The world's first recorded chemist is a woman named Tapputi, a perfume maker whose existence was recorded … See more

Perfume and perfumery also existed in Indus civilization, which existed from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE. One of the earliest distillation of Ittar was mentioned in the Hindu Ayurvedic text Charaka Samhita and Sushruta S… See more

To date, the oldest perfumery was discovered on the island of Cyprus. Excavations in 2004-2005 under the initiative of an Italian archaeological team unearthed evidence of an enormous factory that existe… See more

Iranians after Islamic era contributed significantly to the development of Middle Eastern perfumery in two significant areas: perfecting the extraction of fragrances through steam distillation and introducing new raw m… See more

Knowledge of perfumery came to Europe as early as the 14th century due partially to Moorish influences and knowledge. But it was the Hungarians who ultimately introduced the first modern perfume. The first moder… See more

In early America, the first scents were colognes and scented water by French explorers in New France. Florida water, an uncomplicated mixture of eau de cologne with a dash of oil of cloves, cassia and lemongrass… See more

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