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Perfect perfume or eau de cat's bum? Why scents smell different and 4 fragrance tips

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par Magdalena Wajrak, Senior lecturer, Chemistry, Edith Cowan University

Mother’s Day is coming up in Australia and that means a surge in perfume sales. Of course, scents are purchased year-round and not just for mothers. Fragrance sales in Australia will amount to over A$1 billion this year.

The word “perfume” is derived from the Latin per fumus, meaning “through smoke”. The very first account of using perfumes dates back to 1200…

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