I think I heard of enfleurage from the movie Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. If you haven't seen it, quite a fantastic movie. Makes one think about scents!
I kinda miss the perfumes in this form and I am guessing price wise they would be too heavy to transport, I am talking from the profit margin point of view! Maybe, someday I will just make it myself thanks to you!
Hi Olivia - I remember seeing that movie years ago - a very strange ending it had, but the enfleurage was interesting to see. As for making solid perfume, that is inspiring-- perhaps something for a future post!
Tina Rasmussen, CPH said…
Thanks for the kind words Lise, Glad to be able to introduce you to new stuff as you do me :-) Life has kept me too busy! It's about time to get back into my soapkitchen, I am out of rose soap too ;-P
Thank you for a great article! I revived this ancient method of scent extraction in 2013 when I bought Cherry Valley Lilac Farm in Cherry Valley, NY. I have been doing enfleurage almost exclusively for more than ten years and am the only producer of lilac concrete on a large scale in the world. I enfleurage lilacs, peonies, hyacinth, violets, gardenia, jasmine, and wild invasive species found at my farm, such as Dame’s Rocket…Anyone may visit my farm and perfumery and take the tour where I go into detail on the process. You can see this ancient method performed in the traditional way. It is really quite beautiful and sublime to behold. My goal is to teach enfleurage as a common household craft, like sewing, cooking, and now scent-making. I offer onsite and online workshops and an enfleurage kit with a booklet I published on The Art of Enfleurage…visiting the lilac farm in mid May has been described as a spiritual experience. Visitors are enthralled with the pastoral beauty of more than 100 varieties of lilacs blooming and filling the air with their glorious scent. More than 1000 peonies bloom shortly after lilac season, and go into enfleurage too. Please come for a visit during lilac season, you will be enchanted, and will forget the cares of the world while there. Thanks again for a great blog on this favorite subject, Enfleurage! CharlePan
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I kinda miss the perfumes in this form and I am guessing price wise they would be too heavy to transport, I am talking from the profit margin point of view! Maybe, someday I will just make it myself thanks to you!