Natural Perfumery Institute

http://PerfumeClasses.com Elise Pearlstine, PhD, is on board for the Natural Isolates course. The information that she and I are researching and the expanded outline we've developed for the course are incredibly educational. We have ancient books, modern books, a chemist as a consult, and lots of never-before-in-one-place information to share . The course will be offered in February 2011. 

I just uploaded two podcasts to the http://PerfumeClasses.com/ website for the enjoyment of the general public. If you have any suggestions as to future public podcasts, let me know. The students enjoy lengthy, informative podcasts as part of their education at Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute, and I ... decided to make some new public-side podcasts for everyone. http://perfumeclasses.com/podcasts.htm

I've rewritten some of the homepage for my online natural perfumery course at Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute , and I've added some Q & A about how to choose an instructor. Not many potential students knew who I was, or my credentials before I began teaching online in 2007, but I had some independently-reviewed perfumes to my credit, and five years of helping aspiring perfumers for free in the Yahoo group I host . I also had about 15 years of experience with a perfume line - Anya's Tropical Essences - and both private label and custom perfume creation. I'll soon be admitting students year-round, due to the high demand for a place in the class. After I cut off the registration in February, more than a dozen students wrote in the week following that, and, at first I was going to begin a new semester in October 2010, but after speaking with other veteran online instructors, am going to allow the open admittance policy. Here are some of ...

Anya’s Garden Online Basic Natural Perfumery Course Syllabus, Goals and Objectives revised January 21, 2009 This course is for those who desire comprehensive basic training in: - Natural Perfumery - to become a Professional Perfumer - Education in a natural art - General interest in exploring a career in natural perfumery The course is one year in length, and consists of twelve Modules. Materials Provided for Study: Physical: - An aromatics kit of 25 absolutes and essential oils, labeled with botanical name, country of origin and amount. The bottles are 4ml in size, and four of the rare essences are diluted to 10%. - A Natural Perfumery Primer that is the main handbook for the course. The Primer is 80 pages in length and is heavily supplemented by online materials, charts, forms and links. The online material includes over 100 pages of topics, discussions and expansions on themes, numerous record keeping charts and forms, and hundreds of links. Also the stu...

Note: this is a really long post, you may wish to cut and paste it into Word (four pages.) The course outlined on this blog is grounded in educational focus and content, and was reviewed by University communication specialists. There will be 12 Modules and assignments given out to the students monthly. Some modules will stretch over other months, and two are short, due to their content. I thank all my friends on the internet for encouraging me to teach and I guarantee focus, tips, techniques and guidelines from a professional perfumer with 15+ years experience in the business. (edited for grammar Jan. 2008 ;-) To sign up for updates for this course, please use this form: Name: Email: If you desire to study perfume creation at your own pace, and be part of a community of students, this perfume course is for you. Update for the Announced Basic Natural Perfumery Class Student participation will depend on several factors, including content, time frame, cost, and intent to begin studi...