The Arabian Perfume chemist, Al-Kindi (Alkindus), wrote in the 9th duration a book on perfumes which he named âÂÂBook of the Chemistry of Perfume and DistillationsâÂÂ. It contained extended than hundred recipes for fragrant oils, salves, aromatic waters and substitutes or imitations of costly drugs. The book also described one hundred and seven methods and recipes for perfume-making, and even the perfume making equipment, like the alembic, still bears its Arabic name.
In some cases, words such as "extrême", "intense" or "concentrée" appended to fragrance names might indicate completely different fragrances that relates only because of a similar perfume accord. An example of this would be ChanelâÂÂs Pour Monsieur and Pour Monsieur Concentrée.