Are Perfume Oils Aged?

  It has been my personal experience that scented oils do age over time becoming more mellowed out in their appeal. It is best to store them in a cool dry place because it seems that they age better that way.

Some of them age far better than others but the common thing that seems to happen with all scented oils is that the first note becomes less pronounced as they age.

This is understandable because the first note consists of the ingredients with lighter molecules so they dissipate faster. The second and third notes are the notes that really describe the character of the fragrance. They come out more over time.

Fine perfume is often aged for several months or even years after it is blended. Following this, a "nose" will once again test the perfume to ensure that the correct scent has been achieved.

This goes to show you just how seriously a good perfumer takes his or her job. Perfumery is a passion to them not just something that they do for kicks.

Each essential oil and perfume has three notes: "Notes de tete," or top notes, "notes de coeur," central or heart notes, and "notes de fond," base notes. Top notes have tangy or citrus-like smells; central notes (aromatic flowers like rose and jasmine) provide body, and base notes (woody fragrances) provide an enduring fragrance.

More "notes," of various smells, may be further blended. Order aged body oils