Title: What Is Fragrance And How Did Its Diverse Use Come To Be?
Headings: What Is Fragrance And How Did Its Diverse Use Come To Be?
What Is Fragrance And How Did Its Diverse Use Come To Be?
Perfume in the Ancient World
The Persians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans
The Chemistry of Modern Fragrance
What Exactly Are Essential Oils?
The Suggested Benefits of Essential Oils
Unscented Versus Fragrance Free Scents
In Conclusion

Content: Islamic cultures contributed greatly to Western perfume development because they introduced new raw materials to the process. The art of perfumery existed in China too, but the scents were primarily incense-based. It was during the heyday of the Greek and Roman civilizations that perfume was relegated to an art form. Massively produced and appreciated, its sweet smelling trail slowly spread throughout Europe and was mainly used in religious ceremonies. In 1190 in Paris, perfume was produced commercially, and its manufacture soon blossomed into a substantial industry. The Chemistry of Modern Fragrance
Essential oils were the main ingredient of ancient fragrances, and even though they are just as important in today’s scented concoctions, modern preparation is much more sophisticated. Scented mixtures are combined with either ethanol, also known as ethyl alcohol, or ethanol and water, which preserves, blends and stabilizes all the other ingredients to a certain degree and propels the scent molecules to disperse in the air around the wearer. For the most part, when any oil is combined with perfumer’s alcohol, it will generate a trail of scent, and an aura surrounding the fragrance that can be detected from farther away
In addition, each element in any fragrance is purposefully selected for its own particular weight. For example, citrus oils have molecules that are light, volatile and fade quickly, while sandalwood and amber are heavier base oils and don’t break up so easily. The concentration of the fragrance is determined by the perfume profile that is desired.