Registration for the Fall Course of Classes Begins August 15, 2007




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Fall Classes will start soon in the
Natural Perfumery Basic Course
Sign up starts August 15, 2007

Click here to register and place your deposit or pay in full - Class size is limited

Course cost is $800, (update Jan. 2008 - $1400) due two weeks before class starts Oct. 6, 2007. Use the contact form if you wish to make payment arrangements. Tuition is non-refundable for any reason once class has started.

Please read down through the two previous posts for complete information on the course.

ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE -- THE FIRST TIME A BASIC COURSE IN NATURAL PERFUMERY HAS BEEN OFFERED ON THE INTERNET.

+ Study and learn in a friendly, interactive forum. Make perfume for your business or personal pleasure.

+ Students will work with a Primer, authored by Anya McCoy, President of the Natural Perfumers Guild, and the Primer will be used in online lectures that include a Q&A session.

+ Study modules will coordinate with the Primer and lectures, greatly expanding the elements and scope of information covered in the course. There are six (updated Jan. 2008 - 12 class modules) basic class modules.

+ There will be a forum that will function as a "study group" where the students can work together. This is the first-ever type course in basic perfumery to be held on the internet, and Anya welcomes everyone with an interest in using natural aromatics to create a basic oil-based perfume (updated Jan. 2008 - alcohol-based perfume, since we have solved the problem of obtaining 190-proof alcohol for all but one of the currently-enrolled students.)

+ In addition to the monthly hour-long chat room with the teacher, the course will have industry guests in extra chats. A perfume chemist, an essential oil products manufacturer, a soapmaker who creates perfumes for soaping, a regulatory specialist in the EU/REACH and related laws and an perfume industry leader are scheduled to chat with the students.

The Syllabus for this course is: (update Jan. 2008 - see the revised syllabus on this page. With student feedback from the inaugural class, a new, improved syllabus was created.)

Some of the topics covered in the Primer are below. The Primer is supplemented by a vast amount of extra materials that are available only on the course website Perfume Classes.

Introduction – The Primer and the Class Modules

Natural Perfumery Through the Ages

Introduction to Modern Natural Perfumery

Definition of Perfume

Aromatherapy and Mainstream Perfume

Introduction to Natural Aromatics – the study kit

Sources of Aromatic – plants, soil, sea and animals

Fragrance Families

Aromatic Families

Styles of Perfumery – French, Indian, Middle Eastern

Basic Tools of the Perfumer

The Perfumer’s Workspace

Safety and Regulations

Storage and Handling of Essences

How to Smell

How to Evaluate Essences

Basic Blends

Making Modifications

Aging and Bottling

How to Evaluate Blends

Accessory Creations just for fun: Tincturing, Infusing and other creative ways to supplement your perfumer’s palette

Branding and Marketing

Note: each of these class topics will have a great deal of reading materials, tests, reviews and subcategories of study associated with them.

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