These bottles are used to remove moisture from attars. Ittars are generally classified based on their perceived effect on the body. Natural musk is commonly mixed with medicines and confectionery. Purported medicinal benefits range from working as an antivenom and strengthening organs.
Oud has been traded and cherished among perfumers, healers, alchemists and oil traders. Some of the claimed medicinal uses include pain reduction and stress relief. Sandalwood oil is popularly used in incense for its reputed calming effect during meditation. Rose oils are obtained by steam-distilling the crushed petals of roses, a by-product of which is rose water. Rose oil has been used since ancient times in ittars , as well as within emollients and as an anti-inflammatory agent.
Jasmine oil, derived from Jasmine flowers, has a potent floral aroma and is a popular expensive ingredient in perfumes. Mitti attar is the most special of them all, evoking the scent of the earth, specifically petrichor — the fragrance of first rain on parched earth. It is a scent that evokes memories of rain-laden grey skies, cool fertile mud and washed khullads or clay cups ready to hold steaming chai.
Publishing in the journal Nature in , Bear and Thomas proposed a name for the scent brought on by rain. But the scientists acknowledged that they were not the first to identify the stormy smell. They were not even the first to extract it. In fact, what they had dubbed petrichor was already a signature fragrance produced in Kannauj. The recommended way to experience the fragrance of attar is to apply it to the inside of each wrist and dab a little behind each earlobe with the inside of your wrists before it dries.
The attar will dry down in a few minutes after which you will experience its charming scent. For thousands of years, ittars were considered in some societies to be something that attracted angels and warded off evil spirits.
Saints and spiritual aspirants would adorn themselves with these scents to assist them in their journey towards enlightenment. The different sects of Hinduism worship deities through household and temple offerings. Ittars are commonly used within the incense and food used as offerings. This is an age-old natural gift to mankind by nature. Hope next time when you sense fragrance, it will be much more than just an aroma, it will be more pleasant as a natural gift with a pinch of history and science with art and tales.
Harsh Pathak is a lawyer by profession and an amateur connoisseur of natural, historical and cultural heritage of Delhi. Harsh Pathak Updated: Last updated on February 20th, ,. Earlier, perfumes were formulated from plants and flowers before they could be added to other oils. The apparatus used for producing various types of attar oils. Ittars were considered in some societies to be something that attracted angels and warded off evil spirits. Perfect for relieving stress, anxiety and stabilizing mood swings, Rose Otto Oil is also considered a potent aphrodisiac that has been known to help relieve sexual and intimacy issues.
It contains high amounts of naturally occurring geraniol which has a sweet, rose odor used in perfumes, creams and lotions. It is found in many aromatherapy applications and is well known for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. It is also considered a potent, antioxidant, which helps to reduce fine lines and wrinkles and protect the skin from UV damage.
Cultivated in the heart of the Bulgarian Rose Valley, some 10, pounds of petals derived from Bulgarian Rose Damascena are needed to distill by steam only one pound of this oil! It is very rich, deep, sweetly floral and slightly spicy in fragrance. Perfumers utilize its wonderful scent to complement many fragrances because it blends well with benzoin, bitter bergamot, soothing chamomile, herbaceous clary sage, fennel, earthy geranium, pungent ginger, slightly fruity helichrysum, sweet jasmine, soothing lavender, bright lemon, mandarin, tart neroli, potent patchouli, soft, light and rosy petitgrain, woody, creamy sandalwood, floral and sweet ylang ylang and green, slightly sharp vetiver.
Also known as General Jack, this flower was developed in and is considered an ancestor of the modern red rose. Extremely fragrant, the color on these large, hybrid double flowers is clear red to deep pink, displaying darker purple hues as they age.
Also known as Rosa Damascena and the Rose of Castile , the flowers of this hybrid are renowned for their fine fragrance and have symbolized beauty and love for many centuries. Chicken with rose is a recipe that is well known in modern Iranian cuisine. Rose water is used as a perfume due to its potent, sweet scent, but it has medicinal and culinary values as well. Moroccan Rose Water differs from others of its ilk, which are the result of the simple combination of water and rose oil.
It is rich in minerals and full of astringent, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, which provide many benefits to human health and beauty. Also known as The Cabbage Rose and The Provence Rose, it is estimated that the Dutch developed this fragrant hybrid variety between the 17th and the 19th centuries. Cultivated in many Arab countries and particularly in the French city of Grasse, which is considered the perfume capitol of the world, its clear, sweet fragrance tinged with light notes of honey is highly desirable and the flowers are commercially harvested for the production of rose oil for perfumery.
Its sweet, floral citrusy aroma is often used in aromatherapy applications and is said to have the most superior rose notes. Its fragrance is believed to have a soothing effect that promotes feelings of serenity, relaxation and optimism.
Native to South Africa, for centuries it was used medicinally and was even believed to have the power to ward off evil spirits. Popular today in both cosmetics and perfumery, Rose geranium oil is often an additive which aids in the longevity of the scent of real Rose Essential oil due to the fact that they both posses the same aromatic properties. Did you know that r ose plants can survive for centuries? Or that the scent of rose in perfumes is derived from chemical compounds?
Read on to learn some interesting and somewhat unknown facts about roses. Rose Otto Essential Oil Is Very Expensive — As many as 60 roses are necessary in order to create just one drop if this essential oil and pounds of petals are required to make one ounce of oil!
The Color Of A Rose Symbolizes Its Meaning — The red rose is a symbol of love, yellow of friendship, orange of enthusiasm, white of purity and pink of joy. Rose Cultivation Is An Ancient Art — It is estimated that the cultivation of roses began some 5, years ago in China and resulted in the creation of 13, varieties of roses.
Some flowers can extend from a few to as much as 33 inches in diameter. The perfumer's job is a complex one. If the dheg overheats, the resulting scent will be too smoky. Judging how long to heat the dheg is also critical. These skills have been passed down from father to son for generations. But according to Vev Bhav Pathak, the young manager of the Muna Lal and Sons distillery, demand for attars is in decline.
Attars are not cost-effective products. Even fewer appreciate their value. One reason for the high price is the increasing scarcity of sandalwood. Muna Lal and Sons, like most of its competitors, now uses cheaper paraffin-based products as the base for its attars, but these alter the scent and are less appealing to customers who knew and loved the authentic sandalwood version.
This is made by distilling the rose oil a number of times to increase its concentration and consists entirely of the essential oil extracted from the flower, unmixed with any other substances.
The emperor Jahangir wrote in his autobiographical work, Tuzuki Jahangiri, that there is "no other scent of equal excellence… It lifts the spirit and refreshes the soul. To produce 1kg of ruh gulab requires almost double the amount of rose flowers - eight tonnes. In India, there are some wealthy customers who still buy attars and ruh al gulab. But Kannauj's biggest domestic client is now the chewing tobacco industry. Pure rose oil is a natural product that is safe to consume by mouth, and a tiny drop is sufficient to flavour a large quantity of tobacco.
Outside India, one of the biggest markets is in the Middle East, where dheg-produced attars have long been highly valued, and there are plenty of customers who can afford to buy them. One reason attars are valued by Muslims - both in India and the Middle East - is that they are made entirely from natural substances that can be applied directly to the body, without the addition of alcohol.
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