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2. Essential oil - Wikipedia

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   Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the oil of the plant from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. An essential oil is essential in the sense that it contains the essence of the plant's fragrance —the characteristic fragrance of the plant from which it is derived. [ 1 ]

3. Absolute (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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   Rose oil, [2] jasmine absolute, tuberose absolute, tobacco absolute, [3] orris root oil, ambrette seeds oil, angelica root oil, and orange flower oil are valuable and expensive fragrance and flavor ingredients. [4] Residual solvents may remain in the absolutes. Therefore, some absolutes are considered undesirable for aromatherapy. [citation needed]

4. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Jasmine oil, used for its flowery fragrance. Juniper berry oil, used as a flavor. Lavender oil, used primarily as a fragrance. Ledum; Lemon oil, similar in fragrance to the fruit. Unlike other essential oils, lemon oil is usually cold pressed. Used in cosmetics. Lemongrass. Lemongrass is a highly fragrant grass from India.

5. Fragrance oil - Wikipedia

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   To allergic or otherwise sensitive people, synthetic fragrance oils are often less desirable than plant-derived essential oils as components of perfume. [1] Essential oils, widely used in society, emit numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Some of these VOCs are considered as potentially hazardous under federal regulations. [2]

6. Aroma compound - Wikipedia

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   Aroma compounds can naturally be found in various foods, such as fruits and their peels, wine, spices, floral scent, perfumes, fragrance oils, and essential oils. For example, many form biochemically during the ripening of fruits and other crops. [1] [5] Wines have more than 100 aromas that form as byproducts of fermentation. [6]

7. Perfume - Wikipedia

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   Perfume (UK: / ˈ p ɜː f j uː m /, US: / p ər ˈ f j uː m / ⓘ) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. [1]