Cosmetics : Perfume

Beauty depends on care, and care depends on your consciousness about your body. We aimed to illustrate you about cosmetics.

Perfume - Perfumes

The consumption of perfume began 4,000 years ago. It originally comes from Latin as “Per fumum”. “per” means “by, via” in Latin. “Fumum” means “smoke”. So we can translate it into English as “via smoke, by smoke”. And this name -who knows?- maybe comes from the ancient perfumes because the first perfumes were made of natural oil. And -maybe again- the first perfume appeared when it was burnt, because if you burn oil, you can smell it (for example exhaust smell).

But perfumes that we use today were first produced 200 years ago. Today, such as other cosmetics, perfume industries are a part of chemistry.

Basically we can say three different things about the perfumes. Once it reached on your skin, there are 3 different steps which are called as “note”. This can be explained as the temperature that the perfume evaporates. Or we can say the music of the smell in a perfume. Imagine that you are listening to a song. The clearest voice is the most dominant note. And some voices which can be heard if you listen carefully are the least dominant notes. And also you can hear some voices between these two groups.

All perfumes start to evaporate when you open it. The most dominant smell is the smell of the chemical which evaporates faster than any others. So when you open it you smell this chemical. The brain defines the other chemicals from the most dominant to the least. So it means that a perfume can smell different in the bottle, in the air and on your body.

Nowadays, the perfume industries produce millions of different shapes and flavours of perfumes. But how can I choose the best one for my personality?

Imagine that you are in a cosmetic store and want to purchase a perfume. First of all, relax! Wait until your brain starts to define the smells of the perfumes. The most trustful advice to buy a perfume is your brain and your skin.

The other important point is that you shouldn’t be affected by the box/pack or name of the perfume. A perfume may smell different on different people. Because its smell is totally related to your skin. For example, a perfume can smell longer on an oily skin. A perfume of your friend that you like very much can not smell good on you. You -as I said before- shouldn’t be affected by your ideas or the perfumes’ pack. You can try a perfume on your wrist. And if you really want to learn its real smell, don’t touch on after spraying it.

And try to spray it 8-10 centimetres far. After a short spray, wait for a little while for the evaporation of the most dominant chemical because this smell is not the real one. You should wait, maybe sometimes try, a perfume for a period of time to understand whether it is suitable for your personality and your skin. The most important thing is your idea about the smell.

During the period that you buy a perfume, imagine that you are having a dinner with a new friend. If you like it, it is suitable for you. And don’t try to smell many other perfumes at once because this negatively affects your nose’s ability and you can’t get the real smell after a short time.

Also one of the most important things about perfumes is to use it properly. It means to spray it properly. Not more not less. Because each perfume has a rate of “elixir” which increases the permanence of the smell. And the maximum rate of elixir in a perfume is about 25-30%. And the price of the perfume depends on the rate of elixir that it includes. “Eau de toilette” perfumes include elixir about 10-25 %. “Eau de fraiche” perfumes include elixir about 5%. “Eau de cologne” perfumes include less than 1%. So, if the rate of the elixir decreases, the permanence of the perfume decreases, too.

All perfumes can be divided in some groups such as, flower, oriental, herbal, fresh, ocean etc… And these categories can be named different.

Before spraying a perfume, your skin has to be clean and dry. You can also spray it on your hair or clothes. And you have to be careful while you are using it on your clothes because some perfumes can be harmful because of its chemicals.