Perfume is made up of alcohol combined with a fixative, essential oils or chemical scents. Cologne is essentially a diluted version of perfume. Perfumes generally contain up to 30% essential oils whilst colognes only contain 1 -2% oils.
Some perfumes contain just one scent such as verbena but most have a combination of a high note, the first scent that reaches you, middle notes, sometimes called heart notes, which is the personality of the perfume and finally the base note which lingers on.
It is important to remember that perfume reacts with each person's body scent to create a unique aroma. That's why the same cologne can smell so differently on different people. This is why you should try perfume on your own skin before buying otherwise you may be disappointed. A good rule of thumb is to never test more than three perfumes at a time.
Fragrance falls into six basic groups:
- Florals: jasmine, lilac, gardenia, rose
- Herbal: lavender, bay, sage
- Exotic: musk, ylang-ylang, vanilla
- Spice: cinnamon, ginger, cloves
- Wood: pine, sandalwood, cedar
- Fruit: lemon, orange, peach
Home made perfume can be fixed with glycerin or castor oil. Commercially perfume was often fixed with for a longer shelf life with civet oil, or musk. Today chemical replacements have been found.
P/S : all the perfume has alcohol.
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