According to Dawn Frankfort, author of Calming Crafts, a fixative is like a sponge to absorb and hold the fragrance in your potpourri. The following are often used as fixatives: cellulose, orris root, oak moss, calamus root, citrus peels, and spices such as cloves.
Cellulose is odorless and takes on whatever scent your apply to it. It resembles small pebbles and looks similar to Grape Nut cereal. Cellulose is creamy in color and it blends well with most potpourri. Since cellulose has a bit of weight to it, it tends to sink to the bottom of the potpourri which is helpful if you want it for the scent and not the look.
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