Course 1 - Natural Materials
Course 1 - Natural Materials
Fee: CAD 200
Schedule: Four weekends, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 12 noon Mountain Daylight Time
Duration: Sixteen hours of live, online instruction
Course Overview: This course aims to smell, analyze, discuss, and memorize the most common essential oils, absolutes, animal musks, and CO2 extracts in natural perfumery. Remembering:
How a material smells
How powerful a material is
How long a material lasts
This is the first and most important task of the perfumer!
Course Goals:
Memorize natural perfume materials, essential oils, absolutes, and animal musks
Understand the characteristics and uses of CO2 extracts
Course Structure:
Classes are 2 hours each
Meet Saturdays and Sundays on Zoom
Five materials studied in each class
Note: All lessons are live online and recorded for later viewing in case you miss a class.
Payments: By PayPal email
Enroll Now: perfumer@melegperfumes.com
Purchase 2 to 5 grams of each of the below materials before starting class. Purchase pipettes, droppers, perfumers' alcohol, and scent strips before class begins.
Purchase the below materials from
Week 1:
Saturday:
Agarwood/Oud
Basil Sweet
Bergamot
Birch Tar
Benzoin
Sunday:
Cardamom
Cedarwood Virginia
Cinnamon Bark
Cocoa Absolute
Coffee Bean CO2
Week 2:
Saturday:
Coriander Seed
Cypriol
Davana
Frankincense
Fir Balsam Absolute
Sunday:
Geranium Absolute
Geranium Rose
Jasmine Absolute Grandiflorum
Labdanum Absolute
Lavender
Week 3:
Saturday:
Lavender Absolute
Lemon
Myrrh
Oakmoss Absolute
Orange Sweet
Sunday:
Orris Butter
Patchouli
Petitgrain sur Fleur
Pink Pepper
Rose Absolute
Week 4:
Saturday:
Rose Otto
Sandalwood
Star Anise
Tobacco Absolute
Tonka Bean Absolute
Sunday:
Vetiver
Violet Leaf Absolute
Ylang Ylang Extra
Vanilla Bean Absolute