Perfume:
Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils,
a fixative, and alcohol used to give parts of the
human body and sometimes other objects a long-lasting
and pleasant smell.
The word "perfume"
comes from the French "par fume", means
simply
“from smoke” (Latin, per fumum),
the first perfumes having been obtained by the combustion
of aromatic woods and gums. Their original use was in
sacrifices, to counteract the offensive odours of the burning flesh.
Perfume, or parfum, as it is sometimes called, is the highest
concentration of oils, with 20-50% compound, which makes it
last longer than others.
Attars:
Attar perfume oils are a specific type of fragrance
product derived from natural plant substances, both
single and those blended together to produce remarkably
rich scents that are 100% alcohol free. Attar
is a Persian/Arabic word meaning "fragrance",
"scent", or "essence",
and have been famous in the Near East, Persia and India
for over 5,000 years, but generally unavailable in the
West until recently.
Pheromones:
Pheromone is a chemical substance emitted by an organism
as a specific signal to another organism, usually of the same species.
these substances play an important part in the spawning
of many species, used to attract mates and signal to
others that they are spawning. The substances are usually
volatile organic acids or alcohols and are effective at
minute concentrations. There are alarm pheromones,
food trail pheromones, sex pheromones, and many others.
Their use among insects has been particularly well documented,
although many vertebrates also communicate using pheromones.
Their use by humans is controversial.
