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2. 13 ways to make your own perfume - AOL

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   We aren't all born with the same sense of scent, and someone else's favorite perfume (and especially the amount they use) can be your worst nightmare. This is often 13 ways to make your own perfume

3. Fragrance extraction - Wikipedia

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   Fragrance extraction refers to the separation process of aromatic compounds from raw materials, using methods such as distillation, solvent extraction, expression, sieving, or enfleurage. [1] The results of the extracts are either essential oils , absolutes , concretes , or butters , depending on the amount of waxes in the extracted product.

4. Attar - Wikipedia

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   The word 'attar' is believed to have been derived from the Persian word itir, [3] which is in turn derived from the Arabic word 'itr (عطر), meaning 'perfume'. [4] [5]The earliest recorded mention of the techniques and methods used to produce essential oils is believed to be that of Ibn al-Baitar (1188–1248), an Al-Andalusian (Muslim Iberia) physician, pharmacist and chemist.

5. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   The spice star anise is distilled to make star anise oil. Sandalwood oil, used primarily as a fragrance, for its pleasant, woody fragrance. [24] Sassafras oil, from sassafras root bark. Used in aromatherapy, soap-making, perfumes, and the like. Formerly used as a spice, and as the primary flavoring of root beer, inter alia.

6. Behind the Spritz: What Really Goes Into a Bottle of $100 Perfume

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   How much does that fancy $100-a-bottle department store perfume you wear really cost to make? The answer is one of the retail industry's dirty little secrets -- with good reason. If shoppers got a ...

7. Perfumer - Wikipedia

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   The composition will then be either used to enhance another product as a functional fragrance (shampoos, make-up, detergents, car interiors, etc.) or marketed directly to the public as a fine fragrance. Alternatively, the perfumer may simply be inspired to create a perfume and produce something that later becomes marketable or wins a brief.

8. Concrete (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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   A semi-solid residue of essential oils, waxes, resins and other oil-soluble plant chemicals remains. [2] The solvent used for extraction must be chosen carefully regarding its polarity and boiling point. If the boiling point is too high, compounds that are readily deactivated by heat might be destroyed, leading to a loss of certain fragrance ...

9. The 20 best gifts to give someone you don't know very well - AOL

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   You'll find lots of top scents for half-price, like this "Woodland Weekend Memories" candle that smells like autumn, with notes of soft amber, fall fruits, and creamy coconut milk.