Intro To Fine Fragrance & Perfumery

Using essential oils and aromatic chemicals to your advantage.

What you'll learn

How to blend essential oils to create well-balanced, pleasant and marketable fragrances

Identify aromatic chemicals and how they are used in fine fragrance

Learn how to work with perfume houses to create fantastic scent products.

Learn about perfume concentrations, fragrance notes, fragrance families and how these concepts are used in the fine fragrance world.

Requirements

No perfumery, aromatherapy or chemistry experience required.

Description

Fragrance and scent are an integral part of our everyday world….whether or not you realize it.  Perfumery is the science and artform that brings this world to life.   In this course, we will be covering the basics of perfumery and fine fragrance creation. First, introducing you to essential oil blending slowly easing you into perfumery basics.  Brought to your by Alchemist Express, a leading consulting firm and marketplace for the development of excellent personal care, cosmetics and other beauty products, this course reviews all the essentials from identifying fragrance families, using fragrance notes to your advantage, blending essential oils for maximum effectiveness.    In a nutshell, you should take this course if you….     Are starting, or considering starting your own perfume brand     Are curious about how perfumes and fine fragrances are created/formulated.     Want to know more about perfume ingredients including allergens and regulated components     Are curious about the history of perfumery and its legacy in our modern world.      Want to take those first crucial steps toward entrepreneurship and being your own boss.Each section of this course has worksheets, useful links and additional resources to assist you in this brand building journey. By the end of this course, you should have a very strong conceptual framework for beauty brand marketing success.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Course Format

Lecture 3 Scent-Brain Connection

Lecture 4 History of Perfumery

Lecture 5 Modern Perfumery

Section 2: Essential Oils

Lecture 6 Extraction Methods

Lecture 7 Essential Oil Types

Lecture 8 Essential Oil Nomenclature

Lecture 9 Fragrance Families

Lecture 10 Fragrance Notes

Lecture 11 Essential Oil Blending Part 1

Lecture 12 Essential Oil Blending Part 2

Section 3: Perfumery Basics

Lecture 13 Perfume Components Part 1

Lecture 14 Perfume Components Part 2

Lecture 15 Perfumery Concentrations

Section 4: Industry Issues & Nuances

Lecture 16 Industry Issues & Nuances

Lecture 17 Allergen Concerns

Lecture 18 Working with Perfume Houses

Lecture 19 Extra Courses

This course is for beginner perfumery enthusiasts, cognoscenti (lovers of perfume) and the scent curious