Perfume


 
 
Perfume

:For the book "Perfume" by Patrick S?skind, see Perfume (book).

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Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a lasting and pleasant smell. The amount and type of solvent mix with the fragrance oil dictates whether a perfume is considered a perfume extract, Eau de parfum, Eau de toilette, or Eau de Cologne.

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Before perfumes can be composed, the odorants used in various perfume compositions must first be obtained. Synthetic odorants are produced through organic synthesis and purified. Odorants from natural sources require the use of various methods to extract the aromatics from the raw materials. The results of the extraction are either essential oils, absolutes, concretes, or butters, depending on the amount of waxes in the extracted product.


 

Perfume (book): Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is a 1985 literary historical horror novel (originally published as Das Parfum) by German writer Patrick S?skind....

Essential oil: An essential oil is a concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aromatic compounds extracted from plants. It may be produced by distillation, expression, or solvent extraction. Essential oils are used in perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics, incense, medicine, household cleaning products...

Aroma compound: An aroma compound, also known as odorant, aroma, fragrance, flavor, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor. A chemical compound has a smell or odor when two conditions are met: the compounds needs to be volatile, so it can be transported to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose...


Perfume related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Perfume
Perfume Lady
Perfume Lady
Perfume Counter
Perfume Counter
Perfume Bottle II
Perfume Bottle II
Perfume Bottle IV
Perfume Bottle IV
Perfume Bottle Sil.
Perfume Bottle Sil.
Winter Perfume
Winter Perfume
Winter Perfume
Winter Perfume
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer
French Perfume Bottles I
French Perfume Bottles I
Perfume 2012 Poster Calendar
Perfume 2012 Poster Calendar
''Sailor Sniffing Perfume '' January 17  1942
"Sailor Sniffing Perfume " January 17 1942

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Introduction
Obtaining odorants
Composing perfumes
Description of a perfume
History of perfume and perfumery
Natural and synthetic aromatics
Health and ethical issues
See also
External links
 
FR: Parfum


 

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Patrick S?skind (2) - Aromatherapy (1) - Cosmetic (1) - Incense (1) - Perfumery (1) - Distill (1) - Expression (1) - Extraction (1) - Odor (1) - Olfactory system (1) - Olfactory receptors (1) - Chemical compound (1) - Medicine (1) - Cleaning products (1) - Flavoring (1) -
 

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