When did perfume come from?

From a place exclusively for women, perfume gradually becomes an indispensable product for many people and many ages. But do you know how perfume is born?

French perfume is parfum, which is derived from Latin "Per fumum" which means "conveying through dew and smoke".

Ancient Egyptians often used perfume for worship.

Starting from sincerity with gods

When studying hieroglyphs in ancient tombs, archaeologists found that the Egyptians and ancient Mesopotamians used perfume up to 3,000 years ago.

Egyptian priests are considered the father of modern perfumes when using aromatic sap for worship. They argue that the fragrance will help connect humanity and gods, while the earth will be more protected by gods.

The image of the perfume bottle is engraved on the ancient stone.

Today, perfume devotees can visit this once-smelling room of worship at the Edfu temple - the best preserved temple in Egypt. There are also ancient texts that record the formulas of solid aromatic oils and aromatic oils.

Ancient Egyptians also used perfumes in pharaoh burial tombs or "high-level" dharma masters. Egyptian aristocrats said that they would soon be going to heaven when immersed in the fragrant scent.

In particular, in 1897 when archaeologists excavated an ancient coffin of Egyptian pharaoh, they felt a pleasant sweet smell fly out. The first perfume companies later learned no less about how to use scented plants to make Egyptian perfumes.

It is also rumored that the beautiful queen Cleopatra of ancient Egypt gave her the aroma of grease on the sail of her boat before going out to meet her Roman lover Mark Antony. The Queen wants Mark Antony to know her appearance from a long distance before meeting each other.

Constantly growing

Greeks are believed to be the first to use perfume as a cosmetic.

Ancient Greeks were said to be the first to create perfume for humans. By combining pleasant scent plants with turpentine and oil, the Greeks created aromatherapy and then a daily use like today.

In the period of "medieval night" in Europe, perfumes continue to develop, especially the perfume is known in sophisticated and sophisticated glass jars.

A more diverse use of aromas includes amber, musk and flowers such as jasmine, rose and herbs.

The workplace of King Louis XIV was always filled with perfume.

In feudal times, perfume is always a testament to wealth and power. In the 17th century, the workplace of the French King Louis XIV was "la cour parfumée" when the king requested every day the servant had to change a different scent for the room.

Later, it was France that was the leading country in the production of perfumes by machines and lines during the industrial revolution.

Once, kill animals get scent

Since its inception, the favorite fragrances do not seem to change but the ingredients as well as the way to create this scent have changed quite a lot.

Ambergris is derived from the digestive system of sperm whales - (Photo: Peter Kaminski).

For example, the early days of ambergris perfume (known for its sweet, cool scent, which feels like facing the ocean) are derived from the intestines of sperm whales.

Or until the end of the 19th century, people still used natural musk from the musk of the male deer to make perfume, which means that a lot of deer were killed just to make the fragrance for humans.

Entering the 20th century, ethical and business controversies, along with advances in science, changed the perfume industry. Perfume brands turn to synthetic chemicals to simulate almost every natural fragrance.

Today perfume companies run constantly to expand their markets and develop products that make perfume more accessible.

Customers have many choices: from popular brands with pleasant prices to high-end brands with luxury prices, from artificial scents to natural-style scents .