Quelques termes liées à la parfumerie :

Accord
Effect obtains by the mix of two or many first material or simple note. It harmony depend of the equilibrium of proportions and the intensity olfactive of each one.

Distil (To)
Pull in the steam to collect the nice-smelling elements (essential oil) contained in certain natural raw materials.

Chilling
Operation which consists in cooling an alcoholic solution in the neighbourhood of 0 Celsius degree so as to facilitate the least soluble haste of substances (vegetable wax) to obtain after filtration the most crystal clear possible product …

Maceration
It is the operation which consists in leaving in prolonged contact (some days in some months) in the “tubs of maceration”, the concentrated in the alcohol, to obtain the optimal olfactive quality. During the duration of the maceration, certain number of vegetable substances precipitates what allows obtaining after glazing and filtration a crystal clear liquid.

Volatile
Indicate a smell evaporating very quickly (fleeting perfume).