7 misconceptions about perfumes

1. Perfume of high quality has good persistence

Persistence and quality are independent of each other. Persistence refers to the physical properties of the products. The substances that make up a perfume have different rates of evaporation. Any exquisite fragrance based on volatile ingredients will evaporate quickly. This does not indicate a poor quality product.

2. Natural fragrances are superior to all other fragrances

Currently, any perfume product is a mixture of natural and synthetic ingredients. The invention of 100% natural perfumes happened not so long ago. The compositions have specific odors. To obtain the best quality of the product, synthetic and natural ingredients should have a proportion of 70 to 30 or 80 to 20.

If the product consists of 100% synthetic components, it is a perfume. If all 100% are natural substances, they already belong to a mixture of essential oils. As an example here is the perfume Victorias Secret Bombshell. The composition of this perfume includes pineapple, grapefruit, strawberry, passion fruit, tangerine, lily of the valley, peony, pink pepper, jasmine. The base consists of woody accord, oak moss, musk.

3. Expensive perfumes are the best

The cost and quality of the product are in no way related. The formation of the price of a perfume product is influenced by many factors. Among them are packaging works, advertising companies. Here is also a beautiful bottle, velvet boxes, etc. And do not forget about store «markups». It happens that budget perfumes have a better flavor than designer ones. This is explained simply: you only have to pay for a big name.

4. cologne is used by men, and perfume - women

This is a very big misconception. Here the differences are only in the concentration of aromatic substances in the composition. This also affects the cost of the product. Cologne has the lowest concentration - 2-5% in alcohol 70-80%. The composition of toilet water contains from 5 to 15% of substances. In perfume water - 10-20%. The content of active substances in perfume is the highest - 15-40%.

5. A large amount of fragrance will last longer

This is what most women do. But this is wrong. This way you can only create a pungent suffocating odor. For a pleasant plume, it is enough to spray the perfume 2-4 times.

6. Perfume does not have a shelf life

The average shelf life of perfume is 2 years. It is affected by: light rays, hot climate, air jets and high moisture content. To extend the shelf life of perfume, you can keep the bottle in the refrigerator.

7. There are no original perfumes in retail stores

They don't. You don't have to travel to the country of manufacture to buy original perfume. Retail stores value their reputation and therefore sell the product under strict quality control. It all depends on the price. An original fragrance will not cost little.