Eau de toilette

Eau de toilette is a kind of perfume used to make skin smell nice. It is also called "aromatic waters". It is based on alcohol, its main ingredient.Cristiani, p. 117 It is usually used on the skin after bathing or shaving.http://www.iparfum.nl - Parfum It is considered a "weak" and cheap version of perfume. Toilet water is defined as a dilute perfume (perfume is only ingredient mixed with alcohol and few other lowering the production cost).Baker, p. 262Fettner, p. 102 It was originally composed of alcohol and various volatile oils.Cox, p. 118

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