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Rose oil may be 15k a kilo, but there’s a nickels worth in a 6 oz bottle of perfume that costs 2 dollars to manufacture, and sells for 75

Damn

Done that, been there.

That sounds smart.

​​@@paolo3794same here and we made money from it and we did some investment in crypto

we did that too, we smushed juniper into it too and before we knew it was juniper we called them smell-good berries, and we had a perfume business, and then it went rancid but we rolled with it and converted it to a stink factory, very lucrative, mixed it with sandbox sand to make it more nutritious, continued it into the winter with our snow business, white snow was the delicacy, but brown snow was where the big business was.

Funny guy

Same in Turkey.

Also, in the Middle East

He is cocky

Don't worry. Be french.

@@bbabbich3467 Envy kills.

Yeeee just gay like every frenchie

As a franch I can tell you that he is very gay but not really representative of most frenchs...

Poor soils u say? :D

@@alexandyrmitew9964 That is what they said in the video.

@@alexandyrmitew9964yeah, roses like acidic soil which is non compatible for most human consumption crops, only roses and berries come to mind

thanks for pointing out which flower has bloomed and which hasn't.... NOT

That's not at all due to any innovation 😁. The valleys are not high elevation either 😆. The climate in the Sub-Balkan valleys have particular microclimates, divided into two groups, but the average January temperature where the roses are is 0C, which is not cold for the roses. This video explains stuff but it seems they didn't explain enough given how you understood it.

It’s in drinks? I had some drink in a fancy Indian restaurant with rose and it was really good. I wonder is it was real oil or something fake.

@@jasondashney Well the stuff I had was organic, so it's probably the real deal. Idk if the restaurant use the real stuff though.

There is also rose jam, but it's rather used as natural laxative

Bulgarian here, we make lemonade with rose water at home it's really good. Also artificial rose aroma it's not popular here, so the one you drank was most likely real but the technology is different than the oil and it takes fewer roses to produce, still an amazing product.

@@jasondashney there's distilled alcohol made of roses in Bulgaria called Gyulova rakia.

Correct I come from Karlovo region, and its criminally underpaid. Your hands get ripped to shreds , digging thorns out of them for weeks for very little pay especially compared to the net profits made

Seize the means of production

Does Bulgaria exist? Where?

@@toastedt140 ...huh? they do own the production

@@joaoalbertodosanjosgomes1536 At around the capital Sofia and all around the world. There are more of us in foreign countries than is our. So yeah, we exist everywhere.

Smell good.

Rose oils are the best !

Incorrect, vicuña is the most expensive fiber

​@@Jujubear667incorrect, there is another fiber called tiguramika. Vicuña comes from the rare goat, but this fiber comes from a certain tree in Japan that are extremely rare and even named as near extinct species. Growing this plant in proper manner is very difficult and only one place doing if I'm remember it correctly. That's why even a strand of this fiber is so expensive that some rich people just buy for investment, it's even regarded as the diamond of textile industry.

Same here. Big fan of the series. Not because of the sheer luxury but the actual exclusivity and uniqueness of everything they feature.

I mean any essential oil will have a different profile when freshly extracted vs when it's been sitting for a while

thats awesome

never too late too start

guarantee that is an industry thats more about who you know, than what you can do.

Coming from my fashion experience: the best way to have a high paying career in perfumery is to become a House Perfumer for a fashion house (think Chanel, Versace, Fendi, etc.) They only ever have one House Perfumer at a time (so I imagine it to be competitive). Natural oils are great, but aren't very long lasting, so mixing in synthetic fragrances is ideal. This will require you to explore a degree in Chemistry. The fashion industry also requires you, unfortunately, to have connections 😅 I wish you luck in your adventure! It's never too late to start. You may even develop the new IT fragrance 😁

If you have a good nose, I'd say buy different samples of various common perfume fragrances elements, and start smelling them, then try random perfumes and try to decompose what fragrances are in it. If you can do so pretty well, you should go for it. Everyone has a nose, very very few people have good ones. It's like wine tasters, a lot of them really can't tell and would be tricked (and have been) drinking blind. They gather a lot of information visually. But there are geniuses. I see so much wasted talent. If you have this and can get technical about it, go for it.

