YOGYAKARTA - Maybe you had time to find some perfumes at high prices. Well, do you know, one of the things that causes the high price of the perfume is the ingredients used. As we know, each perfume has its own characteristics and aroma. Each fragrance is mixed with a different ingredient or mixture, there are even some ingredients that are very rare to use. The more complicated we get, the more expensive the price of the perfume ingredients will be. So, what are the most expensive types of perfume ingredients available?

Reporting from the Beauty page, below are the six most expensive perfume ingredients:

Jasmine is classified as the most expensive perfume ingredient. This type of flower is indeed popular for perfume or fragrance. However, most perfumes sold in the market are synthetic Jasmine types. Although fragrant, of course it will be very different from natural Jasmine oils. To get one 1/25 ounces of oil, you need at least 8 thousand Jasmine flowers. Due to the large number of flowers needed to produce oil, the price of this perfume ingredient is also high.

Bulgarian Rose is often used as a premium fragrance. The price of this material is very high because it takes a long time in processing. To produce one pound of oil, it takes 10 thousand pounds of Bulgarian Rose petals. Although the price is very high, this ingredient is very popular among the Rose Valley perfume industry in Bulgaria.

Orris is a perfume ingredient that is of high value because of the complexity and process that takes quite a long time. The flowers that have been harvested must be peeled manually and left dry for two years. The next step, dry flowers are ground and converted into perfume-making materials. To get 2 kilograms of oil, you need one ton of orris that are 2.5 years old.

Another most expensive perfume ingredient is ambergris. perfume lovers must be familiar with this ingredient. Ambergris is a whale vomit that is considered at a fantastic price. Ambergris is often used as a premium perfume. This is because this material has a very strong aroma and gives a pleasant sensation on the skin. However, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) has stopped using ambergris as a perfume-making ingredient.

Ambergris. (Pixabay)

Oud oroudh is one of the most expensive perfume ingredients derived from tropical tree wood. To produce oud, the wood must first be infected with the Phialophora Parastica mushrooms. Thus, wood will produce oud, dark resin, and fragrant aroma. Unfortunately, only a few trees produce oud, which causes this material to be very rare and expensive.

Illustration of perfume with oud aroma (Freepic)

Musk is a perfume content that is often found in perfumes that want a soft aroma. Most of the perfumes on the market use synthetic musk. This is because the original musk obtained from male cassuri deer, which is one of the rare animals. With synthetic musk, endangered deer killings and hunting can be reduced.

Such are the most expensive perfume reviews that are often used. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.


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