Most of us have a favourite perfume that we wear on a daily basis. What most of us don’t realise it that our favourite perfumes are made from a range of different perfume oils.

It is impossible to know the ingredients of a particular perfume as each one is made from differing plant and flower extracts. But there are three types of oils that are combined to create our favourite perfumes.

1- Base Note: the base note is the first type of oil used to make a perfume. The base note is combined with plant extracts and the strongest fragrance oil. This is important, as it needs to be blended with the strongest oil possible so the scent will stay on the skin for a long duration. The oils used in the base note are usually vanilla, ferns and sandalwood.

2- The middle note is a combination of lemongrass and ylang ylang. These oils are mixed together and are not as strong as the base note.

3- Top note: the top note have perfume oils orchid, lime, rose, lavender and lemon and are the key oils to ensure the perfume smells strong. All of these essential oils are added to make the combination of perfume. You couldn’t have a nice scent without combining all of them.

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