31/01/2026
Why perfumery is fascinating and not always easy to understand?
Can you easily recognise materials in it?
If you look at the notes in your perfume and find: patchouli, rose or bergamot.. It doesn't mean they are there in pure oil form. Patchouli can be created using earthy , mossy notes(without using patchouli essential oil), Bergamot-using different types of Linalool, Rose-well... The absolute you may wish to, can be just a blend of Citronellol, Geraniol and PEA.
Other things... There's many Cedarwood types( Virgina,Texas, Atlas, Himalaya, Alaska-my favourite :) Each one smells different.
Plus, it's many different manufacturers and suppliers.
Last thing- proportion/dilution. Making enormous different in a formula.
Learning and collecting materials never ends 😅