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  2. Fragrance extraction - Wikipedia

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    In contemporary times, the only fragrant oils obtained using this method are the peels of fruits in the citrus family. This is due to the large quantity of oil is present in the peels of these fruits as to make this extraction method economically feasible. Citrus peel oils are expressed mechanically, or cold-pressed.

  3. Civet (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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    The oil also includes various other ketones such as cyclopentadecanone, cyclohexadecanone, cycloheptadecanone, and 6-cis-cycloheptadecenone. The animal scent is reinforced by the presence of smaller amounts of indole and skatole , which in African civet are present at a concentration of about 1%.

  4. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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    Used in aromatherapy, soap-making, perfumes, and the like. Formerly used as a spice, and as the primary flavoring of root beer, inter alia. Sassafras oil is heavily regulated in the United States due to its high safrole content. [25] Savory oil, from Satureja species. Used in aromatherapy, cosmetic and soap-making applications. Schisandra oil

  5. 13 ways to make your own perfume - AOL

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    By Hello Natural Perfume is one of the most subjective topics there is. We aren't all born with the same sense of scent, and someone else's favorite perfume (and especially the amount they use ...

  6. These luxury perfume dupes are on the nose [Video] - AOL

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    You won't be able to smell the difference

  7. 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]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Attar - Wikipedia

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    Camel skin perfume bottles from Kannauj. The bottles are for aging the perfume (the skin breathes, allowing the water to evaporate while holding in the fragrance and oil, becoming a perfume, or attar). Attar, also known as ittar, is an essential oil derived from botanical or other natural sources.