Answer to Question #317025 in English for Mr FRESH

Question

Topic: Note Making from a Text

1. Read the paragraph below carefully and prepare a short outline that highlights all the important points in the passage.
2. State the steps you used in making your notes from the passage.

The essence of many perfumes comes from the oils in the petals of fresh flowers, such as the rose, carnation, and orange blossom. However, fragrances are not limited to the petal, but can come from the leaves of lavender, peppermint, and geranium. Also, the oils of cinnamon and balsam are derived from bark, while the oils of cedar come from its wood. The fragrance of ginger and sassafras comes from roots, whereas that of orange, lemon, and nutmeg comes from fruits and seeds. Thus, there are many sources from which to derive fragrances for perfumes.

Answer 1

Introduction

Perfumes are basically manufactured from the natural ingredients, extracted through the natural’s oils from the different parts of the plants. It is concentrated forms of fragrance.

Plant Sources used in Perfume creation

Plant as an aromatic source can be divided into different families such as: flowers, leaves, bark, wood, roots, fruits, seeds etc.The different parts of the plant can offer more than one source for aromatics as defined below:

1. Flowers: Flowers and blossoms are the most common sources of fragrance for perfumes. Among them rose (queen of all flowers), Carnation and orange are considered pure essence extracted from flowers.

2. Leaves: The leaves and twigs of some plants render the ‘green’ aroma present in many perfumes. Some of the popular among them include: lavender leaf, peppermint and geranium.

3. Bark: Cinnamon and Balsam are extracted from the dried barks to manufacture the fine scents.

4. Fruits: The fruits in perfumery yield their aromas from their rinds. The most commonly used include: oranges and lemons.

5. Roots: The most often utilized roots in producing essence are Ginger and Sassafras.

6. Seeds: The seeds are also used in perfumery. The example includes- nutmeg.

7. Woods: The wood as a aromatics form the base of most perfumes. E.g Cedar.

Conclusion

Thus, there are many sources of plants from which we can derive fragrances for perfumes. The end product is always unique, as scent. It is the only accessory we wear that is always present, and yet completely invisible.