Many readers on my channel liking heading of perfumery and aromatherapy. The theme is really extensive, replete with myths, poetry and interesting facts, which we have today and we'll talk.
№1 fact. The first European spirits have not been used for a person to breathe all day
They were used to fight off a terrible smell svezhevydelannoy skin. It now has a modern means for deodorizing and degreasing skins, and before the battle was any mixture of essential oils with alcohol, just to get rid of the stench of rancid lard with hints of urine.
№2 fact. The oldest spirits - more than 4000 years
They were archaeologists found In Cyprus. The flavoring used extracts of rosemary, bay, lavender and pine. The vials are made of alabaster.
The most interesting thing more: Archeologists carefully studied archaeological site and concluded that while the full extent worked perfume factory, area which reached up to 4 thousand sq.m. Well preserved working dishes (mixes bowls, cups under the distillate, etc.), and this after a strong earthquake approximately 1850 BC (if you believe the scientists).
№3 fact. Once cured cold, our sense of smell a couple of days will be distorted
After the first couple of days of illness do not have to choose a perfume, we shall hear differently. Some time saved partial anosmia (This ability to distinguish smells just some, but not all).
№4 fact. Summer scents should be light, and winter - intensive
The thing is the air temperature. The heat smells heard more acutely than in the colder seasons.
№5 fact. Snakes capture odors language, but the sharks lose of smell acne
Their forked tongue capable qualitatively sample the air particles and to recognize the direction of smell. So if suddenly you come across a snake, which shows you the language, it is likely that it is not up to you, she's just hungry and is in search of prey.
Shark's sense of smell sense of smell plays eels, which only need a tiny odorant molecules to recognize the smell. And the fact that the shark is capable of a few kilometers to smell a drop of blood - a myth.
№6 fact. In a favorite by many "Chanel №5" - unloved by all components
We are talking about aldehydes - compounds have the smell of rancid fat. It is unlikely that among the people there is someone who is crazy about such a horrible odor. However, in combination with other odorous components aldehydes give perfume masterpieces. As an example, "Chanel №5". This fact just confirms the fact that the perfume is nothing incongruous, and even feces sweets do.
№7 fact. Yves Saint Laurent with its "Opium" hard to conquer China
This perfume has been a very long time banned in China. Many people think that in the case of perfume name which makes people have negative connotations associated with "opium wars" of the 19th century. However, there is a more objective version of the prohibition of the French perfume: the whole point in the synthetic component "musk ketone" which as well as any other component of nitromuskusov accumulates in the body, it enters the mother's milk and disrupts liver.
№8 fact. Over time we can smell only three flavors
Next - everything smells differentiate our sense of smell is not capable. Olfactory receptors should be put in order, and for this it is necessary either to inhale the smell of coffee beans, or walk down the street and get some fresh air.
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See also:
About perfume "molecule": what he touches many of us, and how to distinguish aromas with Estsentrikom
How to purchase original perfume-class "luxury" for little money
