What is Attar or perfume Oil?
Attar has long been considered as one of the most treasured of material possessions and Prophet Muhammad (Sallahu alaihi wassalam)has stated Attar as one of the most beloved of gifts given to mankind.
Traditionally in the Eastern world, it was a customary practice of nobility to offer Attar to their guests at the time of their departure.Even Today, attar in beautiful Ittardan is a part of Eid decoration at homes. People offer their guests attar as a sign of love and brotherhood.
Difference Between Attar and Synthetic Perfumes
In Muslim World Perfume is more Synonymous with Attar.Attar are also known by the name Perfume Oil as they are Concentrated and need just a dab.Attar are much better than the Synthetic Perfumes as they do not contain alcohol and last longer. Attars are affordable and cheaper than other Perfumes because they are so concentrated that a small bottle will last the regular user several weeks or even months.
A major difference between synthetic perfumes and attar is that the oil-based attar is worn directly on our body. The inside of the wrist, behind the ears, the inside of elbow joints, back of the neck and a few other parts of oour anatomy are directly dabbed with attar.While Synthetic Perfumes containing alcohol evaporates away quite fast and most of them are not safe to be applied directly on the Skin.Given its natural derivation, Attar lasts a long time. Body heat only intensifies its smell.
How to Apply Attar
The recommended way to apply attar is to Dab Attar on to your pulse points (wrists, under ear lobes, sides of the neck etc.) This is pretty potent so a little goes a long way.Attar can stain clothes .So take care not to apply attar with applicator or roll over your clothes.Instead you can take a little attar on your finger and rub over your clothes .Remember little! Attar are very strong scent and lasts a long time
Choice Of Attar .How to Choose Attar on the basis of Notes ?
Do you Know that Attars can be classified based on their effect on human body such as
Warm Ittars’ – Ittars such as Musk, Amber, Kesar (Saffron), Oud, are used in winters, they increase the body temperature.
Cool Ittars’ – like Rose, Jasmine, Khus, Kewda, Mogra, are used in summers and are cooling for the body.
While most Attar brands comes for both Men and Women.A smart way to choose Attar for a specific gender is to know its notes.
Notes are separated into three classes; top/head notes, middle/heart notes, and base notes; which denote groups of scents which can be sensed with respect to the time after the application of a perfume. These notes are created carefully with knowledge of the evaporation process and intended use of the perfume. The presence of one note may alter the perception of another – for instance, the presence of certain base or heart notes will alter the scent perceived when the top notes are strongest, and likewise the scent of base notes in the dry-down will often be altered depending on the smells of the heart notes.
Top notes are otherwise called the head notes.
Perceived immediately upon application of a perfume,They form a person’s initial impression of a perfume and thus are very important in the selling of the product.
Middle or “heart notes”.
The scent of a perfume that emerges just prior to when the top notes dissipate. The middle note compounds form the “heart” or main body of a perfume and emerge in the middle of the perfume’s dispersion process. They serve to mask the often unpleasant initial impression of base notes, which become more pleasant with time.
Base Notes
The scent of a perfume that appears close to the departure of the middle notes. The base and middle notes together are the main theme of a perfume. Base notes bring depth and solidity to a perfume. Compounds of this class are often the fixatives used to hold and boost the strength of the lighter top and middle notes. Consisting of large, heavy molecules that evaporate slowly, compounds of this class of scents are typically rich and “deep” and are usually not perceived until 30 minutes after the application of the perfume or during the period of perfume dry-down.Some base notes can still be detectable in excess of twenty-four hours after application, particularly the Oud and musk notes.
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