Perfumes appeared and began to develop many centuries ago. Its development is continuously connected with the evolution of mankind. People sought to keep the smells exciting them, used fragrances in various religious sacraments, tried to introduce cosmetology. There are many versions of where and when the history of perfume began. According to one of them, this happened in Arabia, the name of which for many centuries meant "the country of incense", another perfume originated in Mesopotamia, the third in Egypt. The very name of the science of using fragrances came from the Latin word combination per funum - through the smell. The formation of perfume by profession.
The history and development of perfumery in a professional sense began in Ancient Egypt, it was the ancient Egyptians in that time period that the secrets of making fragrances became the first to fall under the control. Its development of perfumery in ancient Egypt reached its peak in the era of Cleopatra, she wished to be constantly in an atmosphere of enchanting scents and even made some of them. It was believed that only the uncouth and rude people can neglect the smell of their own body. Even if the composition and complexity of manufacturing perfumes of that period were inferior to modern ones, by the number they were quite competitive with the currently offered perfumery catalogs.
History of perfumery.
Like the history of mankind or any other, the history of perfumery has its upheavals, revolutions, ups and downs. The development and distribution of perfumes in Europe are directly related to the era of great geographical discoveries, the history of conquests and the crusades. Obviously, it was the discoverers and conquerors who brought various exotic plants from other continents or from other natural zones as trophies. As a result of the crusades the art of perfumery returned to Europe, because after the fall of the Roman Empire it was practically lost.
Modern perfumery.
It is generally accepted that today's perfume originates from the creation of "Cologne water" in the XVIII century, it included grape alcohol, bergamot, lavender, rosemary and neroli oils, the author was the Italian barber Gian Paolo Feminis. And then "Cologne water" was used not as spirits, but as a healing elixir from many diseases, including the then rampaging smallpox and plague. The popularity of this elixir was extremely high, but as a perfume it was used only in the era of Napoleon. After that, perfumery developed very rapidly, reached new heights, made many inventions, became widely available. And now every girl, every woman can afford to plunge into the magical world of enchanting scents.
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