Perfumer

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Working material of a perfumer

Perfumer (fem .: perfumer) is a profession for the creation of perfume , which is not a training profession in Germany .

In addition to a correspondingly developed sense of smell, musical talent and the ability to experience sensual experiences, knowledge of other professions is required to get started. This is possible in several ways: chemical laboratory technicians , pharmacists , graduates of studies in chemistry, food chemistry or biology, cosmetics laboratory assistants and druggists have good conditions. Direct entry is rare. Most of the time people take up this job who have already come into contact with it through work or family. The training is therefore usually carried out directly in the company or by family members and takes about three years.

Since the composition of a perfume is a process that requires special creativity, perfumers are people who often have artistic skills in other areas without having to be a poet, composer or the like.

There is no university course for the training of perfumers, since such an effort is not worthwhile with around 2000 perfumers worldwide. However, there are some perfumery schools, such as the Institut supérieur international du parfum, de la cosmétique et de l'aromatique alimentaire (Isipca) in Versailles or the École de Parfumerie Givaudan in Argenteuil . The applicants have to pass a very demanding entrance examination.

See also

literature

  • Andrea Hurton: the eroticism of perfume. History and practice of beautiful fragrances , Eichborn Verlag Frankfurt am Main (1991) ISBN 3-8218-1299-0

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