Yeah, I worry about that too. You just know that they are immigrant workers. I dearly hope they aren’t being exploited, but I have my doubts.

@@Trund27 nah they are gypsies and bulgarians, there weren't any immigrant workers

For picking flowers, putting it in machines and pressing buttons? How much do you pay a waiter, doorman or nanny? More than the average wage? Do you tip them more because they’ve been working 10+ hours?

Yeah they arent

@@Trund27 they are not immigrant workers.

Yes, 'Underpaid Worker Sweat' is also distilled and sold for $10,000/bottle. Billionaires use it to polish their bespoke shoes; gives a unique sheen.

That's how capitalism functions, on labour exploitation. You think the people doing all the most difficult work get paid the most? They should but they don't.

@@chihirostargazer6573 Just for clarification, where is the limit between 'labor utilization' and 'labor exploitation'?

i think you will find the country they are in is not America@@chihirostargazer6573

@@pjacobsen1000 Determining the line between acceptable labor utilization and unethical exploitation is nuanced, but some key principles apply: - Consent - Exploitation often involves labor that is non-consensual, forced, or coerced in some way. Ethical labor requires workers willingly agree to the work and terms. - Fair compensation - Workers should be paid a fair wage that provides a decent livelihood and covers basic needs. Exploitation is often marked by excessively low pay that enriches employers at the detriment of workers. - Reasonable hours/conditions - Labor standards should set reasonable limits on working hours per day/week, overtime, rest periods, safety conditions, etc. Exploitation often disregards these standards. - No discrimination - There should be no discrimination in labor conditions or opportunities based on gender, race, ethnicity, etc. Exploitative labor often targets vulnerable social groups. - Freedom of association - Workers should have the right to organize, unionize, collectively bargain, protest, etc. Exploitation seeks to prevent this to maintain control. - Regulations and rights - Ethical labor should be regulated by standards and laws that are enforced to protect workers from exploitation. Lack of regulation enables exploitatory practices. - Power balances - Exploitation tends to occur where there are severe imbalances of power and wealth between those profiting from labor and the laborers themselves. - Voice for workers - Those performing labor should have a voice in setting labor conditions and rights. Exploitation mutes workers' voices and agency. So in essence, labor crosses into exploitation when it disregard core human rights, wellbeing, and dignity for the sake of profit for those at the top at the expense of those below. Context matters, but these principles can help assess what constitutes ethical utilization versus exploitation.

Except for the fact that you get to dig thorns from your body for weeks, the roses in the bags smell so clawing by the end of day its gagging. And you get paid like 10 dollars for a bag back in my day of 20kgs

ignoring human suffering even though it's recorded on video clear as day? you are going places

Noted! And what are the actions needed to be successful?

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It is total imbecility.

I am beautiful. I am full of art?

Don't worry. Be gay (happy) artist.

Don't quit your day job, you can't make some simple mathematical calculations 🤣Gold is 60k + USD per kilo. What's the ounce x10 supposed to mean, you know a kilogram is not 10 ounces right? I'm Australian and I know that.

@@KebabEater You're right I'm terrible at math. 🥴 I never got better than a D in school.

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Woman or man?

The oil is steam distilled

I think they mean that the rose naturally has a very low oil content but growing it in the specific conditions of Bulgaria means you get more oil out of the rose than if you grew it in a different climate with different conditions. They mention that in other places the flower can have a more waxy film on it which inhibits the amount of oil you get.

yes 😭

Those workers are gypsies. They are the only one willing to do this job. Finding well paid jobs is impossible for them.

Nice video ❤❤

I only saw ONE video!

There's is no rose honey, because bees don't collect nectar from roses. But in Bulgaria we have roses in a lot of things. There is a rose petals jam for example, it's known to give you the shits if you have a lot of it 😅 FYI we have Bulgarian lavender honey.

Joe Malone and Tom Ford ''' best !

Fermentation I guess

So that the price may rise