11 interesting perfume facts
- The word perfume that comes from Latin per fumum, which means “through smoke” (per means through, fumum means smoke).
- People used to make perfumes from spices and herbs like bergamot, myrtle, coriander, conifer resin, and almond.
- A perfume contains between 10 to more than 250 ingredients.
- Europe did not use perfume much until the sixteenth century when Catherin de Medici came from Italy to marry the future king.
- Perfumes are divided in seven majors types; Florals, Chypre, Aldehydics, Fougère Greens, and Tobacco/Leather.
- Eau de - means "water of" in French.
- Aftershave lotions & splash colognes- contain about 0.5-2% perfume oil. Used by men.
- Eau de cologne- Contains about 3-5% perfume oil. Used by men.
- Eau de toilette - contains about 4-8% perfume oil. Used by women.
- Eau de perfume - contains about 15-18% perfume oil. Used by women.
- France is the perfume capital of the world.
