A Brief History of Room Perfume

By 3000BC Egyptian priests used aromatic resins in religious ceremonies and this practice quickly spread into wealthy homes.

The Ancient Greeks, Chinese & Romans also used fragrance in this way and by 1500s French nobility adopted home fragrances.

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