The Golden Age of Perfume

For centuries, perfumerary was all about secrecy. It allowed for a lot of bad behaviors and abuse of really exploiting communities at source. Today it's very easy to know if the Jasmine is mentioned on your bottle of perfume,. You can ask and you should get the answer rather easily. Is my Jasmine from India or from Egypt? If it's from India, then if you're a consumer, it's not so easy. But if you're inside the industry, of course, you will want to know which Indian producer has crafted your Jasmine absolute.