Personal care products

Personal care products

Also known as toiletries, this industry refers to the manufacturing of consumer products which are used for beautification or personal hygiene.

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Personal care products; Perfume

The most concentrated form of perfume sold over the counter. It is a solution of 15 % -30 % perfume oil in high-grade alcohol.

essential oils

Personal care products; Perfume

(Ethereal) Oils are extracted from various plant parts through pressing or steam distillation. They are natural mixtures of various chemical substances. Unlike fatty oils, they ...

evaluation

Personal care products; Perfume

It means the selection of fragrances, for a specific purpose, from a number of available alternatives. In recent years a whole new profession has emerged in the perfume industry ...

erotic

Personal care products; Perfume

Perfumes which, in addition to their general leasing and harmonious qualities, are also accented. With warm animal notes in combination with certain flower oils, are said to have ...

essences

Personal care products; Perfume

These are alcoholic or aqueous plant extracts. They are hardly ever used in the perfume industry today, but they are widely employed in the cosmetic and flavor industries.

enfleurage

Personal care products; Perfume

It’s a process for the extraction of valuable plant extracts. Plates of glass, covered on both sides with animal fat into which blossoms have been pressed, are placed on wooden ...

encapsulation

Personal care products; Perfume

To encapsulate, in the perfume industry sense of the word, means to enclose perfume oils in tiny gelatin capsules. These capsules can be applied to the skin together with an ...