5. Cosmetic products based on antique perfumes

5.1 Creating an "antique" fragrance base

As mentioned above, ancient perfumes were very different from today's perfumes. Today, the term "perfume" designates a very specific product for the fragrance industry, obtained by diluting a perfume concentrate or juice (15-30%) in 90° ethyl alcohol. However, for the general public, the term "perfume" is more ambiguous, since it refers to an odor as well as to various products (perfume, perfume silk, eau de parfum, etc.) . This is a far cry from the perfumed oils used in ancient times.

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Bibliography

(1) - BADIOU (L.), FRERE (D.), MEHL (V.) - Parfums et odeurs dans l'Antiquité. - Presses Universitaires de Rennes (2008).
(2) - MARINVAL (P.), MERINCHAL-VIGNE (M.-C.) - L'archéologie des odeurs. - Archeologia, 387, p. 40-44 (2002)....

Website

CNRS Image – Film Le parfum retrouvé https://images.cnrs.fr/video/2855 (page consulted on November 5, 2012)

Musée Royal de Mariemont http://www.musee-mariemont.be/ (page consulted on November 5, 2012)

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Regulations

Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (Cosmetics Directive)