~ Making soap from lard.
~ Sewing gloves of chamois.
~ Mixing powders from wheat flour; almond bran and pulverised violet roots.
~ Rolling scented candles made of charcoal, salt-petre and sandalwood chips.
~ Pressing Oriental pastilles of myrrh, benzoin and powdered amber.
~ Kneading frankincense, shellac, vetiver and cinnamon into balls of incense.
~ Sifting and spatulating poudre imperiale out of crushed rose petals, lavender flowers and cascarilla bark.
~ Producing tinctures, extracts and essences.
~ Rinsing pomades.
~ Producing, filtering, concentrating, clarifying and rectifying infusions.
Harvesting season
January: Cassias, Violet petals and Narcissus.
March: Hyacinths, Jonquil.
April: Broom and orange blossoms.
May: Lily of the Valley, Roses.
End of July: Jasmine.
August: Tuberoses.
Grenouille's creations
~ An odour for inconspicuousness.
~ A sweaty perfume for a coarser, hurried and urgent appearance.
~ A deceptive imitation of Druot's aura seminalis to arouse a certain amount of notice.
~ A scent for arousing sympathy.
~ A repellant odour for when he wanted to be avoided and left completely alone.
* Suskind, Patrick (2010) Perfume The Story of a Murderer London: Penguin Group *
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