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History of Perfume & Fragrance

Perfume is one of those products that can affect our emotions. People `s sense of smell influences behavior and sets different moods. It may even evoke memories of the past. As a marketing tool, perfume is also present in our daily lives and it can be found in lots of consumer products. Besides the fact that perfume is so popular, Have you ever wandered how it came into being what it is today? That the history of perfume?

Some anthropologists say that perfume was used by primitive man through the burning of gums and resins incense. Finally, from 7000-4000 BC, richly scented plants, animal oils and fats of olive oil and sesame are thought were combined with herbs to create original ointments.

Three thousand years in ancient Egypt, historians believe that perfume was first used in rituals, as part of their religious ceremonies, creating a pleasant smell. These odors from the gums, resin trees, oil and a variety of plants resulting in an ointment that was rubbed perfume on the skin. Hundreds of years later, women of Egypt were using perfume for their aesthetic qualities. It is believed that Cleopatra had her own Egytptian balms and fragrances used as cosmetics and aphrodisiac, which helped her to conquer Julius Caesar and later Mark Anthony. Also from this same time, it is believed that the perfume was used in Mesopotamia for ritual ceremonies. And farther east, in China, herbs have been used for medicine.

Later on the roads expansion Trade, perfume became very popular and demand for products perfume increasing exchanges between different civilizations. Africa and India began providing the Middle East with civilization spikenard and ginger. Syrians sold fragrant goods to Arabia. Mediterranean civilization began to buy and ginger Cymbopogon of South Arabia. And if the business property held in perfume, and as he continued to swell, fragrance perfume has finally been put in place over time to several civilizations such as Hindus, Israelites, Carthaginians, Arabs, Greeks, Romans and finally reintroduced Hundreds of years later, Italy and France.

By the 13th century, Italy has made major trades of spices and perfumes with the civilizations Oriental. Portugal and Spain were also trying to establish important trades of spices, having exclusive routes to the East. It `s the way the new world of America is to discover.

While the Italian influence scent invaded neighboring countries, France began to expand the use of perfume through the first offering perfumed gloves, which were most often perfumed with neroli scents or animals such as ambergris and civet. Therefore, the French perfume has become famous worldwide and is now the standard of excellence.

Also France has played a major role in restoring the use of fragrances for therapeutic purposes the Western world. It was reported that during the Second World War, the scent treatments were used in the treatment of wounds and burns, and later in the treatment of psychiatric problems.

Perfume has brought different people together in the past by trading aromatic scents. He also played a major contract, since its trade meant economic power to the nations. And if the modern human history has been strongly influenced by this special product, enabling new worlds to discover. On a personal level, the fragrance is capable of influencing people `s behavior and that by itself Fixed the perfume industry itself. Maybe that `s what makes it so desirable by all of us.

Roberto Sedycias
IT consultant for PoloMercantil

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Roberto Sedycias has a bachelor degree in Business Administration and over 20 years experience in systems analysis and computer programming. Currently working as IT consultant for www.PoloMercantil.com.br

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