'As perfume is an art, it should be revealed to artists' was the passionate belief of the author, the renowned French cosmetic chemist R-M Gattfosse, who coined the term 'aromatherapy' and was instrumental in its development. In this volume Gattfosse set out to restore the fortunes of the French perfume industry after World War II by educating a new generation in the artistic principles of perfumery and cosmetology as well as in chemical and technical matters. He explains how to handle the raw materials of perfumes and cosmetics, gives the formulas for classic formulations like...
'As perfume is an art, it should be revealed to artists' was the passionate belief of the author, the renowned French cosmetic chemist R-M Gattfoss...
CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION - FORMULARY OF PERFUMERY - THE PERFUME INDUSTRY - THE RAW MATERIALS OF THE PERFUMER - PART I: SYNTHETIC PERFUMES AND 100% COMPOSITIONS - SOLUBILITY TABLE OF TERPENELESS ESSENTIAL OILS - SOLUBILITY TABLE OF PRINCIPAL SYNTHETIC PERFUMES - TABLE OF COMPOSITIONS OF MOST FREQUENTLY USED ESSENTIAL OILS - TABLE OF CONSTITUENTS OF COMMERCIALLY USED ESSENTIAL OILS - COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLUBILITIES OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND TERPENELESS ESSENCES - TABLE OF CONCENTRATIONS OF TERPENELESS ESSENCES - FLORAL COMPOSITIONS - TABLE OF FLORAL FAMILIES - USE OF ARTIFICIAL PERFUMES - PART II:...
CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION - FORMULARY OF PERFUMERY - THE PERFUME INDUSTRY - THE RAW MATERIALS OF THE PERFUMER - PART I: SYNTHETIC PERFUMES AND 100% COMP...
