A Brief Introduction To Perfumes And Colognes
Saturday, May 8th, 2010The word perfume is from a Latin phrase meaning through smoke?and was thought to have been invented by the ancient Egyptians who burned fragrant woods and plants for their pleasant odors. Over the years perfume has been used, refined and enhanced by every major civilization and today perfume as we know it is a very big business. Today’s modern perfume has three main components: The scent ?Virtually anything natural or synthetic that has an odor can be used in the making of perfume. Typically scents are made from flowers, citrus, spices, woods and sometimes even leather. The fixative ?These ingredients act to stabilize the aromatic compound and help to make the scent last longer. The solvent ?This is usually alcohol and keeps bacteria from forming and helps maintain an even consistency so it can be easily applied. The category a fragrance belongs to is defined by how much of the scent (or aromatic compound) is used in the product. This also plays a factor in determining the price as the higher the concentration of scent the more expensive the fragrance will be: Lotions and aftershaves generally have a 1 to 2% scent base.
Eau de Cologne products are generally 2 to 3% pure scent.Eau de Toilettes run between 5 to 20% scent Eau de Parfums will have from 10 to 30% aromatic compound in them.Perfume Extract or Parfum has the greatest concentration of scent, between 20 and 40% Women’s products are usually categorized as perfume, eau de parfum, toilet water, and cologne and for men’s products are sold as perfume, cologne, and aftershave. Surprisingly fragrances and music share a common term, notes. Perfumes are often described by the different notes that make up the scent. These notes are designed to emerge at different times during the scent span of a fragrance just as an orchestra will have different instruments playing throughout a musical composition. Top Notes are the strongest scents but do not last very long. This is the initial burst of smell you get when you first take a sniff of your favorite perfume or cologne. The top notes are often spice or citrus based.
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