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  2. Mandy Aftel - Wikipedia

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    Aftel is also an author herself, publishing several books in the 1980s and 1990s including a biography of Brian Jones.She became interested in scent while working on a novel; [4] envisioning her protagonist would be a perfumer, Aftel began collecting rare books on perfume as part of her research, but ultimately wrote a book on the history of perfume instead.

  3. Solid perfume - Wikipedia

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    Solid perfume is used either by rubbing a finger or dipping a cotton swab against it and then onto the skin. Sometimes solid perfume can take more time for the deeper notes to come out than a spray perfume. The latest solid perfumes are designed as handbag aromas, so a compact way of making perfume more portable.

  4. 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.

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  6. Absolute (perfumery) - Wikipedia

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    First, plant material is extracted with a hydrocarbon solvent, such as hexane, to yield concrete.The concrete is then extracted with ethanol.The ethanol extract is cooled (e.g., to −15 °C) to solidify waxes, and cold filtered to yield a liquid extract.

  7. Eau de toilette - Wikipedia

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    Eau de parfum (EdP), parfum de toilette (PdT): 10–20% (typical ~15%) aromatic compounds. Sometimes listed as "eau de perfume" or "millésime". Perfume extract: 15–40% (IFRA: typical 20%) aromatic compounds; Perfume oils are often diluted with a solvent, though this is not always the case, and its necessity is disputed.

  8. 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.

  9. List of perfumes - Wikipedia

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    [10] 1978 Bluebell: Penhaligon's: Michael Pickthall 1978 Cinnabar: Estée Lauder: Bernard Chant 1978 Magie Noire: Lancôme: Gérard Goupy, Jean-Claude Niel, Yves Tanguy [26] 1978 White Linen: Estée Lauder: Sophia Grojsman [10] 1978 Tete-a-Tete: Novaya Zarya [27] 1979 Nahéma: Guerlain: Jean-Paul Guerlain [10] 1979 Eau d'Orange Verte: Hermès ...