Title: What Is the Purpose of Cologne? | Our Everyday Life
Headings: What Is the Purpose of Cologne?
What Is the Purpose of Cologne?
History
Early Uses
Modern Use
Benefits
Disadvantages

Content: History
Cologne was invented thousands of years ago. Some of the first known uses for cologne originated from the Middle East. These first fragrances were not like the colognes of today, but were more like incense scents. Sometimes the scents were mixed with oil and applied to the skin. The crusaders brought some of these colognes to Europe in the middle ages. By the 1600s the establishment of cologne worldwide was assured. The first cologne made with scent, water and alcohol was made in 1709 by Gian Paolo Feminis. Since then the definition of cologne has changed, and in the modern world cologne is any fragrance that has a concentration of 5 percent scent. Early Uses
Cologne was so popular in ancient history because of the difficulty of bathing. Cologne was used to mask the smell of body odor, mud and feces.