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The Role of Terpenes in Natural Fragrances

The Role of Terpenes in Natural Fragrances

At the heart of natural scents lie compounds called terpenes. Terpenes are a manifold class of organic compounds produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers, and are responsible for the distinctive aromas of many herbs and flowers.…
Can You Use Essential Oils on Skin as Perfume

Can You Use Essential Oils on Skin as Perfume?

Essential oils have been prized from ancient civilizations to modern-day wellness enthusiasts for their aromatic properties and therapeutic benefits. By harnessing the natural scents of essential oils, you can create personalized perfumes…
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Creating Resinous Perfumes: A Novice Perfumer’s Guide

Resinous perfumes are a category of fragrances composed of various types of resins as a base note upon which the rest of the scents are built. Resins, also known as balms, are thick, sticky, viscous substances exudated from trees. When resins…
Pet-Safe Perfumes and Essential oils

Pet-Safe Perfumes and Essential oils

Fragrances have been an integral part of human civilizations for centuries. Maybe you’re a fan of fragrances, especially natural perfumes and essential oils, due to their remarkable therapeutic and grooming benefits. With increasing awareness…
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The Benefits of Natural Perfumes for Kids’ Wellbeing and Peace

In today’s fast-paced tech-savvy world, where artificially produced synthetic fragrances are overwhelmingly omnipresent, parents are eagerly turning to natural perfumes to benefit their kids’ wellbeing and peace. Natural fragrances are…
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Natural Perfumes for Summer

Traditionally, summer perfumes are soft and lighter citrus notes, light spices, flowery smells, and herbs where in contrast, winter perfumes are strong and heavier with notes like musk, cedar, leather, and heavier spices. Instead of choosing synthetic fragrances from your local department or fragrance store that may have some potential adverse effects on your body and mind, consider choosing our natural perfumes that are citrusy, floral, and absolutely emulate the smells of summer.
How to Make Your Own Natural Perfume at Home
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How to Make Your Own Natural Perfume at Home: Embrace the Essence of Nature

The use of good smells as perfumes dates back to the dawn of human civilization.  However, the modern perfumes available to us contain mostly synthetic chemicals that can be harmful to both our health and the environment. The best alternative…
Aromatherapy in the Management of Psychiatric Disorders A Natural Approach to Mental Health

Aromatherapy in the Management of Psychiatric Disorders: A Natural Approach to Mental Health

Maintaining good mental health is crucial in today's fast-paced and stressful world. Aromatherapy, a therapeutic practice that utilizes essential oils derived from plants, offers a promising avenue for managing psychiatric disorders. This…
Triggers of Perfume-Induced Asthma

Perfume-Induced Asthma: Understanding Triggers, Symptoms, and Prevention

Various fragrances and scented products can act as triggers for perfume-induced asthma. Some common triggers include perfumes, colognes, body sprays, scented lotions, air fresheners, and cleaning products. It's important to note that not all fragrances will affect every individual with asthma, as sensitivity can vary.
Scents and Hypertension

Scents and Hypertension

Can essential oils help lower hypertension? They are known for their calming and hormone-balancing effects. Since stress has a direct or indirect influence on developing high blood pressure, essential oils can benefit hypertension by reducing stress and balancing associated hormones such as cortisol and others. Multiple clinical studies have substantiated the beneficial effects of essential oils in managing hypertension.
Aromatherapy for Mental Self-Improvement

Aromatherapy for Mental Self-Improvement

A healthy mental state is critical for all aspects of life including health, happiness, and finance. In today’s overwhelming complex lifestyle, our mind is getting enormously hampered by a whole range of varying factors ranging from unhealthy…
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Frangipani Perfume

Frangipani perfumes are best known for their distinguished, sophisticated, creamy, lush, fruity, and rich floral scents. It’s both intoxicating and at the same time soft and sweet. It has an incredible ability to fill the heart with a sweet sensual excitement, making it a perfect scent for awakening the sense of love and romance. 
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Narcissus Perfume

Although the term narcissus originated from the same Greek word that roots the term narcotic, narke, which means “to be numb”, it’s not the narcotic properties that brought such fame for narcissus perfume, but rather the powerful mesmerizing…
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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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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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Best Essential Oils for Skin

Choosing the best essential oils for skin that can treat and prevent skin-related issues is the most critical part of caring for skin. Taking care of skin isn’t a one-time job, it’s a lifetime practice that you’ll have to bother throughout your life. As every skin type has different sets of issues, understanding what your skin requires is also an important factor to determine the best essential oils for skin.
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.
ESSENTIAL OILS FOR DEPRESSION

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.
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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.
Patchouli - Psychology of a perfume

Patchouli – Psychology of a perfume

Patchouli perfume Patchouli is an oil that is essential in many ways in the composition of natural perfumes. It is obtained from the dried leaves of the Patchouli bush, which are macerated in water before being distilled. Its aroma is…
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Thoughts from Timbuktu – fixatives

Our customs change as generations pass but the words of our language remain, some of them taking a different meaning or even becoming misleading. A century ago perfumes were largely used on handkerchiefs, scarves and gloves rather than…
Olfactory Education in Schools

Olfactory Education in Schools

There is a clear parallel between music and perfumery, between olfactory and musical melodies, and we shall use this likeness in order to understand better the "why" and the "how" of olfactory education. Just like music, perfumery is an art…
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Olfactory education

There is a clear parallel between music and perfumery, between olfactory and musical melodies, and we shall use this likeness in order to understand better the "why" and the "how" of olfactory education. Just like music, perfumery is an art…
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1. To my daughters

Children should have an understanding that money is not just for buying things. In any amount that comes to us there is always a part for the poor. A person with money, is responsible for giving some of it to someone who needs it. The other…
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2. Daud Shah and Badjee Nasseem

When Daud Shah and his wife Bajee Nasseem came to Italy 6 years ago to buy my perfumes he was our guest and Fatimah who was very small called him "Nonno"; granddad, so this is how we call him now. Nonno Daud Shah. They wanted for the essences…