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The Perfume Maker's Club was established to provide independent perfume makers and marketers (like ourselves!) with professional sources of materials, services, and information. The collection of sources and information available in the Club's "members only" pages was developed by us out of our own need to find "the right" materials, services, and information for our own perfume development projects. (Click here to see our online retail store.)
Many of the companies listed in the "Vendors" pages of the Club offer direct online ordering. Some require telephone contact. (Some listed vendors of essential oils and aroma chemicals — which might pose dangers through misuse — require that you establish your credentials with them before they will fill your order.)
In addition to sources of supply — everything you need to make commercial level perfume — you'll find some very useful information on perfumery, classic 19th century perfume, toiletries, and cosmetics formulas, and sources and processing of natural aroma materials (Piesse) as well as a classical guide to 20th century perfume making based on knowledge of raw materials alone, without reference to chemistry (Carles). These texts are available free to members in the form of electronic pdf downloads.
As a member you will also receive the club's Monthly Newsletter. Available to members only, the Perfume Maker's Club monthly newsletter offers marketing strategies, technical articles and inspirational notes aimed at helping you keep your interest in perfume — and your profits from perfume — high and going higher!
The resources available to Perfume Maker's Club members expand from month to month. Sources are added as we discover them, sometimes at trade shows; sometimes elsewhere, sometimes by accident; sometimes when we are searching for help with a project of our own. While many of the listed resources have websites, these websites are often very, very difficult to locate unless you are lucky enough to happen upon the right keyword — or unless someone tells you where to find them. Many of the most important perfume-related websites are not, and probably never will be, optimized for the search engines.
As a member of the Perfume Makers' Club you have full access to "members only" resources which include —
- Sources Of Perfume Making, Bottling & Packaging Supplies
Our own listings of verified (sources we have used ourselves) and non-verified sources (sources with whom we have not yet done business). Websites and/or phone numbers are given for each of these sources. Both U.S. and International sources are included. Sources are included for:
- Fragrance compound The "juice" that powers your perfume. We list sources that offer fragrance (perfume) oils by the ounce and by the drum.
- Alcohol Perfume can be made without alcohol but for almost all commercially successful perfumes, alcohol is an essential ingredient. Depending on your goals and your price considerations, you may pick one blend of alcohol over another — or you may insist on the finest pure alcohol. We list sources for quantities ranging from a gallon to a railroad tank carload. We also provide helpful information direct from the U.S. government's bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco. If you don't know about it already, you'll want to understand what is meant by "SD" alcohol and how it saves you money without sacrificing quality.
- Perfume Testing Blotters For sample testing your perfume as you develop it, and for use by customers to test when you are ready for them.
- Bottles Many designs; many sizes. Listing of leading suppliers of standard bottles in many designs and sizes as well as custom designed bottles in small or large quantities. From some of these sources you can buy just one bottle or hundreds of thousands.
- Closures Caps, fine mist spray pumps, orifice reducers in small quantities and in bulk.
- Labels For your bottles. They can also be used on outside packaging such as boxes and display tubes.
- Direct Printing Print directly on your bottles when producing 50,000 bottles or more. Here are various sources and solutions.
- Boxes Custom designed boxes and packaging, printed or non-printed.
- Miscellaneous Packaging Ideas to make your perfume stand out on a retail shelf. Add value to your perfume product at a price you can afford, even when working with small quantities.
- Specialized Shipping Supplies If you are selling wholesale, you may want to look into some of the specialized shipping supplies that are available to perfume makers.
- Dyes & Coloring Want a special color for your product? Here are supplies that can help you achieve it.
- Graphic Design You don't need to be a member to use our Graphic Designer's Forum but, if you are developing a perfume product and are looking for a designer, this is one useful source.
- Contract Packaging When you are bottling and packaging larger quantities than you can manage in your own workshop, contract packagers can help out. Many also offer graphic design services and can help you obtain bottles and closures at a reasonable price.
- Sampling Supplies & Suppliers Offering small samples of your fragrance is the ideal way to make sales or licensing deals. Here are some sources and suggestions to creating samples, both in small quantities on a very limited budget and for a national rollout.
