Plants have been a long term sources of perfumes. The oils and aroma compounds are called aromatics, the aromatics called secondary metabolites and they are created by plants to protect against herbivores, infections and to allow pollinators to come and do their thing. Plants are the largest source of fragrance in perfume today. A plant offers more than one source or aromas; the seeds and aerial parts of the plant have different odors from each other. For example, Orange leaves, grinds and orange oils all have different scents but they come from the same place.
Here are some of the most popular places among plants where you can find other scents. Bark from a tree, this is where you get the cinnamon and cascarilla smell. The flowers and blossoms, from these you get Jasmine, Rose, Mimosa and Citrus. Fruits are a common place for aromas, apples, strawberries and cherries. Leaves and Twigs will get you lavender leaves, sage, violets and citrus leaves. Roots and bulbs can bring you ginger scents.
Seeds, you won’t think you would get an aroma from that but you can get the cocoa, nutmeg and Tonka beans. Lastly, from the woods you get sandalwood, rosewood, birch, cedar, pine and juniper. There are hundreds and hundreds of combinations that are used to make perfumes. That is how scientists can come up with new scents every month. Each new perfume has a different scent. So the combinations seem endless.
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