Thread: Homemade Fog Scents

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Thanks for the recipes Eyegore! I will have to try this out sometime.

If it is not too hard, do you think you could try to come up with a "Slaughterhouse" smell? Smelling like dead animals and cow feces. Froggy Fog sells one like that and I thought it was the best someone could come up with.

I've been searching for a As$ fragrance oil for a while, haven't found it yet. As soon as I doo (haha) I'll try a few concoctions and post the winning recipe.

Originally Posted by Kinemortophobic

Hi! I was just looking for fog scents and stopped by and couldn't resist responding, which is why I'm a no icon having nobody, sorry! I'm actually not the type for this forum, as you may be able to tell from the username I selected...

Anyway, Eyegore, I can't stand to see you sell yourself short if you create this as a business for yourself! The price you suggested seems quite low for a formula that scents 4 gallons, if I understand correctly. On Amazon a scent that does one gallon seems to run about $5. Yours is custom blended and created by an affecionado (you), and is of very high value! No offense to the rest of your potential customer base who may be reading and disagree, but if they value convenience over cost, then they are willing to make it worth your while.

The important thing to consider, IMO, is not just the cost of the materials, but the value of your time. Let's say that you value your time at $20 an hour. Then think about all of the various time consuming activities involved in making a sale -- in addition to production you have notifications, taking orders, dealing with payment, and shipping product. Let's say you estimate that each unit takes you a half hour to do all of those things, because you develop and efficient system. You then need to set the price at at least $10 plus materials plus shipping. Many people would say that, from a business perspective, you should also make a profit on the materials of up to 4x your cost.

If I were you and thinking about creating this as a small seasonal business I would first pick about half a dozen scents to focus on. That way you can order large batches of materials for those recipes at a quantity discount. Then I would organize it so that you only fill say three batches of orders in the season. You have a deadline for pre-orders, then you can buy only the materials you need to fill the orders, do all of the mixing at once, let them sit the 2 weeks together, send them all out together. That way the project is less likely to take over your life.

Okay, that's for letting me geek out, sorry again if I'm imposing!

P.S. I see you are very clear about not using essential oils, would you mind sharing why?

Wow, I thank you for your words of wisdom. I will take them into consideration.
This is something I should consider in Group Buys too! I enjoy the "thankyous" from everyone but At the same time, I'm starting to wear myself thin. Value of time needs to be a factor! I can't even fathom how much time I spent getting, organizing, collecting boxes, placing orders etc! I will definitely consider this in the future!

I am freaking out over this thread! I would never have thought to scent my fog!

Now, does anyone have any idea what Mt. Olympus would smell like???

Originally Posted by Zillah

Now, does anyone have any idea what Mt. Olympus would smell like???

rotten eggs?

Oh sorry == I guess it's not a volcano!

Mt. Olympus? That's an easy one. :-) Lemon, cyprus, linen and maybe a touch of oregano. Very greek.

FASCINATING. Halloween aromathrerapy. ..lol! I made an immediate hardcopy of your post . thanks for sharing.

I'm going to have to pay closer attention to smells in the future.....

THANKS SO MUCH EYEGORE! On the wellington site... can you buy 1 oz bottles I was on a page that jumped from 1/2 oz to 8 oz and then offered 3 different grades? Which one do you recommend?

all of the Wellington's fragrance oils start at a .5 oz sample and the next size up is 8 oz. I did post a coupon I found that can save you some money. I use the cosmetic option. I also ordered some from Peak Candle co. They start at 1 oz.

Thanks Eyegore I ordered a bunch of them too bad they don't offer all the scents that you mentioned but I will play around with the ones I get. I used the commercial mixes last year and loved it