- Machinery Desktop size machines that can help you automate a small perfume bottling operation, should you desire to have total control and do everything under one roof.
- Essential oils, absolutes, and aroma chemicals Perfumery raw materials you will need if you are compounding your fragrance from scratch.
- The Industry
Listings of both major and important minor players in the fragrance industry including:
- Major Fragrance Marketers The large and medium sized marketers of perfume. These are good names to become acquainted with so that you can be up on trends. You'll find many names you are familiar with ... and some you may never have heard of.
- Fragrance Creators These are the companies that actually create fragrances for the marketers, most of whom do not employ in-house perfumers. Many of these companies are quite large but a few are of small to medium size and will work with smaller accounts.
- People Who Make Perfume Profiles of individual perfumers. Most of those listed here are not available to assist with your project. These are listed to give you some background and history of the industry.
- Small Companies Selling Their Own Perfume These companies are living proof that you don't have to be a marketing giant to sell perfume today. The owners of some of these companies are or have been members of the Perfume Makers' Club. If you become a member and launch your own perfume, we would be delighted to list your company too. (There is a duplicate of this list that anyone can view at the end of Alexandra Bristol's article Why I Love Selling My Own Perfume To Gift Shops.)
- Trade & Professional Associations Whether or not you are ready to join, you should be aware that these organizations exist. Many of them have excellent public resources at their website to encourage the use and understanding of perfume.
- Perfume Makers' Forum
Here is where you can ask questions and get information. I personally read every message posted on this board and respond to as many as possible. Sometimes, even when I do not have the answers at my fingertips, I can get the information for you in a matter of a few days. When enough members ask the same question, I make an effort to provide an answer in depth, often in the form of an article or new page of sources.
- Trade Publications
All major trade publications now have websites. Depending on the publications, you may be able to get a free subscription through the website. We make frequent trips to these websites both for marketing and technical information. Here is where you can read what companies helped to put together your favorite new perfume — the boxes, the fragrance itself, the paper for the boxes, the package design, the bottles. Recently we were surprised to discover that we had bottled one of our own fragrances in a bottle made by the same Germany glass manufacturer who provided bottles for the Britney Spears (Elizabeth Arden) "Curious" perfume. And, did you know that the company doing the packaging for "Curious" specialized in packaging for the medical and bio-tech world! If you are seriously interested in developing a fragrance business, it is worth your while to become a regular reader of at least two or three of these trade publications and their websites.
- Perfumery Schools, Courses & Instruction
If you develop a serious interest in the fragrance making side of perfume, there are perfumery schools and courses you can take to help you develop your knowledge and skills. Some are correspondence courses; some require your physical presence. If you have an interest in becoming a perfumer and are now only at the beginning stage of your career, these resources might provide the education you need to advance.
- Back Issues Of Club Newsletters
All back issues of Perfume Makers' Club newsletters are available to members. Recent articles include "Making Perfume In Bulk," "Finding A Contract Manufacturer," "Finding A Perfumer," "Custom Bottles: Not A Good Idea," and "Finding Your Fragrance."
- Technical Information
For those who are interested in the ingredients used in perfumery, we provide sources of information and links to databases.
- Perfume-Related Blogs & Forums At Other Websites
If you cannot find an answer to your questions within the Perfume Makers' Club, these links take you to other community forums, for both hobbyists and professionals.
- Perfume Museums
France has many perfume museums but museums devoted to the art of perfumery and perfume bottles (packagine) are found in other countries too, including some countries where you wouldn't expect to find them.
- Government Regulations
We list the major sources of US and European government regulations. If you are a small business, checking out these sources will probably tell you more than your lawyer can tell you, although of course, you'll want your lawyer to interpret the regulations for you. Save money by starting your lawyer off in the right direction!
- Government Assistance
We list a number of U.S. government agencies that can be helpful to you as you develop your business. We have been pleasantly surprised by the personalized aassistance we have received from people at some of these agencies, and the very useful information found on these websites.
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