perfume is an odor or more often a more or less persistent fragrant composition naturally emitted by a plant, an animal, a mushroom, or an environment. In nature, perfumes are often chemical and biochemical messages, including pheromones or phytohormones.
It can also be the emanation of a natural substance (a flower extract for example) or created or recreated from different flavors, solvents and fixatives intended for cosmetic use or to perfume objects, animals or animals. the indoor air. It is then generally made from plant essences and / or synthetic molecules. The use of perfumes by man is very old, going back to the highest antiquity