Identify the Fragrance Notes in Your Perfume

Types of Perfume (Determined by the amount of solvent mix and fragrance oil) 1. Perfume 2. Eau de Parfum 3. Eau de Toilette 4. Eau de Cologne

Fragrance Catagories 1. Floral- dominated by one or more types of flowers 2. Chypre- oakmoss, labdanum, pachouli, and bergamot 3. Aldehydic- piquant note produced by the chemicals aldehydes 4. Fougere- built on lavender, coumarin and oakmoss 5. Leather- features honey, tobacco, wood, and wood tar 6. Woody- sandalwood, cedar, and patchouli 7. Orientals- vanilla, animal scents, flowers, woods, often enhanced by camphorous oils and incense resins 8. Citrus- mainly refreshing eau de colognes, low tenacity

Fragrance Notes 1. Top Notes - Fresh & Sharp, it is the first scent you smell after applying The fragrance 2. Middle Notes - Emerges within one hour of application 3. Base Notes- Bring a rich depth to the fragrance after 30 minutes

Percent of Perfume Oil In Each Type 1. Perfume 20-40% 2. Eau de Parfum 10-30% 3. Eau de Toilette 5-20% 4. Eau de Cologne 2-3%

Essential Oils 1. Absolute- oily liquid 2. Concrete- waxy or resinous solids or thick oily liquids 3. Essential Oil- extracted through distillation, an oily liquid 4. Pommade- fragrant mass of solid fat 5. Tincture- thin liquid

Natural & Synthetic Aromatics

PLANT: 1. Flowers & blossoms- the largest source of aromatics 2. Leaves & twigs- lavender leaf, patchouli, sage, violets, rosemary, and citris leaves 3. Roots,rhizomes and bulbs- iris rhizomes, vetiver roots, ginger family 4. Seeds- tonka bean, coriander, caraway, cocoa, nutmet, cardamom, and anise. 5. Fruits- oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit cubeba, vanilla 6. Woods- sandalwood, rosewood, agarwood, birch, cedar, juniper, and pine 7. Bark- cinnamon, cascarilla, and sassafras 8. Resins- labdanum, frankincense, myrrh, Peru balsam, gum benzoin, pine and fir

ANIMAL: 1. Musk (Asian musk deer, replaced by the use of synthetic musks due to its price and ethical issues) 2. Civet (Mongoose family) 3. Castoreum (North American Beaver) 4. Ambergris (Sperm Whale) 5. Honeycomb (honeycomb of the Honeybee)

SYNTHETIC: 1. Calone 2. Linalool 3. Coumarin 4. Salicylates

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Betty Hickman provides a description of your fragranc at her website: description of your perfume or fragrance at MTIGIFTS.com

About the Author

Author is in the paper converting business but built a web store because of her love for fashion, fragrances, and jewelry.

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