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It is used as a flavouring agent, in perfume, and medicinally. [23] Palo Santo; Parsley oil, used in soaps, detergents, colognes, cosmetics and perfumes, especially men's fragrances. Patchouli oil, very common ingredient in perfumes. Perilla essential oil, extracted from the leaves of the perilla plant. Contains about 50–60% perillaldehyde.
Orris is also an ingredient in many brands of gin, [4] including Bombay Sapphire. [5] Fabienne Pavia, in her book L'univers des Parfums (1995, ed. Solar), states that in the manufacturing of perfumes using orris, the scent of the iris root differs from that of the flower. After preparation the scent is reminiscent of the smell of violets. [3]
Pages in category "Perfume ingredients" The following 129 pages are in this category, out of 129 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 2-Octanone; A.
Musk deer of Tibet in an 1835 illustration. Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery.They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors.
Civet has a distinctly different odor from musk and was formerly a versatile ingredient of fine fragrances. It is being displaced by 5-cyclohexadecen-1-one (Ambretone) which is more easily synthesized. [1] Civet absolute (CAS# 68916-26-7) is used as a flavor and in perfumery. [4] [5]
The rhizomes (roots) must be stored in a cool, dry location for three years to develop the scent. [1] The fresh rhizomes are almost odorless.. The distilled oil solidifies in the receiver as a wax-like and cream-colored mass known as orris concrete.
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.
Lilial (a trade name for lily aldehyde, also known as lysmeral or lilestralis) is a chemical compound commonly used as a perfume in cosmetic preparations and laundry powders, often under the name butylphenyl methylpropional. It is an aromatic aldehyde, naturally occurring in crow-dipper and tomato plants, [2] and produced synthetically in large ...