Blog About Perfume

The word `perfume` is derived from the Latin `per fume` which means through smoke. Perfume making began in ancient Egypt; later, it was improved by the Romans and the Arabs. The process of distilling oils from flowers was discovered by an Iranian doctor, and this is the process still used in perfume making today. Modern perfume was first made in 1370 in Hungary, by blending scented oils in an alcoholic solution, and was known all over Europe as Hungary water. Perfume making continued to be developed in Italy during the Renaissance, and in France from the 16th century onwards

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aromatic compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell.
Perfumery, or the art of making perfumes, began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt but was developed and further refined by the Romans and Persians; who used used herbs and [...]