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C. (Carl) Deite

1838–1921

A 19th-century German specialist in perfumery and soapmaking, he wrote practical manuals that opened up the chemistry and craft behind everyday luxuries. His books are still a fascinating window into how fragrances, cosmetics, and soaps were made in an earlier industrial age.

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A practical treatise on the manufacture of perfumery : comprising directions for making all kinds of perfumes, sachet powders, fumigating materials, dentrifices, cosmetics, etc., etc., with a full account of the volatile oils, balsams, resins, and other natural and artificial perfume-substances, including the manufacture of fruit ethers, and tests of their purity

A practical treatise on the manufacture of perfumery : comprising directions for making all kinds of perfumes, sachet powders, fumigating materials, dentrifices, cosmetics, etc., etc., with a full account of the volatile oils, balsams, resins, and other natural and artificial perfume-substances, including the manufacture of fruit ethers, and tests of their purity

by C. (Carl) Deite

About the author

Born in 1838 and living until 1921, Carl Deite is best known for technical books on perfumery, toilet soaps, and related manufacturing trades. Records for his work show him as the author of manuals such as Handbuch der Parfümerie- und Toiletteseifen-Fabrikation, and English-language readers may know him through A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Perfumery.

Deite wrote in a clear, practical tradition aimed at makers and professionals rather than casual readers. His books cover the materials, formulas, and production methods behind perfumes, sachet powders, dentifrices, cosmetics, and soaps, reflecting a time when chemistry and craftsmanship were becoming more tightly linked in industry.

Today, his work survives mainly through library catalogs and digitized editions, where it remains useful to historians of science, fragrance enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the business of making scented and cosmetic goods in the late 19th century.