ABSTRACT
Lavender oil, like other plant essential oils have been used for centuries in the manufacture of perfumes and these have been designed to either stimulate or relax the wearer or possibly even to attract the opposite sex. Perfumes are made up of a large number of essential oils and nowadays also numerous synthetic chemical components, but the basis of a good perfume is to have a specific blend of ‘top notes’, ‘middle notes’ and ‘base notes’. Perfumes were originally designed for either men or for women individually, but nowadays there is a tendency for unisex perfumes, which suggests that the emphasis lies nowadays more on the stimulant or relaxant nature of the perfume rather than sexual attraction.
