The 8 Most Expensive Perfume Ingredients in the World

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Have you ever wondered what goes into creating your favorite scent?

5become one of the most popular perfumes in the world?

And why do some perfumes cost so much?

The secret, according to experts, lies in the mainingredients.

“Perfumery is like composing music with different notes to balance things out.

The finestand most expensiveperfumes are made of absolute oils, which come from certain types of flowers.

When it comes to cost, the rarer the ingredient, the more expensive it will be.

“Scarcity makes things expensive and same with these materials.

So all these expensive materials are expensive mainly due to sourcing,” says King.

Jasmine

Jasmineand its synthetic version are used in more than 80 percent of all women’s perfumes.

But the real stuff isexpensive.

You’ll pay $96 for 1/8 of an ounce on the reputableMountain Herbs website.

Compare this to lavender oil, which costs $13 for 1/2 ounce.

They also have to be produced into oil immediately.

Scent:Floral, sweet, clean and slightly fruity, with a hint of green notes.

Like jasmine, rose oil is found in most fragrances.

But rose production is even more time intensive and therefore more expensive than jasmine.

The picking season in this valley dates back more than 300 years and is very short.

Each flower has to be cut individually, laid in willow baskets and then taken immediately to a distillery.

Because of the high price of rose oil, cheating is rampant.

“The extraction process involves drying the rhizomes for several years and grinding them into a powder.”

Because it’s a huge headache to make the stuff.

Scent:Powdery, violet-like, and slightly woody.

It’s purely unethical and cruel.

“It can add depth, sensuality, and longevity to a fragrance.”

Scent:Deep, woody, and resinous aroma that has smoky, animalic, and balsamic undertones.

So long as it is not poached musk.

Craven toldBloomberg Newsthat Ambergris is one of the three most expensive perfume ingredients today.

Pairs well with:Florals like gardenia, orange blossom, and ylang ylang.