Essential oil
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Essential oils are composed of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds, usually in liquid form, obtained from plant material. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum,
Essential oils can be used in aromatherapy by using essential oil diffusers
Lavender essential oil sold at a market in France
Perfume
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Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable
Essential oil
…such as solvent extraction, are not accepted and, in fact, result in different perfumed products (pommades, concretes, and absolutes). They are used in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, air fresheners and other products, for flavoring food and drink, and for adding scents to household cleaning products. Essential…
Egyptian scene depicting the preparation of lily perfume, 4th century BC
A Byzantine alembic used to distill perfumes
Ancient Egyptian perfume vessel in shape of a monkey; 1550–1295 BC; faience; height: 6.5 cm, width: 3.3 cm, depth: 3.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Ancient Egyptian perfume vase in shape of an amphoriskos; 664–630 BC; glass: 8 cm × 4 cm (3.1 in × 1.6 in); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)