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July 23rd, 2009 | 
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After the natural ingredients are harvested oils need to be extracted to form the basis of the perfume. There are a number of methods of doing this and what is most effective will vary depending on the product that is being used. In this method steam is passed through the products. This steam will pick up some of the aroma of the product and is then passed through cooling tubes allowing the stream to condense to a liquid from.
This involves pacing the product in rotating drums with petroleum, eventually the product will dissolve leaving behind a material containing the desired oil. This is mixed with alcohol which is burned off, leaving a concentrated, fragranced oil.
This process is similar to enfleurage but relies on using warmed fats instead of grease to extract the oils. After this stage is complete alcohol is added and then burned off to create a more concentrated version of the essential oil.
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Walking into a shops perfume department can be an intimidating prospect; shoppers are faced with hundreds of different fragrances and many of them become confused and simply opt for the first perfume that they think smells acceptable. With a little forethought however deciding on which perfume to purchase can be a far more straightforward task.
All perfumes are built from different ‘notes’: top, middle (or heart) and bottom (or base). These fragrance notes are classified based on how long they will last once the perfume has been applied. Top notes are those that instantly jump out at you when the perfume is spritzed. Typically they will be strong but very short lived, dispersing within a matter of minutes.
When selecting a new fragrance remember that they react to you both your skin type and your body’s natural scent. As tempting as it can be to purchase a perfume because it smelt great on some one you met this does not mean it will smell the same on you. Different notes within the perfume will be more apparent on some people than others and how the perfume smalls can depend entirely on how the perfume reacts to your body’s chemicals.
