When You Smell Good, You Feel Good
Perfumery, otherwise known as the art of making perfumes, began in Mesopotamia in Egypt but was developed and refined by the Romans and Persians. Distilling flowers and oil with aromatics resulted in what we now know as perfumes. People kept the art a closely guarded secret, and even now the big houses that make perfumes refuse to divulge their secrets and the actual ingredients used. Most perfumes are scented oils blended in alcohol solutions. People have always used perfumes. In the earlier days they were perhaps even made at home. There were people who literally pounded and sifted, squeezed and collected scents from flowers and fruits, from leaves and bark, herbs and spices, and prepared concoctions that soon became quite popular amongst their lot. Different countries and even different civilisations had their own brand of perfume. Musk, however, has had a universal appeal.