All About Perfume

A perfume is a chemical mixture of fixatives, aromatic compounds, solvents and essential oils that is used to give off a fragrant smell. The most important factor about perfume is the scent.

The most common types of perfume scents are floral, fruity, oceanic, greens, woody and oriental. The types of scents that give off more natural fragrances are oceanic, greens and woody. Oriental scents, which give off an exotic and intense smell, feature the fragrance of musk, opulent flowers, spices or vanilla.

About Perfume Notes

Other important factors about perfume are the notes. In perfumery, the notes describe the sensing of scents upon the application of perfume. The three types of notes are top notes, middle notes and base notes. Top notes refer to the immediate sensing of scents upon the application of perfume. In middle notes, the scent emerges just before the top notes dissipate. The emergence of the scent close to the exit of the middle notes refers to base notes.

About Perfume Aromatic Sources

There are two categories of aromatic sources: natural and synthetic. Examples of natural aromatic sources of perfume are the flowers, fruits and bark of plants. Plants are the most commonly used aromatic sources in perfumery. Several modern perfumes contain synthetic aromatic sources. Examples of synthetic aromatic sources include calone, linalool and coumarin.