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Fragrance products have been around almost since the beginning of civilization itself. Certain scents are the key to unlocking many of the world’s memories. Perhaps that accounts for their popularity. The fragrance industry did more than ten billion dollars in sales last year alone.

The word “perfume” comes from the Latin “per fume” which translates to “through smoke.” This makes perfect sense in light of the fact that the earliest fragrance products known to man were the burning of incense or aromatic herbs during religious gatherings or for religious purposes.

It is commonly agreed that the Egyptians were the first, as a culture, to wholly integrate fragrance into their cultural world.  Egyptians routinely used fragrance products on their bodies. They regularly anointed themselves with scents like cinnamon and honey.  Fragrance was seen as a symbol of power and wealth, and the rich liked to flaunt their wealth through their scents and those of their family members. Interestingly enough, though, most of the Egyptian scents were not native to the country. Most of them were brought to the Egyptians by Palestine, Persia, India, and Arabia.

Please follow me as I share my knowledge of perfume, and my love of fragrances.

Elle Chadwick