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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin now under $20!

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  Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin now under $20! by  Anya McCoy  |  Nov 2, 2017  |  How to Make Perfume ,  natural aromatics ,  natural perfumery course ,  Natural Perfumery Yahoo group ,  raw materials of perfumery  |  3 comments In 2003, a member of the Natural Perfumery group I host on Yahoo got in touch with the folks at Allured Publishing (Now Allured Business Media) and asked them if they could make the Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin (PFMNO) book available aside from the three-volume set written by Steffen Arctander. The other two volumes held little interest to natural perfumers since they were on the subject of synthetics. The hardback version of Steffen Arctander’s Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin It was very difficult to find the PFMNO on eBay or other places for less than a small fortune, often around $700. I had snagged a book for $117 on UK eBay from a retired perfume ch...

Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute - The Production of Natural Aromatics

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Arabic distiller How detailed is the Basic Perfumery Course?  Very. How comprehensive is the Basic Perfumery Course? Very. http://PerfumeClasses.com One example comes from the well-illustrated section in Module 3 on the Production of Natural Aromatics.  As the head instructor, I believe that a student needs to have a working knowledge of basic information on how the aromatic makes it from the field to the bottle they buy, whether it's rose, vetiver or some new boutique oil. 3.1: The Production of Natural Aromatics                                                              Assaying Raw Materials            ...

Pandanus, wild and crazy, "screwy" fun scent

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The male flower of the Pandanus odoritissimus can weigh two pounds or more. The Pandanus is also known as the Screw Pine due to the swirl of the leaves. It is one of the most useful plants in the tropics. Practically every part of the Screw Pine is used for all type of different purposes: clothing, bowls, housebuilding, food, medicine and fragrance. But it's the wild and crazy flower I'm interested in as a natural perfumer. High, pierceing, radish-y, rosy, green, dirt, glorious, sun-drenched, yet cool as can be - that's the hydrodistilled oil of the Pandanus odoritissimus. Also can be described as hyachinth-honey, fresh floral, addictive. Dilute it down to 1% to have some of the hyacinth notes really release - wow. Male flower only, please - like the male peacock with his technicolor plumage, only the male flower of this tree has the scent. Yes, the lady trees may have the bombastic, grenade-looking fruit, but it's the essence of the male flower that is craved. And co...