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Origins of Perfume
Spices, flowers, herbs, and natural materials such as sandalwood oil, baked earth, or liquid paraffin are used to create attars. The attar is a plant extract that is extensively utilised in the west to make fragrances. As a result, the attar is a natural scent that is alcohol-free.
The distillates created by hydrodistilling flowers (such as saffron, marigold, rose, jasmine, and pandanus) or other plant components (such as vetiver from the roots of the vetiver plant, Oud from the wood of the Agar Tree) in sandalwood oil or other base materials/fixatives are known as natural attars.
True attars, on the other hand, are those created by hydro-distillation over a sandalwood basis.
Method Of Manufacturing Attar
The method of manufacturing attar typically occurs in remote areas. This is primarily because the flowers need to be processed promptly after they are collected.
Why Choose Aranyam Perfumes & Attars?
Aranyam Perfumes & Attars stands out as a testament to ancient Indian traditions, embodying the essence of the revered Anusthan. Rooted deeply in our heritage, we employ time-honored Ayurvedic techniques and processes known as Gandhyukti to extract fragrances imbued with Pran Shakti from nature. These techniques, cultivated over millennia in India, reflect a legacy of over 5000 years.
Our dedicated team of experts meticulously follows the authentic Ayurvedic rituals enshrined in the ancient Bharatiya traditions of fragrance. At Aranyam, we earnestly strive to uphold the esteemed values of Rishipradhan Sanskaras in crafting every natural fragrance.
APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR ATTAR MAKING:
The apparatus and equipment used to manufacture attar are flexible with have a certain degree of efficiency.
The traditional “deg and bhapka” process has been used for centuries for making attars and is used even now with the following traditional equipment.
- Deg (still)
- Bhapka (receiver)
- Chonga (bamboo condenser)
- Traditional bhatti (furnace)
- Gachchi (cooling water tank)
- Kuppi (leather bottle)
A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO MAKING OF ROSE ATTAR USING TRADITIONAL DISTILLATION METHOD:
- The flowers are plucked in early morning before the sunrise by experienced farmers or collectors and they take them to the distillery nearby.
- At the distillery, rose petals are separated from the fresh rose flowers.
The rose petals and water are poured into copper pots called degs. - The copper pot or deg then sealed using a mixture of clay and cotton.
- The deg is connected by a bamboo pipe (referred as Chonga) to a copper receiver (Bhapka) and a water tank.
- Once done, a fire is lit and the pot heated.
- After few hours the first distillate is condensed and the liquid is connected.
- The liquid is transferred to an empty copper pot and distilled again.
In the 2nd distillation the true rose attar is extracted.
UNDERSTANDING THE FRAGRANCE
Every wearer has a different choice of fragrance, and variations exist for women and men. Furthermore, some people wear scents based on the season. You will come across musky, spicy, and floral varieties to choose from when buying attar perfume of your choice. The product you get need not be applied to clothes, but on the second skin.
All you need is a drop to fill to create an essence of the fragrance from botanical extracts. In the winter season, people prefer wearing warm attars, such as amber and saffron musk, as they synchronize with the body’s temperature. On the other hand, kewda, jasmine, rose, and khus provide a refreshing feeling during the summer.
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