Long Lasting Scented Inks...

[Crim]

Are there any? Ones that could last maybe months? If not, is it even possible?

 

Who here would like an ink that could leave a very long (but not too strong) lasting scent? I think I'd love a bottle if it was a pleasant smell!

[tfwall]

I've never heard of any. I have De Atramentis, Montblanc and J. Herbin inks and none fit your specifications.

[Crim]

I've never heard of any. I have De Atramentis, Montblanc and J. Herbin inks and none fit your specifications.

 

=/. Yeah I've heard most people hear say the scents don't last long (except for that MB love letter one; I hear it lasts a day or something). Of the ones that you have, how long do they generally last? Which ones are nice (in your opinion)? I'm want to venture into the land of scented inks.

 

My main Q though, is it even possible? I don't really know much about the chemistry of scents, but could a smell (within an ink; on paper) last for months? Years? And if so, would making an ink with such qualities be possible?

[tfwall]

I've never heard of any. I have De Atramentis, Montblanc and J. Herbin inks and none fit your specifications.

 

=/. Yeah I've heard most people hear say the scents don't last long (except for that MB love letter one; I hear it lasts a day or something). Of the ones that you have, how long do they generally last? Which ones are nice (in your opinion)? I'm want to venture into the land of scented inks.

 

The J. Herbin and De Atramentis Inks are all pretty good.

 

The Montblanc Inks are hit and miss. Je T'aime is a nice rose scent, but the newer Love Letter smells fake and plastic-like. Most of the Seasons Greetings inks are nice, except for White Forest 2008, which smells like Pine-Sol.

 

My main Q though, is it even possible? I don't really know much about the chemistry of scents, but could a smell (within an ink; on paper) last for months? Years? And if so, would making an ink with such qualities be possible?

 

I'm not a perfume maker, so I don't really know. I'd be inclined to say no, on the principle that you need a fairly low vapour pressure to get the scent in the air and that tends to cause loss of the perfume over time. Perhaps if you had a very pungent perfume with a high vapour pressure, you could still smell the scent but the rate of loss would be sufficiently low as to allow the scent to linger for an extended period. Perhaps there is a perfume expert on the board who could chime in with more specific knowledge.

Edited February 16, 2010 by Chemyst

[Crim]

I've never heard of any. I have De Atramentis, Montblanc and J. Herbin inks and none fit your specifications.

 

=/. Yeah I've heard most people hear say the scents don't last long (except for that MB love letter one; I hear it lasts a day or something). Of the ones that you have, how long do they generally last? Which ones are nice (in your opinion)? I'm want to venture into the land of scented inks.

 

The J. Herbin and De Atramentis Inks are all pretty good.

 

The Montblanc Inks are hit and miss. Je T'aime is a nice rose scent, but the newer Love Letter smells fake and plastic-like. Most of the Seasons Greetings inks are nice, except for White Forest 2008, which smells like Pine-Sol.

 

My main Q though, is it even possible? I don't really know much about the chemistry of scents, but could a smell (within an ink; on paper) last for months? Years? And if so, would making an ink with such qualities be possible?

 

I'm not a perfume maker, so I don't really know. I'd be inclined to say no, on the principle that you need a fairly high vapour pressure to get the scent in the air and that tends to cause loss of the perfume over time. Perhaps if you had a very pungent perfume with a low vapour pressure, you could still smell the scent but the rate of loss would be sufficiently low as to allow the scent to linger for an extended period. Perhaps there is a perfume expert on the board who could chime in with more specific knowledge.

 

Alright, well I guess I'll give them a try sometime! And thanks for the input.

[agchristie]

hmm I used to have scented letters from my grandmother and the scent used to last for ages. I assume it was a little spray of her perfume but one could still smell it for quite a long time. I wish some of the scented inks did that.

[lapis]

Uhh, maybe I'm not getting filled in here but do you mean the smell of the ink in the bottle or after having written with it on paper. You didn't say so.

IMO paper-written scented inks last (as far as scent is concrned) only a minute or two (depending on your flow and nib width and paper).

But if you just open the bottle, the scent is long descernable, even for months, years.

 

Mike

[ladyambrosia]

Scent in inks is not really designed to last long and I don't think you could make it last long term like perfume because of the chemical base needed it would change the ink (imo). Instead of scented inks you might want to consider scent infused paper that will last for you and you can check out some info on it at my site Lady Ambrosia's Creations.

[SamCapote]

Scent in inks is not really designed to last long and I don't think you could make it last long term like perfume because of the chemical base needed it would change the ink (imo). Instead of scented inks you might want to consider scent infused paper that will last for you and you can check out some info on it at my site Lady Ambrosia's Creations.

 

I'm reminded of all the various magazines that have perfume or cologne packets that you open to smell, and after a few days they are wearing out. I'm guessing if the people selling actual fragrances cannot find a better way, then an ink smell persisting on a paper is hopeless. I think any letters that smell of perfume were sprayed with perfume.

[Crim]

Scent in inks is not really designed to last long and I don't think you could make it last long term like perfume because of the chemical base needed it would change the ink (imo). Instead of scented inks you might want to consider scent infused paper that will last for you and you can check out some info on it at my site Lady Ambrosia's Creations.

 

Cool I'll look into it.

Edited February 17, 2010 by Crim

[ladyambrosia]

Scent in inks is not really designed to last long and I don't think you could make it last long term like perfume because of the chemical base needed it would change the ink (imo). Instead of scented inks you might want to consider scent infused paper that will last for you and you can check out some info on it at my site Lady Ambrosia's Creations.

 

I'm reminded of all the various magazines that have perfume or cologne packets that you open to smell, and after a few days they are wearing out. I'm guessing if the people selling actual fragrances cannot find a better way, then an ink smell persisting on a paper is hopeless. I think any letters that smell of perfume were sprayed with perfume.

 

Yeah the samples in the magazines they work the scent into the adhesive on the strip in the folded over part.

 

Most letters that smell like perfume have been sprayed with perfume but there is a way to infuse the paper with the scent without spraying it if your patient enough to wait through the process. Or as a friend laughingly told me “Or have you do it and buy the smells from you” lol

[SamCapote]

Scent in inks is not really designed to last long and I don't think you could make it last long term like perfume because of the chemical base needed it would change the ink (imo). Instead of scented inks you might want to consider scent infused paper that will last for you and you can check out some info on it at my site Lady Ambrosia's Creations.

 

I'm reminded of all the various magazines that have perfume or cologne packets that you open to smell, and after a few days they are wearing out. I'm guessing if the people selling actual fragrances cannot find a better way, then an ink smell persisting on a paper is hopeless. I think any letters that smell of perfume were sprayed with perfume.

 

Yeah the samples in the magazines they work the scent into the adhesive on the strip in the folded over part.

 

Most letters that smell like perfume have been sprayed with perfume but there is a way to infuse the paper with the scent without spraying it if your patient enough to wait through the process. Or as a friend laughingly told me "Or have you do it and buy the smells from you" lol

 

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I'm not exaggerating.

 

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