Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Rhynchostylis Orchids are extremely diverse, not only in its visual but also in the way they smell. Most orchids sold in florist or supermarket are usually not fragrant at all unless you visit an orchid farm. Sometimes, orchids fragrance can be sweet and some can be smelling like rotting meat. Some of the orchids that is commonly being used for its fragrance include Miltoniopsis santanaei (small white flower yet emit a wonderful rose scent), Oncidium Sharry Baby (smell similar to chocolate and vanilla) and Rhynchostylis gigantea (have very huge flowers which give off strong citrusy notes). Interested to find out more about orchid scents? Head down to Jetaime Perfumery Workshop! They have...
Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Cyrtosia Thinking to surprise your loved ones with a unique gift but can’t seem to figure out what to buy? Well, definitely try visiting Jetaime Perfumery Workshop where you can customise a signature scent for your loved ones! Not only does this apply to the ladies, they also have ingredients specially picked up for the men – so go ahead and mix your own perfume! Furthermore, engraving service is provided, you will be able to personalised the perfume bottle with your preferred names. A last minute gift? Fear not! You can also purchase their couple workshop gift voucher and bring your partner along to design perfume fragrance together! It will indeed be...
Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Cypripedium Looking at the ingredient list from a perfume packaging can be quite challenging as there are so much chemical names in it. This is because most perfume uses synthetic oils – fragrances oil that are made from chemical compounds. Hearing your favourite perfume contain synthetic oils can be quite disappointing but that is only because you did not know the value of natural fragrance yet. Take for example Rose oil, it takes up to 200,000 rose petals to distill approximately 5 ml of rose oil! You can imagine the amount of cost and resources needed if one were to make a rose perfume with natural oils. As a result, many brands...
Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Cymbidium & Aranda Behind every perfume, there will be story that inspire the perfumer to design that scents. Singapore Memories come up with a range of perfume that represented Singapore history whilst using orchids fragrance as their main ingredient. Singapore Memories’ perfume is definitely a must buy souvenirs for your loved ones! The inspiration behind their Aranda 1965 perfume is that; Singapore become independent in 1965. There are many uncertainty and fear within the citizen, but with great leadership from out leader, Singapore have become a great city. Thus, Aranda 1965 is specially designed to dedicate to leaders around the world, people with courage and people who believe in possibilities. Using Aranda...
Therapeutic orchids of Asia by Singapore Memories : Conchidium Perfumery industry have a long history. Over the years, processes of making perfume have been refined over and over again. Perfumers all around the world have spent months or even year dedicating themselves to create the most desirable scents that is well-liked in the market. The hard work that a perfumer go through often were overlooked, similar to the other function of orchids, many uses them as a decoration or fragrance ingredient but not many knows that orchid actually have therapeutic usage. Therefore, today I will still continue to explore the different therapeutic orchids that can be found. Conchidium muscicola (Lindl.) Rausch. Sanskrit Name: Jivanti The Sanskrit considered this...
