Along with lingering scents that enter our etheric space there are chemical and physiological effects that occur when we come into contact with aromatics and botanicals. Because the skin is the largest organ of the body the application of aromatics to the skin transfer the essential qualities of plants into the body. The constituents of the plants actually begin working with the system at a cellular level. The modern perfume industry has grown to such gigantic proportions because in the development of fragrances for the common market the basic concepts of Aroma therapy are employed. Basically people wear fragrances because it make them feel good or helps them get into a certain mood.
Perfumes are usually a mixture of both synthetic and natural resources.
The commercial perfume industry has thrived for years on the allure of scent. The main determining factor here is that a good blend should have an amount of the natural extractions in balance to the synthetic blending. This type of processing makes manufacturing less expensive and more stable in price for those who wish to use an everyday fragrance. Pure Essential oils are always unstable in price. A dram of essential rose oil would never be the same price as a pure grapefruit oil because it costs so much more to extract the essence of roses while the essential of grapefruit is readily available in large quantities.