Perfume
The most concentrated form of
fragrance oil (and the most expensive), perfume is the strongest and
longest-lasting of fragrance forms and may contain several hundred ingredients.
It contains 20 to 50 percent perfume compound.
Eau de parfum
An alcoholic perfume solution
containing 10 to 15 percent of perfume compound.
Eau de toilette
(cologne)
Cologne is a light form of a specific
fragrance with a 3 to 8 percent concentration of perfume compound in an alcohol
water base. Cologne is less concentrated that Eau de
Parfum. It is created with a lighter concentration of fragrance oil, and is
ideal for a more subtle impression.
Moisturizing perfume
mist
A moisturizing perfume mist is a
fragrance that does not contain alcohol. It is a spray that contains oil and
leaves skin with a silky smooth veil of perfumed moisturizers. It is ideal to
wear in the warm weather because it is less drying to the skin.
Natural spray
A non-aerosol spray generated by
pump action to produce a delicate misting of fragrance
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