香水中的人工香料一定比天然香料廉價嗎？

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謝邀。其實這倒不一定，但大部分情況下香水中使用的合成物質都應該是比天然提取的要便宜的。這主要是取決於消費者的消費傾向。現在不論是國內還是國外，大家都傾向於認為自然的才是健康的，貼近真實花果香的才是好的，所以總的來說，完全以合成物質來製作香水並不被看好。

我看到有的博主是這樣寫的哦：

I』m not all anti-synthetic or anything, but synthetics really are starting to pale for me. They may smell lovely, but they tend to lack depth and character, and they have none of the 「life essence」 (I know, that sounds weird, but that』s the only way I can think of to describe it!) that natural oils have.

"我倒不是徹底反對人工合成，但人工合成的物質聞起來總是比較蒼白。它們氣味可能很好，但是感覺沒有深度和特點，它們也沒有那種「生命的活力」，雖然聽起來很奇怪不過我只能這麼描述了"

而且我還看到了這一段話：

Natural fragrances have greater perceived value as they are believed to be greener and more sustainable by many consumers. They are often perceived to be safer and more healthful and therapeutic. Some of these consumer perceptions are not necessarily accurate, but they drive demand for naturals. Natural fragrances are generally made from ingredients harvested from sustainably grown plants rather than from petrochemicals. Synthetic fragrances can be stronger, longer lasting, more complex and sophisticated and less expensive than natural fragrances. Although the palette of natural ingredients from which the perfumer can draw has increased substantially of late, there are many more synthetic aroma chemicals available, allowing the perfumer greater creative freedom. Synthetic fragrances are easier to manufacture as their components are more reproducible from lot to lot. Despite the technical advantages of synthetics, demand for natural aromatics continues to increase rapidly. - See more at: Comparatively Speaking: Natural vs. Synthetic Fragrance

總的來說就是天然的香料還是更被偏愛一些，儘管有的時候人工合成的香料可能會比天然的還要留香長還要味道好還要豐富有趣，但是消費者就是喜歡天然的。現在的技術來看人工合成的確實要省錢很多，而且易於批量生產。

哦對了我舉個栗子。沉香木的氣味就是比較難被人工合成出來的，沉香精油本來就已經很貴了，要把這種氣味合成出來的成本比沉香精油還貴。既然大家都喜歡天然的東東，為啥還要用更貴的人工合成來替代天然的呢？So......不知道有沒幫到題主

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