Eau de toilette (, meaning "grooming water") is a lightly scented perfume. It is also referred to as aromatic waters and has a high alcohol content.Cristiani, p. 117 It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving. It is traditionally composed of alcohol and various volatile oils.Cox, p. 118 Traditionally these products were named after a principal ingredient, like geranium water, lavender water, lilac water, violet water, spirit of myrcia and "eau de Bretfeld".Ebert, p. 304 Because of this, eau de toilette was sometimes referred to as "toilet water".Lawless, p. 39

In modern perfumery, eau de toilette has less concentrated fragrance than perfume (eau de parfum) and more than cologne (eau de Cologne).

Types

Eau de toilette is a dull concentration of fragrance than perfume.Baker, p. 262Fettner, p. 102 The concentration of aromatic ingredients is typically as follows (ascending concentration): Splash and after shave: 1–3% aromatic compounds Eau de Cologne (EdC): Citrus type perfumes with about 2–6% perfume concentrate aromatic compounds Eau de toilette (EdT): 5–15% (typical ~10%) aromatic compounds Eau de parfum (EdP), parfum de toilette (PdT): 10–20% (typical ~15%) aromatic compounds. Sometimes listed as "eau de perfume" or "millésime". Perfume extract: 15–40% (IFRA: typical 20%) aromatic compounds

Perfume oils are often diluted with a solvent, though this is not always the case, and its necessity is disputed. By far the most common solvent for perfume oil dilution is ethanol or a mixture of ethanol and water. Perfume has a mixture of about 10–20% perfume oils mixed with alcohol (acting as a diffusing agent delivering the fragrant odor) and a trace of water. Colognes have about 3–5% perfume oil mixed with 80–90% alcohol with about 5–15% water in the mix. Originally, eau de cologne was a mixture of citrus oils from such fruits as lemons, oranges, tangerines, limes, and grapefruits. These were combined with such substances as lavender and neroli (orange-flower oil). Eau de toilette has the least amount of perfume oil mixture among the three main liquid "perfumery" categories. It has only about 2–8% of some type of perfume oil and 60–80% alcohol dispersent with water making up the difference.perfumeGroom, p. 329 Eau de toilettes are a less concentrated form of these above types of alcohol-based perfumes.eau de toil definition from the online Free Dictionary Traditionally cologne is usually made of citrus oils and fragrances, while eau de toilettes are not limited to this specification.Grolier, p. 154Consumer reports, pp. 409–411

History Hungarian eau de toilette, an alcohol based perfume that preceded eau de cologne, was first produced in the fourteenth century, supposedly by a Hungarian man for Queen Elisabeth of Hungary.Müller, p. 348Sherrow, p. 211 This was called "eau de la reine de hongrie" or Hungary Water, and contained the herb rosemary, which allowed the scent to evaporate slowly on the skin.Sherrow, p. 125The History of Perfume However, some early scientists, including Johann Beckmann, doubt that it was created for the Queen of Hungary.

The King of France Louis XIV (1638–1715) used a concoction of scents called "heavenly water" to perfume his shirts; It consisted of aloewood, musk, orange flower, rose water and other spices.Sherrow, p. 125 King Louis XIV (1638–1715) had his shirts scented with toilet water that included aloewood, rosewood, orangle flower, musk, and spices. The concoction was called "heavenly water" ...

Some eau de toilette were once considered restorative skin toners with medical benefits.Better Nutrition magazine, Nov 1999, p. 34Hiss, pp. 918–919Frank, p. 414 The journal Medical Record reported in 1905 that a toilet water spray restores energies lost in business, social, and domestic situations.Dewey, p. 55Interstate druggist, Volume 7, page 333 During the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries a type of eau de toilette called "plague waters" was supposed to drive away the bubonic plague.Stoddart, p. 154Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550–1820 by Nancy Cox and Karin Dannehl

Varieties Carmelite Water – a water of lemon balm, orange flower, angelica root, and spices prepared for Charles V of France, first made in 1379 by the nuns of a Carmelite abbey.Booth, p. 157Halpern, p. 37Booth, p. 82 Carnation Toilet Water – floral extracts with tincture of vanilla.Lillard, p. 33 Creole Toilet Water – orris root in brandy with floral oils.Hopkins, p. 875 Eau de lavand ambre – used by Spanish women in their hair and on the skin after bathing.Fletcher, p. 219 Florida Water – based on the nineteenth-century formula for a commercially prepared toilet water that mixes floral essential oils.Miller, p. 99 Geranium Toilet Water – with herbal oils, rosewater and alcohol Heliotrope Toilet Water – heliotropine, with other oils, water and alcohol.Hopkins, p. 876 Honey water – an old-time English toilet water.Hiss, p. 915 Jasmine toilet water – made with spirits of cologne, jasmine, and alcohol.Toilet Water ideas Kananga Water – used for purification in revival ceremonies. Lavender waterCountry Wisdom Almanac: 373 Tips, Crafts, Home Improvements, Recipes, and Homemade Remedies – a formula called "upper Ten" consists of lavender oil, alcohol, rose water, and carbonate of magnesia.Keppel, p. 154 Nosegay – distilled honey water with cloves, lavender and neroli.Nosegay Oriental Toilet Water The National Druggist, Volume 42, p. 65 Rose water toilet water – with other extracts and tincture of civet. Popular in the Middle East especially Egypt and called 'Maward'.Beauty—its attainment and preservation, p. 494 Viennese Cosmetic Toilet Water – bruised almonds, water of orange flower, rose water, borate of soda, spirit of benzoin. Dissolve. White Rose Toilet Water – extract of white rose, oil of rose, oil of rose geranium, cologne spirits, and water. Hugh C. Muldoonin submitted various toilet water formulas he called "Own-make Toilet Specialties" to the Bulletin Of Pharmacy in 1917.Bulletin of pharmacy, p. 317

See also Scented water

Notes

Citations

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