Attar: natural perfume oriental princesses

October 19, 2011

 Attar: natural perfume oriental princesses
 In ancient times, oriental princesses and maharajas did not say "essential oil", although it was used for incense, bath and cosmetic purposes. Previously used the word "Attar", referring to just such a precious natural oil. Attar - a perfume oil derived from flower petals, spices and sandalwood with a subtle intoxicating aroma of the East. Secret Attar and now kept in the strictest secrecy, as are powerful aphrodisiacs Aphrodisiacs - cause desire where necessary  Aphrodisiacs - cause desire where necessary
   and means capable of almost instantly regain health and peace of mind, all are only in doses and nuances.

 Attar: natural perfume oriental princesses

What Attar

Attar - a special world of flavors of the East, where every drop of nature reinforced complicated the process of obtaining the finest fragrances. According to tradition, the Prophet Mohammed Attar used for the body and has always exuded a delicate scent of garden flowers Medina. Attar - is not just perfumes, since there is no alcohol is expensive essential oils mixed with sandalwood oil. Since ancient times it was believed that the best basic element for the Eastern flavor can serve exactly this oil.

The most famous Attar is produced from roses, henna flowers, tuberose, marigold, lotus and saffron. However, in the East, many Attar used not only for spices Incense - the echoes of ancient rituals  Incense - the echoes of ancient rituals
   delicate aroma and giving clothes and body, they treat many ailments. Oil amber ancient Arabs strengthened vision, treated ears, headache Headache: Causes and Complications  Headache: Causes and Complications
 , Relieve fatigue. Avicenna believed that Attar Musk dispels fear, and strengthens the heart muscle. And today, on the eastern bazaars you can find shops selling spices, among which are the real miracle healing Attar from colds help shamama, amber and musk, from heartache - Attar of roses.

 Attar: natural perfume oriental princesses

Fog fragrant secrets

Because until now the production process Attar kept secret, very schematically, it can be represented as follows: in a huge copper pot dipped fresh delicate petals of fragrant flowers. Under the boiler only kindle the fire on the wood, and begins the long process of distillation. The bamboo tubes are arranged in a complex design of the apparatus rises vapor containing concentrated essential oils of flowers. After steam cooling system, turning into condensate drops fed into a glass flask with sandalwood essential oil. Distillation is continued throughout the day, the water is gradually cooled and oil is cut off: so the essential oils of flowers and sandalwood form a new stable smelly tandem. The entire connection process occurs sandalwood and flowers for a long time, repeating several times before you get the most expensive Attar.

During the time of Prophet Muhammad fragrant spirits produced in the process of distilling natural petals in a solution olive oil. A glass vessel with a fragrant mixture exposed to the bright sun, and for seven - ten days of oil filled with incense. Then added a new batch of delicate petals, and the whole process repeats. The result was a precious Attar, real treasures for the princesses.

Attar obtained was poured into a special leather bottle, where it could be stored for centuries. Many Attar is a complex mixture of spices and plants, oil and musk, for example, Attar shamama consists of twenty ingredients, including Carnation Carnation: exquisite aromatherapy  Carnation: exquisite aromatherapy
 , Pepper, cinnamon, Khas other, thus preparing it for more than two weeks.

Do Arab women and has a custom indusok Attar applied to the inside of the ear, so the flavor is retained longer. To use Attar in the East, there are special hollow earrings, which put cotton wool soaked in a fragrant aroma. Modern women use Attar, sprinkling drops of precious clothes, scarves, and the fragrance lasts up to a month, while the applied directly to the skin is washed off at the end of the day, after bathing. Men Attar representatives of a strong half is applied to the outside of the hand, beard and clothes wet mixture of fragrant oily hair is prohibited.

Attar in the East - part of the culture, the business card of many countries, the bright fragrant testimony of centuries-old traditions of the people, passed on from generation to generation the secrets of essential oils.

Jeanne Pyatirikova


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Women's perfume. History of Triumph

October 28, 2007

 Women's perfume
   With the emergence of the first women's perfume perfume in ancient Egypt was the secret weapon of those women who want to ascend to the next level of appeal. Cleopatra and Nefertiti knew the secret of smells wonderful, and generous use of spices Incense - the echoes of ancient rituals  Incense - the echoes of ancient rituals
   really gave them confidence and drove crazy with the stronger sex. Perfume was widely used in Egypt, and then was borrowed by the Greeks and Romans.

Representatives of ancient civilizations used oil, rich scents of wood, spices and flowers, is quite rare: as an adjunct to the ritual bath reception. And the popularity of perfume in the European countries forced women around the world to really fall in love with fragrant "accessories." This love today only increases, because perfumers not only keep the old traditions, but also annually produce new designer fragrances.

 Women's perfume. History of Triumph

Arrival of perfume in Europe

Perfume were introduced into Europe about the twelfth century by the Arabs, offers a variety of spices along with traditional oriental fabrics, jewelry and spices Spices - delicious slimming  Spices - delicious slimming
 . But the peak of the popularity of flavors can be considered as the eighteenth century, when the French governor, Louis XV so loved anoint his body scent, which demanded a new flavor every day.

Applying perfume at the time - on the body and on different subjects - it was largely driven by a desire to fight off bad body odor caused by hook or rare. It is not surprising that the court of Louis XV-th was known as the "perfumed court» - cour parfumme. From the time of his reign spirits begin to rapidly gain popularity in France.

Queen Elizabeth I was one of the first women of her time, to pay tribute to perfume. Queen needed only pleasant scents, and many fine songs were composed by the best perfumers to please her. People of that time have learned to subordinate fragrance occasion, mood and together, so perfumers were quite free in their experiments. The popularity of spirits in France, not only did not decrease, but increased - as well as throughout Europe. Since the French Revolution, when the perfume began to do on the basis of the chemical, which is used to this day, France is the proud title of the "perfume" of the world.

 Women's perfume. History of Triumph

Perfume: Past and Present

In the United States, the popularity of spirits can be judged by the range of department stores. It was especially noticeable appearance of Chanel №5 - flavor, which remains one of the most popular women's fragrances in the world. New and new smells fill up the shelves of perfume departments each year, reflecting a woman at the time when they were created.

Modern female spirits are produced not only in hundreds of different versions of the smell, but also in the wonderful bottles, supplementing them grace. Of course, the flavors, a variety of both quality and price, can be found in all major shopping centers, but modern women available and another "store" - the Internet, where the spirits not only diverse, but sometimes much cheaper. To this was more pleasant shopping, purchase delivered directly to your home.

The new women's fragrance never cease to appear, keeping the imprint change the style. But, choosing perfume, remember that they do not necessarily have to be fashionable, but must emphasize and complement your appearance and demeanor.


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