An ethanol-free perfume oil microemulsion is described, comprising or consisting of (a) water, (b) one or a plurality of vicinal diol(s), (c) one, two or three solvent(s) for reducing stickiness, selected from the group consisting of glycerol, isobutyric acid-1-hydroxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-3-pentyl ester and isobutyric acid-3-hydroxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-1-pentyl ester, and (d) one or a plurality of odor essence(s) and (e) optionally one or a plurality of further substances. Furthermore, uses and methods for reducing the stickiness of ethanol-free perfume oil microemulsions and articles comprising perfume oil microemulsions according to the invention are described.
