Essential Oils And Perfumery

The author presents profiles of the different essential oils, including their healing and mood enhancing properties, and gives advice on which blend well together. She also shows how to smell the oils properly and what equipment is needed to blend them.

An artisan perfumer reveals a lost art and its mysterious, sensual history. For centuries, people have taken what seems to be an instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin. Perfume has helped them to pray, to heal, and to make love. And as long as there has been perfume, there have been perfumers, or rather the priests, shamans, and apothecaries who were their predecessors. Yet, in many ways, perfumery is a lost art, its creative and sensual possibilities eclipsed by the synthetic ingredients of which contemporary perfumes are composed, which have none of the subtlety and complexity of essences derived from natural substances, nor their lush histories. Essence and Alchemy resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice trade to the quests of the alchemists to whom today's perfumers owe a philosophical as well as a practical debt. Mandy Aftel tracks scent through the boudoir and the bath and into the sanctums of worship, offering insights on the relationship of scent to sex, solitude, and the soul. Along the way, she imparts instruction in the art of perfume compositions, complete with recipes, guiding the reader in a process of transformation of materials that continues to follow the alchemical dictum solve et coagula (dissolve and combine) and is itself aesthetically and spiritually transforming.

Winner of the 2016 Perfumed Plume Award The “Alice Waters of American natural perfume” (indieperfume.com) and author of the Art of Flavor celebrates our most potent sense, through five rock stars of the fragrant world Mandy Aftel is widely acclaimed as a trailblazer in natural perfumery. Over two decades of sourcing the finest aromatic ingredients from all over the world and creating artisanal fragrances, she has been an evangelist for the transformative power of scent. In Fragrant, through five major players in the epic of aroma, she explores the profound connection between our sense of smell and the appetites that move us, give us pleasure, make us fully alive. Cinnamon, queen of the Spice Route, touches our hunger for the unknown, the exotic, the luxurious. Mint, homegrown the world over, speaks to our affinity for the familiar, the native, the authentic. Frankincense, an ancient incense ingredient, taps into our longing for transcendence, while ambergris embodies our unquenchable curiosity. And exquisite jasmine exemplifies our yearning for beauty, both evanescent and enduring. In addition to providing a riveting initiation into the history, natural history, and philosophy of scent, Fragrant imparts the essentials of scent literacy and includes recipes for easy-to-make fragrances and edible, drinkable, and useful concoctions that reveal the imaginative possibilities of creating with—and reveling in—aroma. Vintage line drawings make for a volume that will be a treasured gift as well as a great read.

Create Custom Perfumes the Natural Way This unprecedented, comprehensive guide from renowned perfumer Anya McCoy is an inspiring resource for anyone interested in creating artisanal perfume at home. Discover simple step-by-step methods for making perfume without harsh chemicals. Jump right in, using local plants and common household ingredients. Soon you’ll be building your own scent collection and creating unforgettable gifts for friends and family. This book covers a variety of techniques for capturing fragrances from natural materials, making it easy to choose the project that works for your schedule and experience level. Source your own organically grown botanicals, and enjoy the earth-friendly benefits of creating your own essential oils and extractions sustainably. Make your own all-natural perfumes, room and linen sprays, body butters, massage oils, and more. Explore the nuances of scent blending to create delightful fragrances that are unique to you. Packed with easy methods and expert guidance, this book will become an indispensable reference as you grow into a confident scent designer.

The book 'Technology of Perfumes, Flavours & Essential Oils' covers various methods including Creating a Perfume, Flower Perfumes and Their Formulat ions, Packaging of Perfumes, Testing a Perfume, Aerosol Spray, Aromatic Perfumery Compounds, Scents and Perfumes, Spray (Perfumes), Floral Oils, Manufacturing Processes of Flavours, Non-Alcoholic Flavours, Flavours Fruits (Whiskey, Vodka, Grape Butter Scotch and Rum), Terpeneless Menthol Crystals, Trends in Trade of Essential Oils, Demand for Essential Oils, Super-Critical Fluid Extraction (SCFE) Technology-For Spice Extraction, Citronella Oil, Clove Oil, Extraction of Essential Oils by Super Critical Fluid (Carbon Dioxide) Method from Flowers, Herbs and Spices, Eucalyptus Oil, Ginger Oil, Jasmine Flower Oil, Production Technology of Jasmine for Essential Oil, Lemon Grass Oil, Palm Oil Crushing Unit, Essential Oils by Steam Distillation, Composition of Essential Oil from Flo wers of Keora, Distillation of Eucalyptus hybrid Oil, Turmeric (Curcuma Longa L.) Leaf Oil, a new Essential Oil for Perfumer Industry, Essential Oils and Flavours, Technology of Essential Oils, Essences and Ottos : Preparation of Essences, Natural Essences, Marketing of Artificial Essences, Preparation of Ottos, Rose and Keora Water, Toilet Water, Technology of Flavours, Role of Perfumer, Quality Control in Aromatic Plants, Palmarosa Oil, Chemical Composition of Lemongrass Varieties, Kewda Essential Oil and Attar, Palmarosa Oil, Sandalwood Oil, Technology fo Palmarosa Oil, Lemongrass Oil, Patchouli Oil, Rose-Scented Geranium, Basil Oil, Turpentine Oil The book has been written for the benefit and to prove an asset and a handy reference guide in the hands of new entrepreneurs and well established industrialists.

Using the same classic perfumery techniques and processes as mainstream houses, a natural perfumer can blend, dilute, age and bottle his or her own signature scent, rivaling any name brand. Perfumes, body splashes, and colognes can be healthy too when created with pure essential oils and absolutes derived from botanical ingredients harvested from the earth. Natural perfumes can be eco-friendly, unlike their lab-created synthetic counterparts whose chemicals are considered toxic environmental hazards. Now you can create natural fragrances that are subtle, giving you an aura of sweet bliss within your breathing space--only a few feet from your body. When you leave the room, your fragrance goes with you. In this guide, you will discover how to create natural Eau de parfums that develop in layers, changing gradually with the chemistry of your skin. Working in unison with your body's chemistry, your fragrance gently evolves into your own signature scent, so you smell like you, not like everybody else. Discover how to create unique fragrances unlike anything on the market that will captivate your senses.