History of perfume

Perfume or perfume is a mixture of essential oils and aroma, fixative, and solvent compounds used to provide a perfumed odor to the human body, object, or room. [1] The number and type of solvent mixed with perfume determines whether a perfume is considered as a perfume extract, Eau de perfume, Eau de toilette, or Eau de Cologne.
The term perfume comes from the Latin, per fumum, which means "through smoke or steam". History of perfume is said to have begun since the days of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. And perfected by the Romans and Persians. The oldest recorded figure of perfume was a woman named Taputti. The name of this woman appears on an ancient inscription as a perfume perfume in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC. Taputti distills the essence of flowers and other ingredients to produce scented oils. Interesting story, in 1922 British archaeologists dug the tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt, and they were surprised. Therefore, the mummified cloth of Egypt's 33-century-old mummy still smells nice! And in the end a further search indicates that the ancient Egyptian priests made a scented herbal concoction to supplement the king's mummy preservative potion. Regardless of the history of the perfume before Christ, the European nobility is a party believed to be the most meritorious perfume developer. In the 13th century there was a group of friars from Italy who developed a new type of fragrance. in the 14th century the queen of Hungary specifically ordered a study to mix perfume with alcohol, in order to quickly evaporate. This new herb is then known as "Hungary Water" or water from Hungary, which is also the forerunner of modern perfume. In the 16th century a French crystal perfume expert Ratu Caterina named Rene brought the technology of making perfume to France. At that time the French nobility needed a fragrance to cover up their body odor which on average was rarely bathed. Rene creates a laboratory that has a secret passage to the Queen's office. Thus all the secret of making perfume will not leak out. Be until now France is known as one of the countries with the most famous perfume and cosmetics production in the world. Perfume production is growing over time. Not only in Europe, almost all countries in the world have perfume products mainstay. Perfume making technology is also increasingly sophisticated. We can choose the perfume variant that best suits our tastes and desires.

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