The Scent Of Success
The origin of perfumery, the exceptional art of making perfumes, can be traced back to Mesopotamia in Egypt. This art was further refined and polished by the icons of elegance, the Romans and the Persians. Perfumes were made by putting flowers, oils and aromatic compounds through an elaborate distilling process. The process itself and the ingredients used was a trademark that no perfume aficionado or business house dealing in perfumes was keen on divulging to the public. Centuries earlier people began making perfumes on a smaller scale, sometimes operating out of their homes, mostly for personal use. They collected flowers, leaves, bark and spices, and extracted their aromatic properties painstakingly over a number of days. With the onset of the industrial revolution, the availability of sophisticated machinery and mass production techniques, perfumes were available in much larger quantities – although the real formula for original branded perfumes are still never disclosed to outsiders.
When You Smell Good, You Feel Good
Perfumery, otherwise known as the art of making perfumes, began in Mesopotamia in Egypt but was developed and refined by the Romans and Persians. Distilling flowers and oil with aromatics resulted in what we now know as perfumes. People kept the art a closely guarded secret, and even now the big houses that make perfumes refuse to divulge their secrets and the actual ingredients used. Most perfumes are scented oils blended in alcohol solutions. People have always used perfumes. In the earlier days they were perhaps even made at home. There were people who literally pounded and sifted, squeezed and collected scents from flowers and fruits, from leaves and bark, herbs and spices, and prepared concoctions that soon became quite popular amongst their lot. Different countries and even different civilisations had their own brand of perfume. Musk, however, has had a universal appeal.