Perfume is a mixture of aromatic compounds, fragrant essential oils, alcohol and water. The perfume world classifies perfumes into scent groups such as floral, fruity, woody, amber, musk, and oriental. Perfume is further divided by its potency: Real Perfume has the highest concentration of essential oils with 22%, Eau de Parfum has 15% to 22%, Eau de Toilette has 8% to 15%, Eau de Cologne has 8% to 15% and Eau Fraiche has 1 to 3% essential oils for just a hint of fragrance.
Evidence of perfume making began in Egypt and Mesopotamia and was then picked up by the Persians and the Romans. The first perfume maker of record was a woman chemist named Tapputi, she was spoken of in tablet from Mesopotamia in the second millennium BC. The first of the modern perfumes was created in 1370 by the Hungarians, for Queen Elizabeth of Hungary. Soon after this, the art of perfumery spread through Europe. Today, the Grasse region in France remains the center of the European perfume industry. The late 19 th century brought the perfume era as we know it due to advances in organic chemistry.
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“ A perfume is a work of art, and the object that contains it must be a masterpiece, ” Robert Ricci, with The House of Nina Ricci eloquently said. Perfume must have a vessel to house it and since ancient times perfume bottles have been considered an art form. The container that held the perfume was considered as valuable as the perfume itself. Through the ages, perfume containers and vessels have come in a variety of materials, shapes and sizes and differ from culture to culture.
The early Egyptians used containers made of wood and clay, the Palestinians used glass bottles made in beautiful colors, the ancient Greeks made hand painted vases often made in the shape of animals and the Romans used precious stones that had been hollowed-out to hold their precious perfumes.
Post time: Jan-06-2024