【Workshop(s)】Professional Commercial Perfume Formulation / Entrepreneurship Course / Create 2 x 30ml Perfumes / 8 Hours / Individual Registration Available

****The course spans two consecutive days, with 4 hours of instruction each day, totaling 8 hours of class time.**** ****If you are a complete beginner, we recommend trying our 3-hour introductory perfume making class first:**** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/FnkFP8CL ****If none of the available class times suit you, please send us a message to inquire.**** ****Our courses do "not" issue any certifications. We focus on teaching the genuine techniques and sharing the experience of professional perfumers. If you wish to obtain a certificate, please enroll in a certification course offered by other institutions.**** ****If you have a strong interest in professional perfumery and aromatherapy, we welcome you to join this course. It can save you a significant amount of time spent on self-discovery.**** ****If you are passionate about perfumes but find fragrance notes like violet, iris, mimosa, galbanum (the main note in Chanel No. 19), oakmoss, tonka bean, clary sage... to be incomprehensible, you are also welcome to join this course. We guarantee that you will no longer feel like you're reading a foreign language when looking at perfume ingredient lists.**** ****The raw materials we use are genuine ingredients utilized by professional perfumers, not unidentified compound fragrances.**** ****Commercial perfumes primarily use synthetic raw materials (synthetic compounds/isolates), with natural ingredients accounting for less than 30% of the composition (the proportion of natural ingredients is directly correlated with the perfume's price).**** ****For more insights into perfumery, please search for the instructor's blog: "A Perfumer's Daily Practice" (on Vocus).**** **Ideal For:** **1.** Students with a keen interest in perfume formulation. **2.** Students aspiring to start a fragrance business. **3.** Students who have experimented with essential oils for perfumes but struggle to achieve a commercial fragrance feel. **4.** Students who hold a perfumer certification but still feel uncertain about formulation. **5.** Individuals seeking personal growth and enhanced sensory perception. **6.** Students who enjoy aromatherapy and wish to achieve greater breakthroughs in perfume formulation. **7.** Professionals in related industries (beauty, fashion, design, art...), seeking to expand their expertise. **Course Schedule:** **Day 1** **1.** Introduction to perfume ingredients (natural and synthetic), exploring approximately 80 materials in the first phase. **2.** Introduction to professional perfumery terminology. **3.** Understanding perfumer formulas, with access to the instructor's private Excel conversion spreadsheet. **4.** Explanation of the aroma chord concept. **5.** Demonstration of the rose chord. **6.** Designing a rose-themed fragrance and creating your first rose perfume. **Day 2** **7.** Introduction to cosmetic regulations. **8.** Overview of sales channels. **9.** Sourcing raw materials for perfumery. **10.** Exploring approximately 30-40 additional raw materials in the second phase. **11.** Designing a second perfume theme for free expression and creating your second original fragrance. **12.** Open Q&A and discussion session. **Course Content:** If you are interested in the professional techniques of commercial perfumery, this course is not to be missed. We offer approximately **90 types** of natural essential oils and absolutes, including rare and precious professional perfumery ingredients such as: Violet Leaf, Orris Root, Blackcurrant Bud, Oakmoss, Fir Balsam Absolute, Labdanum, Jasmine, Neroli, Rose Absolute... We will also provide approximately **80 types** of synthetic materials/isolates (including ingredients like Hedione, Iso E Super, Ambroxan, Oud Base, Helvetolide, Damascone Beta, Calone...). We will explain the differences between natural and synthetic ingredients and their effects in perfumery. You have the option to use synthetic materials, which can achieve the light, transparent, and radiant qualities found in commercial perfumes. This **8-hour** course allows you to personally create two **30ml** bottles of your own exclusive perfume under the guidance of the instructor. You will learn about the scent layers of essential oils and perfumes, as well as the knowledge and techniques of perfume formulation. This can save you considerable time and effort compared to self-study. This is a professional perfumery course, not a general perfume-making experience. We welcome students interested in commercial perfume formulation to enroll. **Course Fee Includes:** Each participant will create two **30ml** perfumes (as pictured). The course provides three professional lecture notes, aroma chord formulas, and a professional perfumery Excel file for practice at home. **Instructor Profile:** **1.