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Turkish Rose – Properties, Distillation, and History
The great physician Ibn-al-Sina, commonly known as Avicenna in modern medicine, was the first scientist who emphasized the beneficial effects of rose essence on the heart and the brain. He praised rose water for its effective benefits on the mind and soul, and its tremendous benefits on brain function and cognitive power.
In India, Nur Jahan, Moghul Emperor Jahangir's wife, used to take bath in a pond filled with roses.

Tuberose Perfumes – Properties, Distillation, and History
During Italian Renaissance, it was prohibited for unmarried girls to walk through Tuberose gardens for their bewitching and erotic power, so they wouldn’t sink into the intoxicating scents of the flowers and men maddened by the bewitching smells. Where jasmine absolutes reveal the joy on the faces, it is said that women who exude the fragrance of Tuberose might cause mimicry recalling orgasm.

Botanical Extracts in Natural Perfumery
In recent years, with the increasing scenario of health concerns using synthetic fragrances, there has been a shift towards natural perfumes as many people seek safe and natural ingredients in their favorite perfumes. Botanical extracts are natural, safe, and perfect for enhancing the quality of perfumery products.

Rose Attar
Rose Attars are typically natural essential oils derived from the petals of diverse types of roses. Rose attars are made through the steam distillation process while rose absolutes are collected through the solvent extraction process.
The absolutes are more commonly used in the perfumery industry and the techniques of production originated in Persia.

Arabic Perfumes
Perfumery has been a cultural tradition in the Arab communities for thousands of years. Typically, Arabs are highly principled and demanding people, and using quality perfumes has been treated as a mark of luxurious status in Arabian societies since the ancient ages. Arabic perfumes always acquire a top position with their complex and pleasant smells.

What is an Attar?
Attars are basically highly concentrated perfumes, free from alcohol and synthetic chemicals. Attars are respected as an identity of majesty, honor, and glory. Attars have an extremely long shelf-life and don’t need any preservatives.
Oud Perfumes
Oud is derived from the wood of agar tree (Aquilaria malaccensis) that typically grows in Southeast Asian countries.
When a specific mold infection occurs in the wood, the plant excretes a resinous substance that is dark and highly scented. This resin is often called "black gold" or "liquid gold". The term "Oud" refers to both the resinous dark wood and the liquid oil distilled from it.
Essential Oils against Depression
Essential oils have changed the way of improving mental health conditions including depression and stress. In the age of epidemic proportions of side effects of synthetic drugs, many people tend to search for natural ways to get rid of depression. Essential oils have gained enormous popularity over recent years for their natural and harmless benefits.
Ginger Essential Oil Benefits
Benefits of ginger oil in medicines
Ginger oil’s digestive and detoxifying actions enhance the digestion process and help to eliminate toxins from the body. Besides, it alleviates discomforts associated with the bowel and stomach, including dyspepsia, diarrhea, stomach ache, flatulence, spasms, and colics.
Non-Toxic Perfumes
A non-toxic perfume is simply a perfume that is free from any toxic ingredients such as synthetic alcohol, aroma chemicals that may harm you. Non-toxic perfumes are typically made from natural ingredients using only aromatic materials that are directly extracted from natural flora and fauna.
Star Anise – Essential Oils benefits
Star anise is the seed pod from the fruit of the Illicium verum plant, an evergreen shrub grown in China, Indo-China, and Japan and sometimes referred to as Chinese star anise and has been used as a medicine and spice for more than 3,000 years. It is a native of Egypt, Greece, Crete, and Asia Minor and was cultivated by the ancient Egyptians.
Distill Yourself
Even before I began distilling I had already reflected on the inner aspect of the distillation process that produced my perfume ingredients.
As a perfumer using my essences to cure myself and my family I had searched for their meanings…
Mystic of Perfume Making
There are different ways to initiate the composing of a new fragrance, but the spirit of it should always be one; "Kodo" the Zen of perfume.
In the Hebrew mystic, it is taught that all senses give pleasure to the body while the sense of smell…