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Oud Attar

The exquisite and complex scent of oud is intriguing and rare, and certainly, a precious gift of nature that is able to create a unique olfactory experience that evokes a sense of majesty, opulence, and supreme luxury. Oud is derived from agarwood, the resinous dark heartwood of a rare tropical tree called aquilaria native to the dense forest areas of India and some other parts of Southeast Asia.
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History of Perfume

Different cultures around the world prepared and used perfumes in many different interesting ways throughout history. Perfumes were expensive and used by the upper classes to distinguish their nobility. Perfume originated from Western Asia and was further refined by the Arabs, Persians, and Romans and eventually reached the West. 
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Ylang-ylang – Properties, Distillation, and History

Ylang-ylang oil has strong anti-inflammatory, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. These actions help alleviate fungal infections and symptoms of malaria. Ylang-ylang has long been used for a range of therapeutic purposes. Modern scientific research has also substantiated many traditional benefits.
Reasons to Switch to Natural Perfumes

9 Reasons to Switch to Natural Perfumes

Scents are directly linked to our emotions and wellnesses. They have been found to be closely associated with our history and cultures for thousands of years. With the growing consequences of the health hazards of synthetic ingredients globally,…
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Custom Perfume – Your signature scent

Have you ever dreamt of wearing a perfume that is composed only for you entirely on your bespoke request and nobody else wears? If yes, then a custom perfume is the only solution that provides you advantages to compose your distinct signature…
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The Art of Perfumery – History and spirituality

Perfumes have been closely linked with human civilizations for thousands of years and the art of perfumery is continuously evolving over time since its origin. In ancient times they were associated with various aspects of life including spiritual,…
Toxic Chemicals in Perfumes

Toxic Chemicals in Perfumes

The sense of smell is closely linked to our feelings and emotions. A specific perfume may remind you of your best moment in life, or the scent of warm yummy spices may remind your feeling with your favorite holiday baking. If you ask your…
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Botanical Perfumery

Botanical perfumery is the art of blending fragrance ingredients of botanical origin such as roots, flowers, seeds, resins, and gums to prepare aesthetically pleasing herbal fragrances. In Medieval Europe, fragrant botanical oils became popular for wellbeing and healing, which meant that the professions of physicians or apothecaries and perfumers became closely intertwined.
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Vetiver Perfume: Properties, Distillation, and History

Vetiver oil acts as a natural antioxidant that may help reduce a wide range of inflammations. It also shows antiseptic actions that can help eliminate and inhibit the growth of invasive bacteria. The vetiver oil is also used in messages to improve circulation, metabolism, and digestion. It naturally alleviates muscular aches and soothes joint stiffness and pain.
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Ambergris Perfumes – History, smell and benefits

Ambergris is an animal pheromone and works well with several natural perfume oils such as oud, sandalwood, rose, and jasmine. Like all animal pheromones, it shows significant effects on hormonal activities, making it a very popular aphrodisiac for men and an infertility cure for women.
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Iris Perfume – Properties, Distillation, and History

Iris perfume, also known as orris perfume, is among the most loved perfume notes for both men as well as women. Iris perfumes are made from iris butter, which is one of those legendary perfumery substances in the world – exclusively beautiful and extraordinarily expensive.
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Jasmine Perfume – Properties, Distillation, and History

Jasmine perfume oil has diverse uses and benefits, making it one of the most expensive natural oils in the world. About 1 million flowers are required to produce 1 kg of jasmine absolute. Jasmine, popularly known as "the Queen of the night", helps to maintain emotional balance by promoting euphoric and peaceful feelings. Jasmine helps to alleviate stress and anxiety without producing any sedative effects. Therefore, it’s also useful in reducing inflammatory conditions caused by emotional stress.
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Natural White Musk – Ambrette

 Aromatherapy uses: Essential oils derived from the ambrette seeds emanate a wonderful soft musky smell, making it very beneficial in aromatherapy. The white musk scent of ambrette essential oil has been widely used in aromatherapy for treating anxiety, nervousness, and depression among other emotional imbalances.
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Australian Sandalwood – Properties, Distillation, and History

The Australian Sandalwood is just a little bit wilder and stronger than the Mysore, which is a plus point because the Mysore qualities are fully there. The Australian Sandalwood reflects the smells of Australia's harsher and wilder land, while the Mysore exposes the softness of ancient Indian civilization. However, Australian Sandalwood is an extremely valid choice for the extinct Mysore Sandalwood, a real revivification of the unforgettable bewitching scents.    
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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.
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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.
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Why Phthalates in Perfumes are Dangerous?

