Working with Natural Isolates
Course finished
New dates available in 2025
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: £250
Modules
Includes 2 online group tutorials and a Certificate on completion.
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What are natural isolates and how are they different from other perfume materials?
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Learn about the various methods used to extract natural isolates from essential oils and absolutes, and how chemical processes can also be used to create natural molecules.
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There are many natural isolates to chose from, but many of them won’t be very useful to you. We’ll help you decide which ones you should invest in first.
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Learn to use natural isolates as part of your perfume design process, and to integrate them into your existing accords and perfumes.
List of natural isolates studied: ambrettolide, anisaldehyde, anisyl alcohol, benzyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, cis-3 hexenol, cis-3 hexenyl acetate, citronellol, gamma-nonalactone (aldehyde C-18), gamma-undecalactone (aldehyde C-14), geraniol, geranyl acetate, ionones, linalool, linalyl acetate, maltol, melonal, nerol, neryl acetate, nerolidol, phenylethyl alcohol, rhodinol, vanillin.
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TBA in 2025
Head Tutor: Marina Barcenilla
You’ll need to provide your own perfumery raw materials but we’ll be happy to share with you our list of recommended suppliers. Additionally, a subsidised perfumery kit is available to students who sign up for any of our courses. You can see the contents HERE. A natural isoates kit will also be available before the beginning of this course.
Please get in touch if you have any questions.