Perfume types

Perfume forms show the concentration of fragrant compounds in a solvent, which in first rate smell is mainly ethanol or a mixture of water and ethanol. The concentration by percent/volume of perfume oil is as given below:

• Perfume extract (Extrait): 15-40% (IFRA: typical 20%) aromatic compounds
• Eau de Parfum (EdP), Parfum de Toilette (PdT): 10-20% (typical ~15%) aromatic compounds. Sometimes listed as “eau de perfume” or “millésime”.
• Eau de Toilette (EdT): 5-15% (typical ~10%) aromatic compounds
• Eau de Cologne (EdC): Chypre citrus type perfumes with 3-8% (typical ~5%) aromatic compounds
• Splash and After shave: 1-3% aromatic compounds

There are several types of Eau de Cologne spray available. Oils in Perfume Spray for Women are normally adulterated with a solvent, even if this is not always the case, and its significance is doubtful. Certainly the most usual solvent for perfume oil dilution is ethanol or a combination of ethanol and water. Perfume oil can also be thinned by means of neutral-smelling oils such as fractionated coconut oil, or liquid waxes like jojoba oil.

The power and life of a perfume is based on the concentration, intensity and longevity of the perfumed elements. Since the percent of aromatic elementsincreases, so does the power and life of the aroma created. Various perfumeries or perfume centers assign various quantities of oils to all their perfumes. Therefore, though the oil intensity of a perfume in Eau de Parfum (EdP) dilution will necessarily be higher than the same perfume in Eau de Toilette (EdT) within the same range, the original amounts can extend between perfume houses.

Men’s fragrances are merely supplied as EdP or perfume derivatives. Also, women’s fragrances are hardly ever sold in EdC concentrations. Though this gender specific tagging style is common for alloting fragrance concentrations, it does not directly have anything to do with whether an aroma was made for men or women.

Furthermore, some fragrances with the same product name but having a various concentration name may not only vary in their concentrations, but in fact use different perfume oil combination altogether.

Eau de Cologne (EdC) from 1706 in Cologne, Germany is originally an exact perfume and trademark. But outside of Germany the word has become generic for Chypre citrus perfumes (without base-notes). You can go here for reviews of several 100mL perfume bottles with Eau de Cologne. 

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