The Art and Science of Making Scents
Follow your nose on a fragrant journey
through the science, history and art of making perfumes. Experiment with
countless fragrance combinations on your way to becoming a master
perfumer. Learn how your nose and olfactory system work with your brain
to sense and recognize smells.
Play
games with your sense of smell and taste. Read about the long history of
perfumes and take a peek into the perfume industry today. Discover where
natural and synthetic fragrances come from. Use vegetable shortening to
extract the fragrant oils from rose petals. Find out what makes a
perfume different from a cologne.
Design your own perfumes and learn
how perfumes are meticulously composed. Train your nose to recognize the
components of complex scents. Make a scented potpourri and a
sweet-smelling sachet with your homemade perfumes. Design the perfume
that suits you perfectly, and surprise your friends with perfumes made
specially for them.
Perfume
Science introduces young perfumers to the biology, chemistry and
techniques behind fragrance design. This kit is a complete perfumer’s
laboratory including 8 high-quality perfume oils, decorative flacons
(small bottles) for storing your perfume creations and important tools
of the trade.
The 48-page full-color manual is full of
information about the biology of smelling, the chemistry of perfumes,
the fine fragrance industry and the history of perfumes.
• Setting Up Your Perfume Laboratory
• The Physiology of Smell
• Smell Memory & Taste Test Games
• The History of Perfumes
• Extracting Fragrances from Plants
• Where Do Fragrances Come From?
• Perfume’s Head, Heart & Base Notes
• Training Your Nose
• Learning to Work as a Perfumer
• Composing Perfumes from Formulas
• Designing Your Own Perfumes
• Fun Facts about Perfumes
• Special Crafts for Your Perfumes
• Advice for Safe Experimenting |
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Ages 10 and up |
48-page Manual |
20 Experiments and Activities |
Contents:
Experiment
Manual • Four Basic Perfume Oils (20 ml each): Lemony, Woody,
Flory, Musky • Four Creative Perfume Oils (10 ml each): Orienta,
Mentha, Mella, Tropica • Finalio Perfume Finisher (50 ml) • 5
Cotton Pads • 2 Flacons with Caps • Atomizer • Cap for Atomizer
• 2 Dropper Pipettes • Book of Smell Strips • 2 Measuring Cups
with Lids • 2 Stirrers • Funnel • 5 Mini Flacons with Caps •
Perfume Bottle Label |
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