tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post1445997231121357311..comments2023-10-06T01:32:58.363+11:00Comments on Perfume by Nature: The difference between Aromatherapy and Natural PerfumeAmbrosiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12560196932876503822noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-25697246501011155472010-09-24T07:50:26.405+10:002010-09-24T07:50:26.405+10:00Hi!
Glad to see buds posting in this thread of Am...Hi!<br /><br />Glad to see buds posting in this thread of Ambrosia's, and for the lively discourse on the yahoo group. Guess what I just dug out? A 10-page paper I wrote on this subject in 2004! It was on an old site I host, and a bit obscure to find, so I just posted it as part of my CV on the AGNPI site. http://perfumeclasses.com/McCoy%20Natural%20Perfumery%20Evolution%20article%202004.pdfAnya McCoyhttp://perfumeclasses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-52790685368147444882010-09-24T07:25:41.635+10:002010-09-24T07:25:41.635+10:00Gary, that's only true if you accept that supp...Gary, that's only true if you accept that supposed limit in the first place. Realistically, Aromatherapy is a loosely bunched collection of opinions. Not a science.<br />(Waves to Robert Tisserand experts here who is one of the few I really respect!)<br />Personally though, I have found that one of the biggest mistakes beginner perfumers make is trying to combine too many different ingredients. The more you add, the more there is a propensity for the whole thing to go muddy!<br />As I wrote in a previous blogpost about composing with natural ingredients, the thing that most beginners miss, is that each oil or absolute is already a complete perfume in itself. So realistically you don't need as many ingredients to make a beautiful scent as you do if you are working with conventional perfumery buidling blocks. Which is why so many traditional recipes are far far shorter than modern day synthetic ones.<br />Brings up the next question: Is it still aromatherapy if you go outside the conventional AT pallette? And what is that anyway? There are new essential oils being added every day...<br />I have a whole shelf full of Australian essential oils...and there is no way ANYONE can claim that these are classical AT oils...they have only been available for a few years and do not have any kind of historical use known.<br /><br />By my definition they are AT oils as they are natural, and have an effect on the human Mind and body....<br />They sure as hell aren't classical perfume ingredients either....<br /><br />From my perspective the whole concept is one of intent, and whether or not the perfumer has the aromatherapy and herbal knowledge to be able to choose and create a natural perfume which will have a specific effect on the wearer as well as perfumery training to enable them to then make it into a pleasing, balanced and lasting perfume...(which is what you are also saying with the concept of top middle and base note?)Ambrosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560196932876503822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-77219377042228992132010-09-24T02:56:29.099+10:002010-09-24T02:56:29.099+10:00As one also into AT before it got traction, would ...As one also into AT before it got traction, would agree with a lot you said about it....<br /><br />Things usually go awry, when the marketers start bending or hyping things...<br /><br />As far as Natural Perfumery, I see no reason why an Artisan Natural Perfume cannot be created from AT type essential oils...There is room in the AT palette for a classical type of perfume to be blended...You do have to understand the Base-Middle-Top concept, and the assumed AT limit on number of Aromatics involved...<br /><br />You will not have the range of the NP Palette, because a large number of those essences are not deemed acceptable to AT tenets...<br /><br />Gary W. BourbonaisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-83649706186734876612010-09-24T00:05:17.147+10:002010-09-24T00:05:17.147+10:00It seems to occur whenever the big players start p...It seems to occur whenever the big players start putting their noses into things. Hype sells product, whatever that product might be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-7485334934794506122010-09-23T17:15:45.566+10:002010-09-23T17:15:45.566+10:00I enjoyed lying in this field reading this blog po...I enjoyed lying in this field reading this blog post :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961950617942632781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524475981607944689.post-81164604388315829662010-09-23T10:59:20.806+10:002010-09-23T10:59:20.806+10:00Ambrosia, I'm so glad you wrote about the
cla...Ambrosia, I'm so glad you wrote about the <br />clap-trap which does the rounds of aromatherapy texts. I no longer defer to any of them in my own work these days. <br />And on to 'therapy'...<br />I know from experiencing your perfumes, that aesthetically they are sophisticated, evocatively wrought fragrances.<br />My quiet yearning for one or the other on a cetain day - depending upon mood and mind - tells me there is a healing and life-enhancing dimension to them which can be called therapeutic. <br />This is when I know I'm wearing a work of art.<br />It's the same response we have to music and other artforms.<br />I like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com