At A Glance
History :
The use of perfumes, colognes, and products which contain fragrance have increased tremendously over the past few decades. Historically, fragrance has been for luxury and special occasion use. Since the 1970s fragrance has become a part of daily life. The use of fragrance has increased ten-fold since the 1950s. The fragrance industry doubled it size during the 1980s.
Terminologies :
From highest concentration to least, the different classes of fragrance are:
Parfum
French word for pure perfume, also called extract or extrait perfume, can include 15-40% perfume concentrates. This is the purest form of scented product and is the most expensive as a result.
EDP (Eau de Parfum)
Eau de parfum contains about 7-15% perfume concentrates. This is the most popular and common form of perfume. It provides a long-lasting fragrance and generally doesn't cost as much as extract perfume.
EDT (Eau de Toilette)
Eau de toilette has around 1-6% perfume concentrates. This makes for a light scent that doesn't linger as long as the more intense versions. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning.
EDC (Eau de Cologne )
Eau de cologne is sometimes used interchangeably with the term eau de toilette. However, the concoction began as the name of a light, fresh fragrance mixed with citrus oils and was made popular by Napoleon. Some perfumers today have a version of this called eau fraiche.
Size Conversions :
| oz |
ml |
| 1.0 oz |
30 ml |
| 1.7 oz |
50 ml |
| 2.5 oz |
75 ml |
| 3.4 oz |
100 ml |
| 4.2 oz |
125 ml |
| 6.8 oz |
200 ml |
| 8.4 oz |
250 ml |
