Glossary & Fragrance terminology
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Harmonious:
Order, accord and unity in fragrance. Used by perfumers to describe a fragrance that’s well mixed and well balanced and unified fragrance. The quality of appearing that every note is in its right place. Without discord. Harsh: It is a crude, unbalanced , rough pungent or objectionable note. Harsh note is not the replacement to be used instead of sharp. Similar to a chemical in character. Hay: It is a sweet clover represented by coumarin. Heady: Exhilarating, sparkling, stimulating. “Headiness” in fragrance is much sought after by the creative perfumer, but it is difficult to achieve because of the very limited number of materials available for this purpose. It make one feel light-headed, exhilarated or stimulated. Headspace technology: It is a method of “capturing” the odor of a substance using an apparatus resembling a bell-jar. This has allowed perfumers to mimic the notes of flowers, plants, and foods which do not lend themselves otherwise to extraction. The different fragrance & flavor companies have their own fragrance capture systems based on headspace technology. Heart: The heart or the core of a fragrance is the part or accord which gives the fragrance its character. In French, couer means heart which refers to the main theme, or the middle of the perfume. It is also the second phase of a perfume's evaporation on the skin, which gives the scent its character after the top notes fade. Hedione: It is an aroma chemical said to have a soft but radiant jasmine aroma, and also appreciated for its diffusive effect. Heavy: An odor that can be forceful, intense, often sweet and balsamic. Heliotrope: In terms to speaking botanically, it refers to more than one type of flower, but in perfumery, it refers to a flower of the family heliotropium, which are said to have a strong, sweet vanilla-like fragrance with undertones of almond. Herbal, Herbalism: Pertaining to natural botanicals and living plants. Herbaceous: A fragrance note that is natural and hay like , grassy-green, spicy and somewhat therapeutic, e.g., thyme, hyssop, chamomile. Chamomile, lavender, rosemary and sage are few of them. Herb oils tend to be based on terpene alcohols and esters. It shouldnot be confused with SPICY notes which are hot. A dipped blotter held against the lips of a herbal note produces no or slight cooling. Hesperidia: It is a general term for citrus oils. Honey: Note with a very sweet, heavy, syrupy, fragrance note which is tenacious can be said almost medicinal. |