About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Onycha, Axe, Citron, Musk xylene, Volatile organic compound, Chanel No. 5, Ittar, Toilet water, List of perfumes, Sachet, Hugo Boss, Air freshener, 4711, Synthetic musk, Opium, 2-Methylundecanal, Old Spice, New car smell, Hai Karate, Fierce, Geosmin, List of celebrity-endorsed perfumes, Isoamyl acetate, Charlie, Brut, Peau d'Espagne, Shalimar, Hungary Water, Chypre, Chanel No. 22, TAG Body Spray, Prince Matchabelli, Parfums Givenchy, Mitsouko, Chanel No. 19, Febreze, Captive odorant, Bay rum, Joy, Ambi Pur, Little Trees, Demeter Fragrance Library, Coco Mademoiselle, Lacoste Essential, Natural Wonder, Cool Water, Florentine citron, Solanone, Electric Youth, Aqua Velva, RGX, Arp ge, L'Interdit, Drakkar Noir, Lauren, Tabu by Dana, Foug re, Tabac, J van Musk, Ever, Driclor, Clive Christian No. 1, Pino Silvestre, Eternity, Est e Lauder pleasures, Vulva Original, M7 fragrance, Chantilly, Sous Le Vent, Xeryus. Excerpt: Onycha (Greek: ), along with equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was one of the components of the consecrated Ketoret (incense) which appears in the Torah book of Exodus (Ex.30:34-36) and was used in the Jerusalem's Solomon's Temple. This formula was to be incorporated as an incense, and was not to be duplicated for non-sacred use. What the onycha of antiquity actually was cannot be determined with certainty. The original Hebrew word used for this component of the ketoret was, shecheleth, which means "to roar; as a lion (from his characteristic roar)" or "peeling off by concussion of sound." Shecheleth is related to the Syriac shehelta which is translated as "a tear, distillation, or exudation." In Aramaic, the root SHCHL signifies "retrieve." When the Torah was translated into Greek (the Septuagint version) the Greek word "onycha", which means "fingernail" or "claw," was substit...