** Director & Perfumer, Faith Parfum Atelier **2.** Professional Perfumer **3.** Creator of the professional perfumery blog "A Perfumer's Daily Practice" **4.** Professional Tea Ceremony and Tea Art Instructor **5.** Freelance Humanistic Photographer **6.** Winner of the 2018 New Taipei City Hakka Cultural and Creative Product Award **7.** Professional Instructor for Handmade Soap, Perfume Formulation, and Perfume Courses at Community Colleges and affiliated art studios. **8.** R&D Director, Meridian Dynamics Medical, Stock Code: 6445; Tech-Trans Technology, Stock Code: 6264. **9.** Author of "Event-Driven Programming," Flag Publishing House. **10.** Translator of numerous computer-related books, Songge Publishing House. **Class Size:** Perfume making courses for groups of two, three, or four. Please gather companions with similar interests. A class will be scheduled upon registration. **30ml Perfume Formulation Course** If you wish to create a genuine perfume comparable to Jo Malone/Le Labo in about 3 hours and take home a **30ml** creation, you can also register for the introductory course below: 【Taipei Class】 https://www.pinkoi.com/product/FnkFP8CL **Perfume Practice Kits** For those with a strong interest in perfume formulation, you can also purchase the **"Essential 30 Essential Oils for Perfumery Kit"** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/g4YiStR8 Or the **"Advanced 16 Essential Oils for Perfumery Kit"** https://www.pinkoi.com/product/L236SWsP To practice at home. ^_^ ========== Instructor's Article Sharing ========== **【The Logic of Perfumery】** Jo Malone's "English Pear & Freesia" is likely the most popular perfume in Taiwan right now. Its popularity is such that various fragrance products feature the freesia scent, from small brands' custom perfumes to home diffusers, room sprays, shampoos, and body washes. Considering that a 100ml bottle of Jo Malone's "English Pear & Freesia" perfume sells for over NT$5,000, while a bottle of "English Pear & Freesia" body wash in a department store costs only NT$200, have you ever wondered: "What's the difference in scent given such a price disparity?" You absolutely must be able to distinguish this. Otherwise, what is the purpose of spending so much money on the genuine product? Generally, for high-end and affordable items within the same fragrance family, the scent of the premium product is richer and more natural, while the affordable version's scent is simpler with a touch of artificiality. What exactly is this "artificiality"? It's a difficult term to define precisely, yet it's relatively easy to understand. Artificiality is perceived in contrast to the scent of natural ingredients. Substances found in nature are inherently complex compounds, resulting in scents that are rich, varied, and balanced. In contrast, synthetic ingredients/isolates have a single component and a direct, simple scent. If not handled carefully during formulation, they can lead to an imbalance in the scent spectrum. Another reason for perceived artificiality is when perfumers use synthetic ingredients/isolates to create scents that do not exist in nature, making it difficult for the olfactory senses to categorize them based on experience, thus creating an impression of artificiality. Is artificiality always bad? Of course not. For those who love commercial perfumes, perfumes made solely with natural ingredients might lack a certain lightness, transparency, and can sometimes smell like spa scents. In such cases, adding a moderate amount of synthetic ingredients to introduce a bit of "artificiality," moving the scent slightly away from its natural character, will often lead people to say, "This is it, it smells like a commercial perfume!" Naturally, professional perfumers consider more than just the scent; cost is often the biggest factor. Even if they know adding a certain ingredient would elevate the quality, they might have to forgo it due to budget constraints. This is especially true for daily-use fragrances, where the cost of fragrance ingredients might be only a tenth of that of a perfume, or even less. Professional perfumers are like scent magicians; they can compose a fragrance type that would typically require dozens of ingredients by using a few lower-cost substitute ingredients to achieve a similar effect, making it difficult for consumers to discern the difference upon first sniff, all while considering cost. If we disregard the factor of cost, are there any logical principles to follow in perfumery? I personally categorize perfumery into two frameworks: one based on natural ingredients as the core, with synthetics as support, and the other based on synthetic ingredients as the core, with natural ingredients as support. Why this division? Let me explain the thought process. Of course, this is just my personal interpretation, and you may have different approaches. 