Solid perfume

Solid perfumes or cream perfumes are perfumes in solid state rather than the liquid mix of alcohol (ethanol) and water used in eau de parfum, eau de toilette, eau de cologne, etc. Normally the substance that gives the cream its base comes from a type of wax that is initially melted. Once melted, a scent or several scents may be added.

Solid perfume is used either by rubbing a finger or dipping a cotton swab against it and then onto the skin. Sometimes solid perfume can take more time for the deeper notes to come out than a spray perfume.

The latest solid perfumes are designed as handbag aromas, so a compact way of making perfume more portable.

Historically, ointment-like unguents have been used as a type of solid perfume since Egyptian times.^[1]

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^ Perfumes of Ancient Egypt Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Perfumes
Overview	History List of perfumes
Types	Solid perfume Eau de Cologne Eau de toilette Essential oils Pomander Chypre Fougère
Ingredients	Plant sources including Herbal distillates Animal sources Synthetic
Science	Aromachology Fragrance wheel Fragrance extraction Note Scentography
Professions	Perfumer
Organizations	Fragrance Museum Fragrances of the World International Fragrance Association Musée du Parfum Osmothèque Research Institute of Fragrance Materials Théâtre-Musée des Capucines The Fragrance Foundation ISIPCA Basenotes
People	Ernest Beaux Coco Chanel François Coty Ernest Daltroff Michael Edwards Johann Maria Farina Jacques Guerlain Luca Turin Edmond Roudnitska
Companies	Caron Firmenich Frutarom Givaudan International Flavors & Fragrances Mane SA Robertet Sensient Flavors & Fragrances Group Symrise T. Hasegawa Takasago
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Solid perfume

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