Perfumes

Perfumes

Natural essences are the atoms of perfumery, the building blocks with which complex and evocative scents are created. They are, in a sense, substances in their most concentrated but least material form, containing the whole nature and perfection of the substances themselves. They possess a compressed vitality, a bioactive power that cannot be measured by chemical analysis but which manifests itself in their potent effect on our emotions and states of consciousness. --from Essence and Alchemy, A Book of Perfume by Mandy Aftel

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning. --from Proverbs 7:17-18

In this section we discuss how to create perfumes from natural essential oils.