1. **Natural Ingredients as the Core, Synthetics as Support:** Natural ingredients represent most of the scents encountered in daily life. Because people are familiar with these scents, it's less likely to create strange, nauseating, or dizzying smells. However, this is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Like partners living under the same roof, while they don't dislike each other, they might lack the spark of passionate love. It is difficult to create perfumes with lightness, transparency, and long-lasting sillage using only natural ingredients; it requires extensive experience and experimentation. Even highly experienced perfumers can only achieve a certain level with natural ingredients alone. Achieving the lightness, transparency, longevity, and diffusion of commercial perfumes is practically impossible. However, by adding a moderate amount of synthetic ingredients to adjust the scent, natural perfumes can achieve a quality similar to commercial perfumes without an overwhelming "artificial" feel. They retain a natural, comfortable scent while possessing characteristics of lightness, transparency, and longevity. What synthetic ingredients can be added? Please refer to the article "Adding Synthetic Ingredients to Natural Perfume Formulas." Of course, the range of synthetic ingredients that can be added is not limited to these. Green notes (leaf alcohol), fruity notes (Beta Damascone/Rose Oxide), aldehydic notes (Aldehyde C-11/C-12), sweet notes (Vanillin/Maltol)... are all suitable additions. Perhaps you might wonder: "If anything can be added, what's the difference from formulating with synthetic ingredients/isolates?" To learn synthetic ingredient/isolate perfumery, the first step is naturally to study and smell the perfumery ingredients. Once you've memorized the materials, the next step is to learn how to compose aroma chords, also known as fragrance accords. For example, a basic rose scent can be constructed using these three ingredients (refer to the article "Aroma Chords (Accords)"): PEA (Phenylethyl Alcohol) 444 CITRONELLOL 333 GERANIOL 222 The ingredients listed above do not include rose absolute/essential oil. However, with a natural ingredient-based framework, we wouldn't do it this way. We would still use rose absolute as the main component and add various ingredients to make the rose vibrant. For instance: Rose Geranium / to enhance the rose scent Ylang Ylang / to add softness and sensuality to the rose Neroli / to create a fresh and bright feel Clove Bud / to add complexity Violet Leaf / for a green, leafy, and sophisticated touch Once the rose scent profile is established, a few synthetic ingredients are added to adjust the scent. For example, adding Rose Oxide to enhance the sweet, lychee-like notes, or adding Ambrettolide to create a musky rose, or adding Aldehyde C-11/C-12 to create an aldehydic rose. This rose-centric structure still relies on natural ingredients, but the addition of some synthetic components shifts the scent slightly away from "natural," introducing a degree of "artificiality" and "abstraction." Perfumes formulated this way will not be uncomfortable even for natural fragrance purists and will not cause dizziness or nausea. 2. **Synthetic Ingredients as the Core, Natural Ingredients as Support:** This framework is the primary method for formulating with synthetic ingredients/isolates, blending synthetic ingredients/isolates/natural ingredients. However, in this structure, natural ingredients are not the protagonists; they typically serve to adjust the overall scent. In many cases, natural ingredients are used to enrich the scent and add layers, preventing the final product from smelling too artificial. When formulating this way, aroma chords become the most crucial element in constructing the entire perfume. For example, to create a "Patchouli Rose" fragrance, the first step is to determine the rose aroma chord. While the rose aroma chord might include Damask/Centifolia Rose Absolute, it is not the main component. In most aroma chords, natural ingredients play a blending role. Since it's a "Patchouli Rose" scent, patchouli essential oil must also be added. Patchouli is an essential oil with an extremely complex composition, and it is still difficult to replace with synthetic ingredients. Fortunately, it is not excessively expensive. In reality, the most significant difference between high-end perfumes and daily-use fragrances often lies in the use of natural ingredients. Natural ingredients are costly, their quality can be inconsistent, and they sometimes contain allergens – all reasons that daily-use fragrances tend to avoid.