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Summary: Perfume was discovered in ancient times, as there are records of Ancient Egyptian royals having herb-infused oils made to perfume their bodies. Discover the origin of perfume with helpful advice from a natural perfume producer in this free video on perfumes.
Stephanie Vinson is the owner of Stephanie K Naturals in Austin, Texas. Vinson has been researching and creating perfumes for years. She loves experimenting with aromatic materials to...read more
"Hi, I'm Stephanie from stephanieknaturals.com. And I'm going to tell you when perfume was first discovered. We have records of Ancient Egyptians using perfume. It was mostly still a luxury for the very, very rich, but particularly, royalty would have perfumes made. They weren't the same perfumes that we imagine that...that we have today. They would be perfumed balms -- perfumed ungents, as they called them -- or oils that were infused with herbs and resins and flowers to make some wonderful smells to perfume their bodies. And so we have those records of Ancient Egyptians wearing perfumes."
eHow Article: When Was Perfume Discovered?