Definition: Attar


Updated 11/07/11 2:50 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 0 comments

The Definition of Attar

Attars are the world’s oldest perfumes, incredibly concentrated elixirs extracted from the juices of flowers, spices, and barks. They can contain anything from hundreds of ingredients to a simple, single note, sometimes distilled over years. Rose attar is probably the best known, but there are as many attars as there are fragrant herbs. While they’ve remained popular in India and the Middle Read more