Making Florida Water and Apoligies

   First I want to say I am sorry, but due to a lot of things going on I have not been on here as much as I would have liked, I even forgot to come on here I will try to keep it to holidays and once a month for my posts. I will try to even report stuff for the Sabbots when I can.

   Now the Florida Water, I have seen a lot of these how to make your own, but the idea is other then the base and using rose water there is no right or wrong way to make it. You pick out the oils of flowers, because that's what Florida water means (flora), these oils are what you feel a connection to you. You make your Florida Water to what you feel and what, of the oils, speaks to you. I have found what I need mostly, but there is at the end an herb powdered you need to place in the Florida Water to make it have a cloudy look, which they all seem to have, and to give that extra bit of power. I have seen some use orris root powder which is good, but my access to such things is limited so I am searching for that one herb that calls best to me before I make it.

  Now there are two ways to make the Florida Water I will put down the first one that uses clear 90 percent proof alcohol, clear kind is best, as a base, for the teens out there and maybe for special reasons some cannot get the alcohol. I think if you feel it is better go with a lower percent. I will place this recipe first then come up with the water based one later, that has to be done a certain way and I need to get things collected to work on and find what works. Now this first one is easier to make last longer and not need refrigeration. You might want to add or subtract to your tastes the amount of oil for each sent. Also be careful if you have sensitive skin some oils might irritate sensitive skin. Please do not drink Florida Waters it would not be good for you.

   2 cups of alcohol base (I use a clear type of wine)
   2 tablespoons of rose water
  16 drops of lavender oil
  10 drops of lemon oil (fruit that comes from a flower)
  12 drops of rosemary oil (has flowers)
  16 drops of lily of the valley oil
   5 drops of Jasmine oil (this is very strong so only a few drops are needed)
  14 drops of rose geranium oil
     1 tablespoon of dandelion root ground this is a root good for divination and helping with connecting with spirits if you are doing hedge witchery

   If you wanna use this and find the herb you like best go ahead and use this recipe or change it for your needs.

herbal information from :

Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham 2nd edition reprinted 2001.