It’s hard to find people who don’t use perfume or fragrance. Need to go to an event? But there is the most expensive perfume. I will go to the office, my body will be sweating, and I will go out after applying the perfume! Many people have a hobby of collecting all kinds of perfumes. When buying perfume, however, we do not discriminate so much that we like the scent and take it away without any thought. However, those who are a little fond of this perfume, buy it with a little effort.
Different types of perfumes have a core content, such as hydrocarbons, so the number that is going to be the source is obvious. Natural sources include various types of flowers, fruits, leaves, grasses, roots, spices, ambergris, masks, mineral tar, etc. However, other ingredients from current natural sources are synthesized in the lab. How to make perfumes from these ingredients? Let’s have general information.
- Necessary vegetable and animal ingredients are brought to the perfume factory first. The perfume chemist is in the laboratory to make aromatic compounds of synthetic perfumes.
- This time the evaporation will start. Essential oils are converted into gas by steaming in vegetable ingredients. It will then go into different tubes, where it will be cooled and turned into a liquid.
- During solvent synthesis, the flowers are placed in a large tank and mixed with benzene or petroleum to supply essential oils.
- At this stage, the flowers are spread on the greased glass until their scent absorbs the fats.
- This fat is then mixed with alcohol and condensed with heat. The result is desired essential oil.
- Now the real work will begin. After collecting the perfume oil, it will now be blended with a special formula. And this special formula is made by a perfumer, known to the industry as ‘Nose’. It takes about 600 different ingredients to make such a special formula and it takes years to make them stand out. Finally, when the perfumes are made, they are mixed with different proportions of alcohol and water.
- It can take months or even years to make a good quality perfume. Because at every step, check the ‘nose’ to see if the right smell is coming. That is, the perfumer reviews whether each note contains the desired fragrance.
Fragrance notes
Fragrances are compared to musical notes. Notes are the means of describing perfume. Each perfume has 3 notes. This means that these fragrances spread their fragrance over time in 3 stages.
1. Top Notes:
It is also called head notes. The fragrance you get right after applying the perfume is the top note. This layer contains small and light molecules that fly away very quickly. This is the most important step in any perfume. Because when we don’t have the scent of any perfume, it is basically the fragrance of the top notes. So in order to attract the buyer, an attempt is made to give the most attractive scent at this level. Fragrances of mint, coriander, lavender, bergamot, lemon, etc. are found in the top notes.
2. Middle Notes:
Another name is Heart Notes. Middle notes start right after the end of the top notes. Middle notes are the main part of the perfume. The main basis of any fragrance is in this middle note which is 40-60% of the total fragrance. It has a beautiful combination of flowers and fruits. With a light but soft scent, he captures some of the embarrassing aspects of the beige note, taking the user into a pleasant scent. Heart notes contain lavender, cinnamon, juniper, pine, musk, rose, and jasmine fragrance.
3. Base Notes:
The last layer of base notes arrives when the heart notes begin to fade. In addition to its own scent, it also retains the scent of head and heart notes. It brings stability to the scent, it brings nobility. This note contains heavy and large molecules. So the fragrance holds for a long time. Amber, vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood, mask, etc. are some of the fragrances of this note.
Are perfumes and deodorants the same?
Many of us have no clear idea about this important issue. As a result, the skin is affected by the skin disease that is supposed to be applied to the clothes!! Perfume and deodorant measure perfume. But there are differences. Perfume is a mixture of different aroma compounds, which you have to put on clothes.
Deodorants, on the other hand, contain a variety of antibacterial agents. Which prevents body odor. And it has to be applied directly to the body. The durability of perfume is higher than that of deodorant. The use of perfume began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, about two thousand years before Christ. This deodorant was discovered in the nineteenth century.
Designer perfumes vs. niche perfumes:
Designer perfumes are the scents that you have become accustomed to getting since childhood, the scents that are always available in cosmetics stores, whose advertisements as soon as the TV is turned on. Simply put, traditional perfumes are designer perfumes
Now when it comes to niche perfume, it is something that no one has sniffed before! These perfumes are made with the utmost care, with all the rare ingredients, she appears with some exceptions. You will not see such perfume advertisements anywhere. Buyers of niche perfumes are not so much.
Only those who are fond of perfume know how to look for them. You can’t count the names of designer perfumes. Boss, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Kelvin Klein, Chanel, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Bulgaria – all of them are designer perfume manufacturers. On the other hand, the number of niche perfume companies is not known – Baird, Tom Dixon, Le Labo, Creed, Serge Lutens, etc.
As many kinds of perfumes:
There are different types of perfumes. Suppose you want a perfume that will smell for a long time. Now you rely on the seller’s words and see that the fragrance does not last even two hours! That’s why I want to know the meaning of different words written on the perfume so that you can understand if you are getting the thing you want.
1. Parfum:
This is called pure perfume. Its other name is Extract. It contains 15-40% of aromatic compounds or essential oils. However, in most cases, it does not exceed 20-30%. This is what sticks to your clothes for the longest time. It can spread the scent for an average of 7-8 hours. Since it has a higher concentration of aromatic ingredients, the price is also higher than others.
2. Eau De Parfum:
It is a French word, abbreviated EDP. It contains 15-20% of basic aromatic ingredients. The rest is alcohol and water. It lasts for 4-5 hours.
3. Eau De Toilette:
EDT is often written briefly on perfume. It contains 5-15% essential oil. Its fragrance will take only 2-3 hours. It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving. It is said to be used during the day.
4. Eau De Cologne:
It contains only 2-4% aromatic compounds, and the remaining 80-90% is ethanol. The durability of such perfumes is not so much. Cheaper in price. Most of the boys’ perfumes available in the market belong to this category. Its fragrance is popular among the younger generation.
5. Eau Fraiche:
The lightest version of the perfume. Everything except 1-3% essential oils but not alcohol, but mostly water. You can get fragrance for up to 2 hours in almost.
Conclusion:
Necessary vegetable and animal ingredients are brought to the perfume factory first. The perfume chemist is in the laboratory to make aromatic compounds of synthetic perfumes. This time the evaporation will start. This fat is then mixed with alcohol and condensed with heat. Now the real work will begin. After collecting the perfume oil, it will now be blended with a special formula. Because at every step, check the ‘nose’ to see if the right smell is coming. That is, the perfumer reviews whether each note contains the desired fragrance.