Adding Alcohol to Non-Alcohol Splashes

[vorpal]

Has anyone done it? I am in that situation where I have too many non-alcohol A/S that I love and, well, they are going bad. Zingari for instance, love the scents but I have to do something to preserve them. Will adding alcohol help? If yes, how much and what type? I have no idea whatsoever, maybe isopropyl alcohol.. damn it, feel silly asking this, but there it is anyway.

 

[lasta]

Do NOT use rubbing alcohol! It smells terrible and doesn't fade in the bottle.

I have some Rektyfikowany (96% vodka) on the way.

@thombrogan could probably point you to some more proven varieties.

FYI, i intend to spice up alcohol-based aftershaves with it, not sure if it mixes well with non-alcoholic ones.

 

[Cumberland Sausage]

Drink the alcohol, then you won't notice any bad smells from the AS.

 

[vorpal]

Do NOT use rubbing alcohol! It smells terrible and doesn't fade in the bottle.

I have some Rektyfikowany (96% vodka) on the way.

@thombrogan could probably point you to some more proven varieties.

FYI, i intend to spice up alcohol-based aftershaves with it, not sure if it mixes well with non-alcoholic ones.

Yeah, I'm not sure either if it will mix properly at all.

I could just use the expired ones, they still smell good, but one bottle (which I had for almost 3 years) caused an outbreak before, don't wanna risk.

 

[thombrogan]

I used Everclear grain alcohol. Have used 151 proof so far and 190 proof would be the next bottle.

Have used 70% and 91% rubbing alcohol before in the past without additives. Smelled like rubbing alcohol and highlighted where I overshaved. Wouldn’t ask for more.

 

[cvac]

How do you know they are going bad? Do they look or smell off? I've never had a splash go bad, but all my splashes have alcohol with the exception of some non-alc. witch hazel/toner type things I typically use up before anything goes wrong with them.

 

[Wogus]

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Has anyone done it? I am in that situation where I have too many non-alcohol A/S that I love and, well, they are going bad. Zingari for instance, love the scents but I have to do something to preserve them. Will adding alcohol help? If yes, how much and what type? I have no idea whatsoever, maybe isopropyl alcohol.. damn it, feel silly asking this, but there it is anyway.

If you decide to go forward with this, you're going to want to use something like stearyl or cetyl (alcohol).