Attar, otherwise called Ittar, is a rejuvenating oil gotten from herbal or other normal sources. Most normally these oils are extricated through hydro or steam refining. The Persian doctor Ibn Sina was first to determine the attar of blossoms from distillation.[1] Attar can likewise be communicated by substance implies yet commonly regular fragrances which qualify as Attars are refined with water. The oils are for the most part refined into a wood base like sandalwood and afterward matured. The maturing period can endure from one to a decade relying upon the botanicals utilized and the outcomes wanted. Actually Attars are distillates of blossoms, spices, flavors and other normal materials, for example, heated soil over sandalwood oil/fluid paraffins utilizing hydrodistillation strategy including a still (deg) and getting vessel (bhapka). These procedures are as yet being used today at Kannauj in India.

Attars are generally classified based on their perceived effect on the body. 'Warm' Attars such as musk, amber, and Kesar (saffron) are used in winter, as they are believed to increase body temperature. Likewise, 'cool' Attars such as rose, jasmine, khus, kewda, and mogra are used in summers for their perceived cooling effect on the body.

Although Attars are mostly used as a perfume, they are also used for medicinal and aphrodisiacal purposes.

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Difference Between Perfume and Attar