History of Women's Fragrances

Well lets talk about fragrances. Fragrances havepepper, orris, carnation, mimosa, juniper berry,
been reported to have been around in the ancientgrapefruit, tobacco, white sage, cedar, lonka bean.
Egyptians time. There is a reference toFragrant product that result fron the artful
perfumery and even perfume formulas in theblending of certain odoriferous substances in
Bible, women used pomegranate for there lips andappropriate proportions word is derived from the
would use spices and oils for their skin to makeLatin per fumum, meaning "through smoke." The
them smell nice. The fragrances today are muchart of perfumery was apparently known to the
more refined and last longer. Some of the thingsancient Chinese, Hindus, Egyptians, Israelites,
used to make the wonderful scents we haveCarthaginians, Arabs, Greeks, and Romans. Fine
today are:bergmont, melon, apple, cinnamon,perfumes may contain more then 100 ingredients.
green leaves, sea breeze, magnolia, violet, rose,Each perfume is composed of a top note, the
teak,jasmine, amber, musk, lantana flower,refreshing, volatile odor perceived immediately; a
raspberry, white muguet, lemon, sandalwood,middle note, or modifier, an providing full, solid
peach, pineapple, white lily, mandarin, gardenia,character; and a base note, also called an end
rosette, camellia, satinwood, neroli, ginger, cumia,note or basic note, which is the most persistent.
copahu wood, myrrh, vanilla, iris, neliotrope, nerolie,Information was gathered from the Encyclopaedia
lime, lilac, fig, tuberose, maple wood, osmanthus,Britannica. We have 100's of fragrances, parfums,
plums, orange flowers, ylang-ylang, patchouli,spray. body lotion, powder, eau de toilette and
cloves, moss, carlgrey, honeysuckle, whitedeoderant.