Help for PerfumersWorld on-line perfumery supplies
What we do | What we don't
do | Finding Materials | Shipping
Costs | What are the ABC's of Perfumery
Finding materials
1)
Type a word to search for
- Odour description : e.g. enter apple
- click the Find! button to list all materials smelling of apple
- Use in a perfume : e.g. enter mimosa
- will find all the materials for a Mimosa perfume
- Name : e.g. enter lavender Oil, if you
know the name of the material you are looking for
- Code Number : e.g. enter SL11 - use this
to reorder materials (code from the label of the bottle)
2) Alternatively browse through the materials at leisure
- Select a Products Group listed under
Browse Products and the Sub-Groups
will be listed.
- Select a Sub-Group and this will list
the materials on the main screen.
What we don't do
- Sorry - we don't sell brand name perfumes - so if you
want Chanel No. 5, Guerlain's latest etc. then there are many retailers
on line or contact the perfume house direct
- We don't yet stock books but we do have a list of recommended
reading for you if you want to learn more. Click
on Books
What we do
(if you can't find it on the site drop
us a line via the contact link, we probably do it)
- Essential Oils, Absolutes , Resinoids and Gums
for natural perfumery, aromatherapy or general perfumery.
- Aroma Chemicals : Make your own modern perfumes.
- Specialty Bases : Special bases for use in perfume
compounding. Unique floral, fruity notes and replacements for hard to
get naturals.
- Isolates : natural aroma chemicals separated from essential
oils such as Eugenol from Clove Oil
- Animal Products : we do not sell animal products but
do have animal-friendly replacements for Ambergris, Castoreum, Civet
and Musk.
- Sample bottles, mixing pots, perfume bottles
- Smelling Strips : for analytical smelling or our unique
Mini Sniffs for quick and economical smelling
- Kits : Kits for courses, The
Perfumery Training Kit and The Students Raw Materials Kit and Specialty
kits.
- Cosmetic and toiletry bases - usually only for local
supply as the shipping is too expensive than the bases but we sell tons
(000's Kgs) of them.
- Software : The Perfumer's Workbook, start with the
free download, then get it on CD
Rom.
- Professional perfumery
training courses, via internet and even private tuition.
- Perfume Compounds : Concentrated perfume, what some
call FO or "Fragrance Oils" for cosmetic, toiletry, candle and even
incense products.
- Bespoke creation of perfumes for personal or product
use. Stand out from the crowd!
- Professional trouble shooting and consultancy services
Shipping costs are calculated as
follows;
- Basic shipping charge: $20.00.
- Plus $0.50 bottling charge.
- Plus $0.01/gram weight adjustment.
- In the event that the 1) order is low weight 2) less
than 10 items and 3) the destination does not have a specially high
shipping rate we will reduce the basic shipping charge accordingly.
- We never aim to make money from the shipping charges
and subsidise the shipping charges on over 90% of shipments.
If you are not familiar with the ABC's
of Perfumery
It is a system where the materials are listed acording to
their odour.
| A-Z |
Classification |
Common Description |
Key Reference Materials |
| A |
ALI-FAT-IC |
Fatty, Waxy, Soapy, Clean |
Aliphatic Aldehydes, Alcohols |
| B |
Berg - ICEBERG |
Cooling, Borneol,Mint,Camphor |
Menthol, Camphor, Eucalyptol |
| C |
CITRUS |
Sour, Sharp, Citrus peel |
Citral, Orange, Lemon, Lime |
| D |
DAIRY |
Milky, Cream, Butter, Cheese |
Diacetyl, Butyrate,Lactone,Valerate |
| E |
EDIBLE |
Vegetable, Nut, Fish, Meat |
Thiazoles, Pyrazines, Sulphides |
| F |
FRUIT |
Sour, Sweet fruits, Strawberry |
Allyl caproate, Verdox |
| G |
GREEN |
Cut-grass, Leaves |
cis-3-Hexenol, Triplal |
| H |
HERB (Cool) |
Cool Herbaceous notes |
Lavender, Sage, (Terpene based?) |
| I |
IRIS |
Orris, Violet |
Ionones, Methyl Ionone |
| J |
JASMIN |
Fruity, Oily, Narcotic, Jasmin |
HCA, Benzyl Acetate |
| K |
KONIFER |
Pine, Pineneedle |
Terpineol, Bornyl Acetate |
| L |
LIGHT Chemical Floral |
Fresh light floral chemical |
Linalool, Vertenex, DMBC |
| M |
MUGUET |
Lily of the Valley, Green, Fresh |
Hydroxy, Lilial, Lyral |
| N |
NARCOTIC |
Heavy Sweet Florals, Absolutes |
Narcissus, Ylang Ylang, Tuberose |
| O |
ORCHID |
Aromatic, Deep floral |
Salicylates, Benzoates |
| P |
PHENOL |
Phenol, Medicinal, Honey |
p-Cresol, Ethyl Phenyl Acetate |
| Q |
Queen of the ORIENT |
Resin, Balsam |
Benzoin, Tolu, Terpenes |
| R |
ROSE |
Rose Otto, Absolute, Geranium |
Citronellol, PEA, Rhodinol |
| S |
SPICE (Hot) |
Hot Culinary, Spice |
Clove, Cinnamon, Thyme, (Cyclic?) |
| T |
TAR SMOKE |
Smoke, Tar, Burnt |
Cade, Birch Tar |
| U |
Urine Faecal ANIMAL |
Animal, Faecal, Leather |
Civet, Castoreum, Ambergris |
| V |
VANILLA |
Sweet Edible, Vanilla |
Vanillin, Coumarin, Heliotropin |
| W |
WOOD |
Wood, Oily, |
Cedar, Santal, Vetivert, Patchouli |
| X |
X-rated MUSK |
Sexy, Musk, Sensual, Sweet |
Musk Ketone, Galaxolide |
| Y |
EARTHY MOSSY |
Yeast, Fungal, Moss, Marine, |
Oakmoss, Calone |
| Z |
ZOLVENTS |
Odourless Solvents, Solubilisers |
DEP, DPG, IPP, Ethanol,PG |
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