attars

'attars' and The Bada Imambada was built by Asaf-ud-Daula in the year 1784.

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The history of natural attars is an important part of the history of India.

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They became extremely important to the upper classes during the Mughal Period the era the Taj Mahal was built, and the industry came to center in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, where most genuine attars are still produced today.

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For some attars, like Majmua, it might work better to dilute them in jojoba, or another stable, unscented oil, or make a solid perfume from them with oil and beeswax.

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Today I want to share a little about attars, sandalwood-oil based perfumes from India that have a thousands-year-old history, and which are in danger today from globalization.

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The main market for genuine attars is now in the Middle East, where many Muslim women eschew alcohol-based perfumes.

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He specializes in the processing and preparation of products derived from herbs, as well as the use of attars (essences) in pharmacy.

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Sadly, the crisis in white sandalwood oil has hit the attar industry especially hard, and most perfumes called “attars” now are actually paraffin, blended with synthetic aromachemicals.

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For some attars, like Majmua, it might work better to dilute them in jojoba, or another stable, unscented oil, or make a solid perfume from them with oil and beeswax.

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I have tried attars from Liberty Natural, found under their Products/Botanical Ingredients heading, and White Lotus Aromatics, and Tigerflag Natural Perfumery and they have all been superb.

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