The Egyptians were among the first to use cosmetics and perfumes. As early as 10,000 BCE, both men and women used scented oils and ointments to clean and soften the skin (and to mask body odor), and ...

while the common people made their perfumes from castor oil. Dr. Amer noted that ancient Egyptians used perfumes during the mummification process, which took from 40 to 70 days to complete.

Cairo’s Egyptian Museum currently uses a “pest oil” made from natural oils ... led to the recent multisensory exhibition Perfumes of Ancient Egypt Through the Ages at the Egyptian Museum ...

Perfumes had captivated the ancient Greeks and through many sources, we can still venture through the world of perfumes in ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.

Discover how different cultures over thousands of years used essential oils in their everyday life. You'll find out how the ancient Egyptians would extract oils from flowers and plants.