
The beginnings of perfume goes back to the Stone Age, when men incinerated aromatic woods smoke to please their gods. The perfume or perfume name comes from the Latin "per" and "smoking" through smoke or smoke hecer. Also relate to the use of incense. Hence the origin of the word.
However, the manufacture of perfumes for human use has its started with the Egyptians, who were the first perfumers craft that has been reported and succeeded in extracting natural aromas of the most varied types.
When he opened the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found more than three thousand jars of fragrances that still retain the smell, despite having been buried for 30 centuries. At that time the Egyptians were hanging from their necks small clay pots with spices and came to believe that the fragrance not only seduce men, but drove away diseases.
Over time, the perfume underwent many transformations, up to industrial production and the category of luxury item with which it is known today.
One of the key findings to achieve this was the finding alcohol Arabic in the eighth century. Fragrant resins and oils diluted in alcohol fully revealed in all its aromatic qualities, giving rise to much finer perfumes.
The Greeks, who regarded the horn perfume gift of Venus, they used a different scent for each body part: arms mint, marjoram for the hair, palm oil for chest, knees thyme and oregano oil for the legs and feet, among others.
developed the first commercial perfume fourteenth century, and was known then as the Queen and Water Water admirable, names that he gave his creator, the Italian chemist and merchant Juan Maria Farina, who in 1709 settled in Cologne, a city of the Prussian empire. Years after his famous invention, it was learned that Farina won the Formula of a monk who had lived many years in the East.
fact, of all currently existing fragrances, the oldest is the "Eau de Cologne 4711", created in 1796 and considered in turn the world's first unisex perfume. Among the famous historical figure who used his beloved Napoleon and Josephine de Beauharnais.
perfumes with scents of flowers are basic ingredients such as jasmine and rose, but also occurs with gardenias, violets, daffodils and lilacs. Some are drawn with critical fragrances such as lemon and orange, both flowers and their own fruit.
Oriental scents are the most sensual and are composed of patchouli and musk. They have a perfect balance of flowers and spices, and impart a mystical air. Some say
know perfume is an art and throw advise in areas of the body where the beats are more intense, such as wrists, ankles, temples, earlobes and bust, as body heat activates the fragrance and make it more durable
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However, the manufacture of perfumes for human use has its started with the Egyptians, who were the first perfumers craft that has been reported and succeeded in extracting natural aromas of the most varied types.
When he opened the tomb of King Tutankhamun was found more than three thousand jars of fragrances that still retain the smell, despite having been buried for 30 centuries. At that time the Egyptians were hanging from their necks small clay pots with spices and came to believe that the fragrance not only seduce men, but drove away diseases.
Over time, the perfume underwent many transformations, up to industrial production and the category of luxury item with which it is known today.
One of the key findings to achieve this was the finding alcohol Arabic in the eighth century. Fragrant resins and oils diluted in alcohol fully revealed in all its aromatic qualities, giving rise to much finer perfumes.
The Greeks, who regarded the horn perfume gift of Venus, they used a different scent for each body part: arms mint, marjoram for the hair, palm oil for chest, knees thyme and oregano oil for the legs and feet, among others.
developed the first commercial perfume fourteenth century, and was known then as the Queen and Water Water admirable, names that he gave his creator, the Italian chemist and merchant Juan Maria Farina, who in 1709 settled in Cologne, a city of the Prussian empire. Years after his famous invention, it was learned that Farina won the Formula of a monk who had lived many years in the East.
fact, of all currently existing fragrances, the oldest is the "Eau de Cologne 4711", created in 1796 and considered in turn the world's first unisex perfume. Among the famous historical figure who used his beloved Napoleon and Josephine de Beauharnais.
perfumes with scents of flowers are basic ingredients such as jasmine and rose, but also occurs with gardenias, violets, daffodils and lilacs. Some are drawn with critical fragrances such as lemon and orange, both flowers and their own fruit.
Oriental scents are the most sensual and are composed of patchouli and musk. They have a perfect balance of flowers and spices, and impart a mystical air. Some say
know perfume is an art and throw advise in areas of the body where the beats are more intense, such as wrists, ankles, temples, earlobes and bust, as body heat activates the fragrance and make it more durable