Phthalates in Perfumes are Dangerous? Due to laws that protect perfume manufacturers from sharing "trade secrets", most perfumes sold commercially are packed with harmful chemicals that aren’t listed individually on the ingredient label. Instead, these fatal chemicals are simply covered by the term "fragrance" – an umbrella word that could mean a variety of different ingredients and hide the actual one.
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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. 
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Which Niche Perfumery?

Your choice in selecting between mainstream and niche perfumery depends on how you want to wear your scents. Do you want to wear simply a famous scent? Or do you want to wear a unique scent and be remembered due to your unique smell? If you have allergies and higher sensitivity to some substances, you’ll need to consider only natural perfumes that typically come under the group of natural niche perfumes.
Natural Perfumes Benefits

Natural Perfumes Benefits

Wearing natural perfume is one of the most traditional luxuries which has been used since ancient ages. In the early days, perfumes were made truly based on natural ingredients, and physicians used natural fragrance oils to prepare diverse types of medicines. Aromatherapy benefits: Natural perfumes or essential oils have been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries. Most natural fragrance oils have significant healing properties that are effective in improving the body, mind, and soul.
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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.
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Oakmoss Perfume

Oakmoss (or oak moss) is one of the most beloved substances to perfumers around the world. It’s a type of fungi lichen that usually grows on the branches and trunks of the oak trees. The essential oil derived from this moss primarily used in perfumery as a fixative or base note. Someone may feel its smell very strong and earthy, but to most perfume lovers oakmoss scent is unique with natural woody and leather-like undernote with no other similarities in the world. 
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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 Attar?

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.
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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.
Non-Toxic Perfumes

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.
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Lavender essential oil benefits

Lavender has a long history of being used medicinally. Hildegard von Bingen, a German saint and herbalist who lived from 1098-1179, wrote down that she used a mix of alcohol and lavender in order to treat migraines. In the 1600s, the Shakers…
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How to make natural perfumes

How to make natural perfumes "Making perfumes is easy", says Guy Robert to his colleagues at the prestigious British Society of Perfumers, link He details with humourism the different ways in which a perfume comes into being. A genesis of…
How to make natural perfume last longer

How to make natural perfume last longer

How to make natural perfumes last longer The skin "drinks" aromatic molecules The nose gets used to smells rapidly The ingredients should be long lasting The concentration The animal scents Addressing his…

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Course philosophy

Course philosophy   Philosophy of perfume, part 1. Bases for a revolution Philosophy of perfume, part 2. The language of scents Philosophy of perfume. Part 3. Healing molecules Philosophy of perfume. Part 4. Healing emotions   Ninja…
Frequency of essential oils

Frequency of essential oils

FREQUENCY OF ESSENTIAL OILS Excerpts from "Yesterday's Wisdom, Tomorrow's Destiny", compiled by Jim Lynn The effectiveness of essential oils cannot be fully understood without some understanding of frequency. Frequency is the measurable…
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Natural perfumes

Why Choose Natural Perfumery? The definition of natural perfume is simple: it is a perfume made of plant or animal extracts without any other ingredient. How I become a natural perfumer I did not really choose to become a natural perfumer…
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Luca Turin on Natural Perfumery

Luca Turin on Natural Perfumery By courtesy of Luca Turin NZZ Folio 4/06 Duftnote Natural Perfumery There are now officially four kinds of perfumery: normal, niche, vintage and natural. Normal is what you find everywhere; niche is what…