Introduction to Natural Perfumery Independent Study

 

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Duration: 4 weeks

Cost: £95 in the UK. The price may be slightly lower or higher depending on the VAT rate charged by your country of residence.

IMPORTANT: This is a completely self-directed course and learning is done using coursenotes in PDF format, slides and short videos. There are no classes or tutorials, and no contact or support with a tutor. You can book half hour consultations with Marina Barcenilla at an additional cost if required.

Safety and good working practices: Essential knowledge about perfume ingredients to ensure that you work in a safe manner and to help you set up your working space. This module includes: 

  • Safety considerations and hazards.

  • The working environment. Safety self-assessment.

  • Design and prepare your workspace.

  • Preparation, essential tools and things that will make your life as a perfumery student much easier!

Training your nose: Learn to smell like a perfumer and to evaluate perfumery ingredients and fragrances. This module includes: 

  • Developing your olfactory memory.

  • Perfumery language and vocabulary.

  • Smell like a perfumer: organoleptic evaluation of perfumery ingredients.

  • Keeping records of your evaluations and formulae.

Classification of perfumery ingredients: Learn to classify ingredients according to their origin and odour profile. This module includes: 

  • Raw materials used in perfumery.

  • Extraction methods.

  • Classification of ingredients into aromatic groups.

  • Extraction methods.

Perfume creation: Learn how to create basic accords and harmonious perfume blends. This module includes:

  • Working with dilutions vs. working with pure raw materials.

  • How to create dilutions.

  • Fragrance families.

  • Create vertical and horizontal accords.

  • Create your own perfume.

*Perfume ingredients studied: bergamot, juniper berry, lavender, mandarin, grapefruit, ho wood, cardamom, clove bud, geranium, jasmine, litsea cubeba, neroli, rose, ylang ylang, amyris, cedarwood, frankincense, labdanum, oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver.

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