Thread: Homemade Fog Scents

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Originally Posted by stick

yes, rich potting soil have bigger homes

rimshot!: D I'll change it...They are the same!

Any suggestions for a sort of Davy Jones Locker scent? I'm doing a spooky underwater/Bioshock-inspired theme for one room and I want it to smell like a place that has been sitting in seawater for years. I'm thinking of a sort of dank rotted-wood-and-saltwater smell maybe?I don't want it to smell like an old basement though.

I can't find any scented oils that would match.

Originally Posted by HauntedHorror

Any suggestions for a sort of Davy Jones Locker scent? I'm doing a spooky underwater/Bioshock-inspired theme for one room and I want it to smell like a place that has been sitting in seawater for years. I'm thinking of a sort of dank rotted-wood-and-saltwater smell maybe?I don't want it to smell like an old basement though.

I can't find any scented oils that would match.

Haven't tried it, but I would start with ocean scent!

ocean scent 1.0 (most have too many floral notes)
oak moss .25
sage .25

I'm having trouble finding 'ocean' scents that don't list flowers in their description. I don't want a floral smell, I want a brine-y seawater smell.

Originally Posted by HauntedHorror

I'm having trouble finding 'ocean' scents that don't list flowers in their description. I don't want a floral smell, I want a brine-y seawater smell.

Just add more sage and moss! Even if the "ocean scent" contains floral notes, they still bring to mind the images of the ocean, which is what you need. The addition of sage and moss should mute the floral scents and should "in theory" make it more brine-y!

Maybe some sort of seaweed extract used in cooking? I'd search the chinese markets. Of course the problem of what it might do to your fog machine...I just don't know. But when I think of the sea I think seaweed. Someone clever here might be able to figure out the best way to distill some seaweed extract in a homebrew way also. But I might worry about the mineral content causing corrosion or buildups of one kind or another as actual sea products do have tons and tons of minerals. I'm not sure if using fog machine cleaner would work on the minerals specific to seawater and seaweed (it has a lot of minerals not found in fresh water or glycerine based products). I wonder about some of the oils or scents longterm doing the same when heated to the very hot temps of foggers but don't know. Hmmm... Cait

Originally Posted by Caitsith

Maybe some sort of seaweed extract used in cooking? I'd search the chinese markets. Of course the problem of what it might do to your fog machine...I just don't know. But when I think of the sea I think seaweed. Someone clever here might be able to figure out the best way to distill some seaweed extract in a homebrew way also. But I might worry about the mineral content causing corrosion or buildups of one kind or another as actual sea products do have tons and tons of minerals. I wonder about some of the oils or scents longterm doing the same but don't know. Hmmm...

I would avoid any non-manufactured fragrance oils, especially distilled plant extracts...They contain many minerals that "will" damage a fogger. But, it is an iteresting idea! I didn't know seaweed even had a smell!?

Originally Posted by Caitsith

Maybe some sort of seaweed extract used in cooking? I'd search the chinese markets. Of course the problem of what it might do to your fog machine...I just don't know. But when I think of the sea I think seaweed. Someone clever here might be able to figure out the best way to distill some seaweed extract in a homebrew way also. But I might worry about the mineral content causing corrosion or buildups of one kind or another as actual sea products do have tons and tons of minerals. I'm not sure if using fog machine cleaner would work on the minerals specific to seawater and seaweed (it has a lot of minerals not found in fresh water or glycerine based products). I wonder about some of the oils or scents longterm doing the same when heated to the very hot temps of foggers but don't know. Hmmm... Cait

I'm going to be using a diffuser or oil warmer, not a fogger, for the 'ocean' scent.

Absolutely wonderful. I'm seeing new stuff on here the more i look!!

This is brilliant! Any suggestions for a butcher shop/slaughterhouse deal? Not sure what blood and meat smell like-

-rj