Title: How Perfume Is Made - A Master Perfumers' Industry Guide
Headings: How Perfume Is Made – A Master Perfumers’ Industry Guide
How Perfume Is Made – A Master Perfumers’ Industry Guide
Perfume In The Ancient World
Perfume And The Ancient Greeks, Romans And Early Europeans
19th Century Marketing And Production Of Perfume
How Are Oils Extracted From Plants?
The Creative Process Of Developing A Scent
The Aging Process Of Perfume
The Process Of Perfume Manufacturing
The Risky Nature Of Perfumery
Perfume Appreciation And The Modern Consumer

Content: For religious rituals, they burned an incense called kypi, which was comprised of henna, myrrh, cinnamon and juniper. They also made aromatic body lotions from the liquid resulting from soaking aromatic wood, gum and resin in water and oil. Fragrance was an integral aspect of the embalming process. Singular deities became associated with specific scents and the word they used to mean perfume is translated as “fragrance of the gods.” Perfume And The Ancient Greeks, Romans And Early Europeans
The art of making perfume spread from ancient Greece, to Rome and then to the Orient and Far East. It reached Europe via the Crusaders during the 13th century when they returned from Palestine bearing gifts of perfume samples, which they dispersed throughout England, Italy and France. Europeans first used fragrance for what they believed were its healing properties. Seventeenth-century physicians treated plague victims by covering up their mouths and noses with leather pouches containing pungent cloves, cinnamon, and other spices. They believed this action would protect them from further contagion. France’s King Louis XIV used so much perfume that those close to him dubbed him “the perfume king.”