Perfume is thousands of years old - the word "perfume" comes from the Latin "per fumus", meaning through smoke. One of the oldest uses of perfumes comes from the burning of incense and aromatic herbs used in religious services, often the aromatic gums, frankincense and myrrh, gathered from trees. The earliest use of perfume bottles is Egyptian and dates to around 1000 BC.
The world's first recorded chemist is considered to be a woman named Tapputi, a perfume maker who was mentioned in a cuneiform tablet from the second millennium BC in Mesopotamia.
A major difference between the composition of perfumes in ancient times and the perfumes of today is what was used as a base for the fragrance. Modern perfumes use alcohol while ancient perfumes used oils such as olive oil or others.
The Arabian chemist, Al-Kindi (Alkindus), wrote in the 9th century a book on perfumes which he named Book of the Chemistry of Perfume and Distillations. The book also described 107 methods and recipes for perfume-making and perfume making equipment, such as the alembic.
The world's first recorded chemist is considered to be a woman named Tapputi, a perfume maker who was mentioned in a cuneiform tablet from the second millennium BC in Mesopotamia.
A major difference between the composition of perfumes in ancient times and the perfumes of today is what was used as a base for the fragrance. Modern perfumes use alcohol while ancient perfumes used oils such as olive oil or others.
The Arabian chemist, Al-Kindi (Alkindus), wrote in the 9th century a book on perfumes which he named Book of the Chemistry of Perfume and Distillations. The book also described 107 methods and recipes for perfume-making and perfume making equipment, such as the alembic.
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