Generally speaking a (vintage) perfume should be stored in the dark and away from sources of heat and humidity, possibly in its box. so not in the bathroom and not even in areas that
are too bright and hot. Some brands often used dark or painted bottles, just to prevent the perfume from being altered, but remember that vintage perfumes were at the time meant to be sold and consumed (and repurchased) and not stored for 30, 40, 50 years
and more.The top notes, usually citrus notes and green notes are the most sensitive to light and to heat, for example a j'ai ose by guy laroche, an opium YSL, chanel N ° 5, are very sensitive to the problem, going to lose and in the worst cases making the top notes acidic and so on whole perfume; but the examples would be many In
short, the enemies of perfumes are exposure to direct light, heat (even temperature variations are to be avoided), and humid places; therefore prefer closed drawers in a cool environment and leaving the perfume in its box.And modern perfumes?
modern perfumes being mostly synthetic are less affected by the problem but you can follow the same precautions of vintage: away from heat, light and humidity. how to understand if a perfume is
altered
we will see it in a future post. this is it
