In folk medicine of the East and West, various odors from dried plants are widely used. Among the people, they are often called dry spirits. Another name for this perfume is pomander.
The easiest way to make a pomander is as follows:
- Take a large ripe orange with a thin peel and 100-150 cloves.
- Punch a hole in the orange peel with a match, skewer or toothpick.
- Stick the fruits of dry cloves into each.
It turns out a wonderful orange ball, reminiscent of a hedgehog curled up into a ball.
Before rewarding the "hedgehog" with thorns, hold the orange for up to half an hour in warm water.
This orange-red monster is called a pomander.
The next task is to dry our pomander. We place it in a warm place, ventilation is a prerequisite. The fruit dries up after 2 to 3 weeks. From this moment on, it is already the most real dry perfume.
Then your imagination begins to work: decorate our orange with ribbons, hang it in a net on the wall, wrap it in a gas veil, a net. You can just put it on the table. The smell from the pomander increases imperceptibly, but quickly enough. He will delight you for 3-6 months. If you hang the balloon in a warm place, the smell will appear faster, but it will also dry earlier, as a result, the duration of the dry perfume will be shortened.
Dry perfume is also made in cloth bags, placing fragrant herbs or mixtures of medicinal plants in it. With their smells, they will help patients get better faster, and healthy people, especially the elderly, will help them not to get sick during flu epidemics.
A beautifully designed, lovingly colored dry perfume with a long lasting and pleasant scent can be a wonderful healing gift for your family and friends.
