Perfume

Perfume

Of or pertaining to products that emit an attractive fragrance when applied on the body.

Industry: Personal care products

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aromatic

Personal care products; Perfume

The term in perfumery refers to the rich aroma and odor of fragrances, scents and perfumes.

amber

Personal care products; Perfume

In perfumery, this usually refers to plant compounds (such as labdanum) or synthetics which have an ambergris-like scent. In general, it’s a heavy, full bodied, powdery, warm fragrance note.

ambrette

Personal care products; Perfume

Oil obtained from these seeds has a musk-like odor and is frequently used as a substitute for true musk.

Refers to animal-derived ingredients such as civet, ambergris, musk, and castoreum. These are usually replaced by synthetics in modern perfumery. In large amounts, many of these notes are unpleasant, ...

aqueous

Personal care products; Perfume

It’s a recent designation for scents that are based more on a concept of a “watery” smell than an actual scent.

anosmia

Personal care products; Perfume

The inability to smell odors. Many people have selective anosmias, for instance, total anosmia can occur as the result of injury or illness but is relatively rare and partial anosmia is a common ...