Little Known Facts About Perfume Categories You Should Know

DIFFERENT PERFUME CATEGORIES

Perfumes are combinations of natural materials, such as essential oils from plants, herbs and flowers and man-made synthetic products that increase the lasting power of the scent and heighten the fragrance.

In most fragrances, alcohol is used as the liquid base for perfume, and the ratio of alcohol to scented perfume concentrates is what determines how the final concoction is labeled.

Perfume or extract perfume contains 16-22% of perfume concentrates. They are the strongest and most long-lasting of the perfume category. Needless to say, they are also the most expensive and therefore not as readily available.

1. Eau De Parfum (EDP)

Eau de parfum contains about 7-15% perfume concentrates. Parfums are favorites of women as they provide a long-lasting fragrance but cost much less than extract perfume. Some of the most well-loved eau de parfums include Christian Dior’s Poison, DKNY’s Be Delicious and the iconic Chanel No.5.

2. Eau De Toilette (EDT)

Eau de toilette has around 1-6% perfume concentrates. This makes for a light scent that does not linger as long as the more intense eau de parfum. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning. It is interesting to note that many brands offer customers both the parfum and toilette version of the same fragrances. Scents that come in both eau de parfum and eau de toilette include Kenzo’s Flower, Lancome’s Tresor and Gucci’s Flora.

3. Eau De Fraiche (EDF)

Eau de Fraiche literally means fresh water, and that is cologne. Cologne does not have the type of essential oils perfume does. Men’s fragrances often come in cologne form. It is light, refreshing and contains little alcohol. On the down side, eau de colognes and eau de fraiche is neither lasting nor does it smell strong. Popular colognes include Bvlgari’s BLV Cologne, Hugo Boss’ Boss in Motion Cologne and Calvin Klein’s CK One.