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Revise: FragrancesFragrances

Essential oils that are extracted from plants contain unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds called terpenes.

Part ofChemistryRevise: Nature's chemistry

Fragrances

A woman smelling perfume she's sprayed on her wrist

Essential oils are useful compounds that can be extracted from plants. They are widely used in perfumes, cosmetics, cleaning products and as flavourings in foods.

Essential oils are concentrated extracts of the aroma compounds from plants that are not water soluble.

While they contain a mixture of organic compounds, one of the primary constituents of essential oils are terpenes.