To understand in general terms, Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils, aroma compound, fixatives & solvents used to give a pleasant smell.



There are different kinds of perfumes available in the market. Perfume types reflect the concentration of aromatic compounds in a solvent, which generates fine fragrance. Mostly the solvent used is ethanol or a mix of water & ethanol. Perfume types also depend on various sources, as all of them differ significantly.

The intensity & longevity of a perfume is based on the concentration, intensity & longetivity. Based on this, different perfume companies calculate different quantities of oil to each perfume.

Traditionally the perfumes were divided into following major categorized:

1.Single Floral

2.Floral Bouquet

3.Amber

4.Wood

5.Leather

6.Chypre

7.Fougere

Recently, these old categories have been redefined into modern categories due to great advancement of technology in perfumes creation:

1.Bright Floral

2.Green

3.Oceanic / Ozone

4.Citrus / Fruity

5.Gourmand

Now after knowing the kinds of perfumes available, let's know briefly about the sources of fragrances:

Since ages, plants have been used to created perfumes. These have been considered as the sources of essential oils & aroma compounds, couple of parts of plants & plants used for perfumes is Orange leaves, Seeds of Coriander, Cinnamon Bark, Rose, Jasmine, Apple, Strawberries, Cherries, Lavender leaves, sage etc. To know more about different kind of perfumes available, please visit www.fragrancemist.com