The lasting power of perfume depends on the amount of alcohol it contains.
The less alcohol a fragrance has, the longer it will stay with you.
Typically a fragrance will last 6 to 8 hours, but it all depends on your skin type and the kind of perfume you apply:
Perfume and parfum – up to 6 hours
Eau de parfum – 3 to 5 hours
Eau de toilette – 2 to 4 hours
Eau de cologne – up to 2 hours
To learn more about how long perfume lasts, visit the how to apply perfume and cologne and learn how to make your fragrance last all day!
Why Is Alcohol Added To Perfume?
As alcohol evaporates, it diffuses the scent of your fragrance. That's actually how others know you're wearing perfume.
Essential oils are used as perfume ingredients. The higher the content of these oils, the more expensive the fragrance will be. Here are some facts about essential oils:
50 pounds of Juniper berries produce 1 pound of essential oil
80 pounds of rosemary produce 1 pound of essential oil
100 pounds of coriander seeds give 1 pound of essential oil
200 pounds of lemon zests (where oils are concentrated) turn into 1 pound of essential oil
Over 250 pounds of lavender flowers make a pound of lavender oil
It takes 1000 pounds of jasmine to make a pound of jasmine oil
It takes well over 2240 pounds of rose petals to make a pound of rose oil
Jasmine, rose and neroli (orange blossom) are among the most costly of all the essential oils. So adding alcohol as an ingredient makes perfume affordable.
Our Scentiments On Perfume
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