Perfume aromatherapy

J. Kusmirek, Perspectives in Aromatherapy. In Fragrance The Psycology and Biology of Perfume, S. van Toller,... 

Essential oil from A. annua is another active research interest as it could be potentially used in perfume, cosmetics, and aromatherapy. Depending on its geographical origin, the oil yield in A. annua ranges from 0.02% to 0.49% on a fresh weight basis and from 0.04% to 1.9% on a dry weight basis. The major components in the oil were reported to be artemisia ketone (80), isoartemisia ketone (81), 1,8-cineole (82), and camphor (83) (Structure 5-5). GC/MS was employed to analyze the chemical composition in the essential oil more than 70 constituents have been identified. For more detailed information on the oil composition of essential oil from A. annua, the readers are referred to Refs. 65, 66 and 72-81. 

Many of the naturally derived essential oils have been used in aromatherapy and in the manufacture of health products, cosmetics, and perfumes. Just as natural essential oils. 

Uses Fragrance in soaps, aromatherapy, cosmetics, perfumes in insect repellents for microscopy folk medicine (antiseptic, astringent, expectorant, fungicide, sedative) ManuUDisthb. Hunan Xinyu http //www.hunanxinyu. com, Riedel-deHaen http //www. rdh-iab. de Trade Name Synonyms Custosense Cedar [Custom Ingreds. 

In our research, cotton fabrics were treated with EC microcapsules containing essential oils such as Rosemary oil or limonene. Rosemary oil is used in aromatherapy and in medicine for its antibacterial and antifungal properties. Limonene is the main component of the essential lemon oil it is widely used in perfumes and cosmetics. 

Aromatherapy has become more of an art than a science. This is mostly due to the health and beauty industries, which have taken over the original concept as a money-spinner in the United Kingdom, United States, and almost all other parts of the world. There are virtually thousands of aromatherapy products in pharmacies, high street shops, supermarkets, hair salons, and beauty salons. The products are supposedly made with essential oils (which are usually perfumes) and include skin creams, hair shampoos, shower gels, moisturizers, bath salts, lotions, candles, and essential oils themselves. 

Arctander, S., 1960. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin. Elizabeth, NJ S Arctander. Armstrong, F. and V. Heidingsfeid, 2000. Aromatherapy for deaf and deafblind people living in residential accommodation. Complement Ther. Nur.s. Midwifery. 6 180-188. 

Many essential oils are inherently toxic at very low concentrations due to very toxic components these are not normally used in aromatherapy. Many essential oils that are considered to be nontoxic can have a toxic effect on some people this can be influenced by previous sensitization to a given essential oil, a group of essential oils containing similar components, or some adulterant in the essential oil. It can also be influenced by the age of the person babies and young children are especially vulnerable and so are very old people. The influence of other medicaments, both conventional and herbal, is still in the preliminary stages of being studied. It is possible that these medicaments, and also probably household products, including perfumes and cosmetics, can influence the adverse reactions to essential oils. 

Different t)q)es of industries can make use of oleoresins from pines pharmaceutical and perfume industries, food additives, and other chemical industries (household cleaning products, paints, inks, varnishes, rubber, insecticides, aromatherapy). These various uses are due to their pleasant fragrance [140,141], antimicrobial activity, among various other physical and biological properties. Examples of different terpenes obtained from pine oleoresin and their importance in distinct industrial segments are listed in Table 136.4. 

Formerly used extensively used in high-quality perfumes (especially eau de cologne), aromatherapy oils, creams, lotions, suntanning preparations to stimulate melanin production, and in soaps, with use levels up to 0.25% in creams and lotions and 3% in perfumes (evans martindale). ... 

In order to slow or halt rainforest destruction, high value nontimber products from native spedes offer perhf s the only source of income for local communities capable of competing with timber and cattle-raising. Such products include special nutrients (especially P-carotene and vitamin E), perfumes and aromatherapy materials, animal ration from wastes, toilet soap of rainforest origin, natural insecticides, exudates and balsams for mainly topical medicinal use, pharmaceutical products of natural origin. 

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