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  2. History of perfume - Wikipedia

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    The perfume references are part of a larger text called Brihat-Samhita written by Varāhamihira, an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer living in the city of Ujjain. He was one of the ‘nine jewels’ in the court of Vikramaditya. The perfume portion mainly deals with the manufacture of perfumes to benefit ‘royal personages’.

  3. Perfume - Wikipedia

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    A "number-making" company with perfumery equipment would use their own, one-style-for-all cheap bottle; de jure labeling a knock-off perfume as an "aroma in the direction of [the well-known perfume]" or a "version" of certain branded perfume. This way, the production costs of initially cheap scents are reduced, since the bottle is used neither ...

  4. Musée du Parfum - Wikipedia

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    Displays show how perfumes are made today and present the history of perfume manufacturing and packaging. A perfume organ on display has tiers of ingredient bottles arranged around a balance used to mix fragrances. [1] In 2014, the Fragonard company acquired ownership of the real estate site located at the address of the Square de l'Opéra.

  5. Johann Maria Farina - Wikipedia

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    Johann Maria Farina 1685–1766 Letter for one of the orders of Farina's new fragrance, 1716. Giovanni Maria Farina (born 8 December 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore; Germanized name: Johann Maria Farina, Francized: Jean Marie Farina – 25 November 1766, Cologne) was an Italian-born perfumier in Germany who created the first Eau de Cologne.

  6. Fragrance extraction - Wikipedia

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    Organic solvent extraction is the most common and most economically important technique for extracting aromatics in the modern perfume industry. Raw materials are submerged and agitated in a solvent that can dissolve the desired aromatic compounds. Commonly used solvents for maceration/solvent extraction include hexane, and dimethyl ether.

  7. The Old-School Trick For Making Perfume Last Way Longer On ...

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    Not to mention, perfume can be pricey, which makes it all the more discouraging when the scent doesn’t last on your skin. Luckily there’s a trick to help, and it involves one of our favorite ...

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

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    Indeed, perfume bottles have a noble history as objets d'art-- to the point that they have been the subject of museum exhibitions. Packaging: $4 Typically, this includes the bottle's package, as ...

  9. Pomander - Wikipedia

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    A recipe for making pomander was included in John Partridge's The Treasury of Commodious Conceits, and Hidden Secrets (London, 1586). [9] Benzoin resin, calamite, labdanum, and storax balsam were ground into a powder, dissolved in rose water and put into a pan over a fire to cook together. The cooked mixture was then removed from the fire ...