So, tomorrow I am going to go pick up the one and only gargantuan Tabac EDC. I am planning on making an AS with some of it. I bought a bottle of Witch Hazel, and a bottle of glycerin. I'm thinking about 65% witch hazel, about 35% Tabac, and a splash of glycerin. I will be making it in a 6oz Pinaud clubman bottle. Any other ingredients I should look into? I think that should be about plenty. What about mixture? Do the proportions sound about right? also, about how much glycerin should I use? I read a recipe that calls for 3 cups of alcohol, 1 cup of witch hazel, and a table spoon of glycerine. I have no intentions of making a batch this large, so should just a few drops of glycerin be enough? Thanks in advance for any insight you may be able to offer.
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I have dabbled with adding glycerin and witch hazel to various colognes and aftershaves that lacked it originally, but have never played with Tabac EdC. When I overdid it with witch hazel (some P&G Old Spice cologne comes to mind here...), the solution suddenly turned opaque, and had to be shaken before every use to re-integrate everything
. When I tried adding glycerin there were no issues with the solution "breaking", but something else did occur: if I added too much glycerine my skin began to feel tacky. I knew that I had overdone it when I started to get a tacky feeling on my skin after the alchohol evaporated, but it was only appparent after a few minutes, not right after application. I was working with rather small amounts (2-4 oz.), and found that anything more than 10 or so drops of glycerine pushed things into "the tacky zone" for me
. My suggestion would be to work in quite small batches (perhaps 1 oz. or so) at first to experiment with proportions and then extrapolate to a larger batch once you get things the way that you prefer - that way, if things go horribly wrong you won't have ruined your whole stash. Good luck, and keep us posted on your progress.
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