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  Daniel Krasofski’s Historical Perfume Research and the TV program “Reign” by  Anya McCoy  |  Apr 14, 2014  |  natural perfume  |  1 comment Daniel Krasofski is an Ayurvedic healer, longtime natural aromatics lover, perfumer, and lifelong student of perfumery. I am happy to have him as a student at my Natural Perfumery Institute. Daniel is always coming up with surprises, and the latest is that he created perfumes for the actors in the TV series “Reign”. Here is his account of the path and the perfumed product. — Intrigue. Poison. Perfume and The French Royal Family of 1558. “Perfume”: is derived from the Latin word “parfumare” meaning “through smoke” Scent has been used for religious, therapeutic, and aesthetic purposes for at least 4,000 years. The term “Perfume” has only been used for the last couple hundred years with the development of the modern / French Perfume Industry. My background in the healing arts inspired me to look at the anthropological effect of spice, oils, and scen

  What a Great Scent Strip Holder Find! by  Anya McCoy  |  Oct 9, 2013  |  natural perfume ,  Natural Perfumery Institute ,  study perfumery  |  12 comments Daniel Krasofski’s skillful repurposing of a film developing reel! On the right: don’t do this! On the left: do this! I always am grateful for my connection to thousands of natural perfumery fans, perfumers, and members of the Yahoo groups. I’ve been on the Internet for twenty years, and have read about all the problems and opportunities in our art because of their posts and their private correspondence with me. Daniel Krasofski is one of my  students , and he wrote me from Napa, where he was taking Jeanne Rose’s day-long course at Eden Botanicals. It was this bit of a tiny photo in the collage of photos he sent me that caught my eye. What in the heck is that spiral stainless steel thing? He was in class and on the road for the rest of the weekend, so my email asking about it went unanswered until Monday, by which time I had spent