A simplified version, yes, using infused oils or basic hydrosol methods, but genuine traditional attar-making, known as deg-bhapka distillation, is a specialised craft requiring proper equipment and considerable skill that is very difficult to replicate convincingly in a kitchen.

What a Home Version Can Achieve

Infusing petals, spices or woods into a carrier oil like jojoba or sweet almond oil over several weeks can produce a pleasant, gently scented oil, and this is a genuinely enjoyable hobby project. It will not, however, capture the intensity, complexity or true character of a professionally distilled attar, since traditional methods extract and concentrate aromatic compounds far more effectively than simple infusion.

Managing Expectations

Treat a homemade infusion as its own thing rather than a genuine substitute for traditionally distilled attar, and enjoy it for what it is. If you do want to try it, patience matters more than equipment, a good infusion needs weeks of steeping and regular gentle agitation to draw out a worthwhile depth of scent. Our guide to attar and perfume oils explains how proper attar is made, and our complete guide to perfume covers fragrance production more broadly.