Chapter 1
The architecture of aroma
Chapter 2
The training of a master nose
Chapter 3
From petal to liquid gold
Chapter 4
A global map of scent
YOUR GOAL
Master of How to bottle a memory
Ch 3 · From petal to liquid gold
elorea From Petal to Absolute
Chase the dawn through the fields of Grasse, turn those sweet pink petals to liquid gold!
elorea Illustrated perfume bottles and molecular structures show the high-tech process of blending scents.
Fun Fact
Rose oil riches: It takes about 10,000 pounds of individual rose petals to produce just one single pound of pure rose essential oil.
Quiz
Which Persian chemist pioneered steam distillation for extracting plant oils in the 10th century?
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What was the first synthetic scent molecule created in a lab in 1868, launching modern perfumery?
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Why are synthetic ingredients in perfumes crucial for protecting animals like the musk deer?
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What is the thick, scent-saturated wax or fat produced during solvent extraction or enfleurage called?
Quiz
Approximately how many pounds of rose petals are needed to make just one pound of rose essential oil?
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What is the name of the technology that vacuums the air around a living object to analyze and copy its scent?
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What historical method uses odorless fat on glass plates to extract scent from delicate flowers?