Title: The Fascinating History of Perfume and Cologne | FragranceX
Headings: The Fascinating History of Perfume
The Fascinating History of Perfume
Perfume History Around the World
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Persia
Ancient Rome
Ancient India and China
Medieval Europe and the Renaissance
Perfume Creation and Early Uses
How Perfume Was Originally Made
Interesting Early Uses of Perfume
Perfume in the Modern World
Leanna Serras

Content: The belief that scented oils and fragrant materials could eliminate the “stench of pestilence” helped grow the popularity of fragrance use in medieval Europe? By the 14th century A.D., Italians had almost perfected the perfume-making process and liquid perfumes began to replace solid ones. Marco Polo and his teams brought many unique aromatics back from their travels which turned Venice into a major fragrance trading post. Catherine de Medici, a wealthy Italian who married the French king in 1519, is often credited with bringing perfume to the rest of Europe. Her Italian perfumer, Rene le Florentin, created a signature scent for her out of orange blossom and bergamot. Other nobles such as Queen Elizabeth of Hungary helped spread perfume’s popularity across Europe. This is when perfume started to become a fashion accessory. European men and women would wear perfume on their bodies, clothing and wigs. People began incorporating more complex ingredients such as ambergris, civet and musk derived from animals. Since bathing regularly was still an unpopular practice, these scents were used to cover up the scent of body odors.