Wednesday, January 14, 2009

HISTORY OF PARFUME (Part 1)


Okay, in this article I will discuss the history of perfume. When viewed from the etymology of languages, the word perfume comes from the Latin language, which is "parfumus" have any meaning that the issue of smoke aroma. Therefore, the origin of the word parfume natural that burned to produce a specific aroma and is unique. However, the understanding is now developing into a liquid or oil smell fragrant and not more solid shape, such as balsam or must first be burned as incense.

Perfume mostly produced in the French state, it is a fact. However, the fact that France is a country that produces the first perfume that big blunder, because the countries that produce perfume is the first time the Egyptian state. Historical evidence about the use of perfume found in the tomb stone at the Pharaoh of Egypt 3000 years ago.

Corpse preservation using natural materials from the fragrant wood and resin mixed with oil and water as a balm to be smeared all over the body remains. Esir people use perfume to ancient ritual and the birth and death at that time, the material used is very simple and far different from the scent of the present.

People respect egypt ancient gods with incense, salep, and aroma. They use the form to be smeared on Balsam mummy that corpses do not smell. In addition to embalm mummy, egypt people use perfume to the worship of their gods and to the birth of the ceremony, but the essence is used to perfume the religious ritual.

The materials used at the time of ancient Egypt was the papyrus, cinnamon, cedar, iris, saffron orange, spices, seeds of rice and others. Function and the development of the perfume and the increasingly popular in Egypt. Queen Cleopatra, for example, using perfume to seduce or to get attention from men who love him. Cleopatra use perfume made of oil bears and the room seems to be Mark Anthony until now is still removing the aroma that is used by Cleopatra.

This may be caused by the ingredients used deliberately given the ability to evaporate slowly and react in a small scale so that it allows the flavor can stand out to thousands of years. Furthermore, in the history of perfume next article is about the emergence of outbreaks in the country of Greece perfume.

1 comment:

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