eventually smell more like alcohol.
3. Do not remove, throw away the box
Luxury perfume makers put a lot of effort into their boxing, and not just for marketing purposes. For example Rouge Eau de Parfum from Comme des Garcons comes in a beautiful thick red box that blocks the light. Perfume boxes hold the elixir in their walls, blocking out the sun and other elements that could prematurely age the perfume.
4. Keep the bottle closed
Most perfume bottles have a cap that you can put over the splash when not in use. This is another part of perfume that is often thrown away or lost, but keep it close by. Unhooking the bottle for a few hours can catalyze evaporation and ruin the balance of the mixture. Yes, oxidation can happen so quickly. Avoid wasting your money and use the cap.
5. Keep perfume on a low shelf
Keeping your perfume on a low shelf is important for two reasons. For one, you are more likely to knock the bottle off the shelf, which can break the chemical bond of the perfume. Second, heat rises and collects near the ceiling, and heat is not good for the perfume. It's best to keep your perfume in a low cupboard so you don't accidentally spill an entire fragrance bottle.
6. Never shake a perfume bottle
Treat your perfume like a can of lemonade: never shake it. Although the perfume doesn't bubble and puff up on your face, it does cause the oxygen in the bottle to die Scent. Essential oil blends have a delicate balance that is easily broken by shaking, so handle with care. Be careful when picking up your perfume bottle or you run the risk of damaging the fragrance.
7. Avoid removing the perfume from its bottle
There are many extravagant bottles that you can buy that might look better than the bottle the fragrance came in. While these bottles are tempting to pour your perfume, it will quickly turn your scent sour. In the 5 seconds it takes to transfer your perfume from one container to another, you have irreparably oxidized the liquid.
8. Use a smaller version when traveling
Since you already know that knocking, bumping, temperature, sunlight and humidity negatively affect your perfume; You can imagine air travel destroying the scent. Buy a smaller perfume to take with you on the go and don't open it until you reach the hotel. That way, you can still travel with a tiny version of your perfume without disturbing your main bottle.
