Eau de toilette (French: [o d(ə) twalɛt], meaning "grooming water")[n 1] is a lightly scented perfume.[2] It is also referred to as aromatic waters and has a high alcohol content.[3] It is usually applied directly to the skin after bathing or shaving.[4] It is traditionally composed of alcohol and various volatile oils.[5] Traditionally these products were named after a principal ingredient; some being geranium water, lavender water, lilac water, violet water, spirit of myrcia and 'eau de Bretfeld'.[6] Because of this, eau de toilette was sometimes referred to as "toilet water".[7]
In modern perfumery, eau de toilette has less concentrated fragrance than perfume (eau de parfum) and more than cologne (eau de Cologne).[8][9]
- ^ Murray, James (1926). "toilet sb. §§7,9b". Oxford English Dictionary. Vol. 10 Part 1: Ti–U (1st ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 108.
- ^ "Definition of "toilet water"". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Cristiani, p. 117
- ^ Poch, Glenn (February 1997). "Newsletter 15". Glenn Poch's Bottle Collecting. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Cox, p. 118
- ^ Ebert, p. 304
- ^ Lawless, p. 39
- ^ Lacey, Miriam. "Fragrance Defined: Parfum vs. EDP vs. EDT vs. Cologne". bellsugar.com. Bell Sugar. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Aug 8 2010. "What is the difference between eau de parfum and eau de toilette in perfumes and colognes?". gildedlife.com. Gilded Life. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
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