Everything You Need To Know About Women's Fragrances
By Marilyn McNeill

The phrase "perfume" actually comes from Latin text that means "through smoke." The people of Egypt and Mesopotamia frequently utilized incense to pacify the numerous gods. Aromatic oils were an extremely important part of early spiritual rituals. As the Persians and Romans started to improve their fragrances, perfume slowly became something that was not just kept for ritual practices, but for enjoyment too. Egyptian females began to use fragrances on their skin and hair. The Greeks would include scented oils into their baths. Of course many cultures used scented fragrances to bury their recently deceased. It helped to conceal the stink of rotting flesh plus honored the gods at the same time.

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