Ep370 - The Source of Nature's Scents | Dominique Roques

Published: Aug. 8, 2023, 7 a.m.

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Dominique Roques visits Google to discuss his book \\u201cIn Search of Perfumes: A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature\'s Scents.\\u201d The book contains a mix of history, travelog, and memoir from one of the perfume industry\\u2019s leading scouts of natural ingredients, as he tells the story of the precious plants needed to make our favorite fragrances.

Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each handpicked. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has spent the last thirty years working closely with local communities across the globe to establish a sustainable supply of natural ingredients crucial to perfume making.

From resin cultivated by traditional methods in El Salvador to rose oil distilleries in India as old as the Taj Mahal, his network reveals an elusive trade built on the fault lines of tradition and modernity. Roques tells the story of seventeen of the industry\\u2019s most precious ingredients\\u2013where they come from, their cultural and historic significance, and why we love them\\u2014from Indonesian patchouli to the "Damask rose,\\u201d interweaving his own recollections and reflections on his life and work.

Entertaining and eye-opening, and decorated with beautiful black-and-white illustrations, \\u201cIn Search of Perfumes\\u201d is an irresistible exploration of the smells that fuel our nostalgia and suffuse our fantasies.

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