The history of perfume. Ancient East

Arabs since ancient times been involved in the arts perfume. They were brought to Europe in a variety of fragrances Islands Ceylon, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. That was Cinnamon, Sandalwood, joints, geraniums, ladannik, tsibet and others. Egypt, Syria, Babylon, India and other countries have been producing some blagovonnyh products (Musk, ACH, mirry, Tajikistan, soil, water and other pink).

But at the forefront of flavor they left after the fall of ancient Rome, where the perfume of Christianity in Europe prevented, which announced spirits of useless and contrary to the true faith, denying all excesses. Instead, the East Arabs continued to art manufacturing aromas. They traded smelling flowers and spices, invented cubic distiller and improved technology distillation. They restored to life bulb and the church. This ancient technique has been re-opened the way for alcohol, without which no modern perfume present.

Islam is not prohibited, and even support the distribution of perfume. On predaniyam, Prophet Mohammed said that most of the world loves "women, children and spirits." The construction of many Muslim temples in limestone solution inserted Musk to incandescent sun stones ispuskali durmanyaschy and surrounds aroma. Moreover, the Arabs existed ritual, which once a week had to fumigate their homes to drive out the devil.

Great importance was given to the East odours as a means of awakening sensuality. Feudal kinds omyvali Bath with labdanumom or mirroy that their skin historic magic aroma. In Muslim men waiting paradise with beautiful women smell musk bodies were prepared to perform any desired. Indian and Arab itself about love gave detailed directions, as with the smell "fuel the fire of love."

In the East, the smell was a symbol of approaching people to God. It was believed that aromatherapy smoke comes up and connects the world's people with an invisible world of God. Smell is also a symbol of being able to overcome penetrate even behind closed doors. That is why aromas always participated in the rituals of births, deaths, weddings, devotion to the Warriors ...

Arab spirits have warm and rich aroma. Favourite ingredients were ACH, musk, neroli, Patchouli, incense, Sandalwood, Star anise, Maria and others.

To participate in the art of ancient perfume East today, you could try one of the eastern flavor. Of course, they changed a lot of the time : there are new ingredients, the other, on the contrary, no longer used because they are harmful to humans. But still the same ingredients Eastern (Oriental) parfyumov are the same spices, which are connected to Europe on the Great Silk Road.

Finally, it should be noted that it was the Arab countries, which in the Middle Ages regularly sent Crusades, Europe re-opened for a perfume.