Perfumery from Myth to Antiquity

Voudouri, Dimitra; Tesseromatis, Christine

doi:10.15640/ijmp.v3n2a4

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“…Currently, perfume was a major state industry, occupying a central role in Egypt's economy (Lesko, 1987). Also they were discovered in Mesopotamia and Egypt, and constituted a significant part of rituals, beauty and commerce (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015). The use of perfume has been identified from as far back as the Predynastic period in Egypt, but most of the surviving recipes for perfume date from the Greco-Roman period (EL-SHIMY, 2003).…”

Section: Besides the Ancient Egyptians Used Perfumes In Many Differementioning

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“…In the past, Egyptian perfumery was famous across the Mediterranean (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015). As well as Pliny states that Egyptian perfumes were famous throughout the ancient world and the classical authors knew and wrote about them (Byl, 2012).…”

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“…Third, in private life, the ancient Egyptians used perfumes on their hair and bodies (Butler, 2000), and in ritual and celebratory situations, religious sacraments, marriage, funerary ceremonies and festive dinners. As well as being used by athletes, aristocrats, politicians and royalty, they served as medicinal agents (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015). In ancient Egypt, sacred writings were read to perfume holders as well as the Egyptian prescriptions were a mixture of perfumes were displayed in balls and burnt on hot coals to release the perfume (Veiga, 2009;Lesko, 1987).…”

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“…As well as the Greeks cremated their dead, and the bones and ashes were afterwards washed in wine mixed with perfumed ointments (Butler, 2000). Following the Egyptian advancements, the ancient Greeks evolved the art of cosmetics and perfume creation while developing and promoting their trade (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015).…”

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“…Besides Alexander the Great favored the perfume trade of the East and made incense even more widespread in Greece (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015) such that the Egyptian influence became prevalent during that time (Rhind, 2014). Therefore, the perfume industry reached its heyday in Ptolemaic Egypt (Voudouri & Tesseromatis, 2015).…”

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History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt

2020

International Journal of History and Cultural Studies

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Further throughout the history of both Eastern and Western civilizations, perfume has marked societal customs related not only to everyday life but also rituals for the gods and for guiding the deceased to the afterlife, such as the use of smoky odors to signify the divine or deified bodies (Tatomir, 2016). Thus, cosmetics' usage has been widespread as a part of daily life and religious rituals (Voudouri's & Tesseromatis, 2015). Also oils in Egypt were of vital importance against the drying heat of the sun, arid winds and hot air of the Nile Valley (Ruiz, 2001). Additionally, Perfumery is the art of collecting all the various fragrant essences (Heuze, 1862). There were several stages to producing perfumed substances, from cultivating the flowers, to storing oils into jars (EL-SHIMY, 2003). In the meantime, cosmetics and perfumes were an important part of life Abstract: There's no doubt that in civilizations from Egypt to Greece, fragrance was spread as a vital element in life and death. Egypt was famous for its perfume throughout the ancient civilizations. In ancient Egypt, Alexandria was famous for the manufacture of perfumes and as the marketplace of several Egyptian products, such as myrrh. Mendes too was famous for its perfume.

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Section: Besides the Ancient Egyptians Used Perfumes In Many Differementioning

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Section: History Of Usage Of Perfumes In Ancient Egyptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: History Of Usage Of Perfumes In Ancient Egyptmentioning

confidence: 99%

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History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt

2020

International Journal of History and Cultural Studies

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Review on heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of perfumery chemicals via isomerization, acetalization and hydrogenation

Hartati

Firda

Bahruji

et al. 2021

Flavour & Fragrance J

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Synthetic fragrance has dominated the perfumery industry in recent decades due to the ability to produce perfumery ingredients on a large scale at a low cost. Extensive research in the field of synthetic perfumery chemical involved the utilization of catalysts to improve the productivity. This review will discuss recent advances of heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of perfumery chemicals as fragrance ingredients. Transition from homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysts will be included in order to provide insight into the benefits of heterogeneous catalysts to overcome the limitation of homogeneous reaction. Isomerization, acetalization and hydrogenation were identified as three main reactions for the synthesis of perfumery chemicals based on the number of reported work since 2000. This review will focus on α‐pinene and α‐pinene oxide as the main molecular substrates, however, different molecules, for example, linalool, citronellal and cinnamaldehyde will also be included. The synthesis, modification and possible mechanisms for the reactions involving zeolite, aluminosilicate, metal oxides, metal organic framework, monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles as heterogeneous catalysts will be discussed. Discussion on isomerization and acetalization reactions will focus on the acidity and the porosity of the catalysts as the two main factors that determine the conversion and selectivity. For perfumery chemicals produced via hydrogenation reaction, the role of monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles catalysts will be discussed in the chemoselective reduction of cinnamaldehyde and citronellal.

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Discrimination of common Iris species from Egypt based on their genetic and metabolic profiling

Okba

Abdel-Baki

Khaleel

et al. 2020

Phytochemical Analysis

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Introduction Irises have been medicinally used in Ancient Egyptians, Anatolian, Chinese, British and Irish folk medicine. They are also well‐known ornamental plants that have economic value in the perfume industry. The main obvious diagnostic difference between the different species is based on the morphology of the flowers. The flowering cycle is very short as well as the persistence of the fully opened flowers extends for a few days only. Moreover, the climatic conditions significantly causes fluctuation in their blooming time from year to year. This makes the morphological discrimination very difficult. The discrimination of different iris species is of a great importance, as each species is reported to possess different folk medicinal activities. Objectives Finding genetic and metabolic markers for differentiation between Iris confusa Sealy (Subgen. Limniris Sect. Lophiris), I. pseudacorus L. (Subgen. Limniris Sect. Limniris) and I. germanica L. (Subgen. Iris Sect. Iris) on levels other than traditional taxonomic features. Material and Methods Inter‐simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analyses were performed. Results The highest similarity was found between I. pseudacorus L. and I. germanica L. and the least similarity was between I. confusa Sealy and I. pseudacorus L. The metabolic profiling of the leaves confirmed genetic profiling discriminating I. confusa from the other two species. The primary metabolites of the underground parts showed clear discrimination between the three species. Conclusions This study represents the sole complete map for distinguishing the three Iris species on genetic and metabolic bases.

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Perfumery from Myth to Antiquity

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History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt

History of the Perfume Industry in Greco-Roman Egypt

Review on heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of perfumery chemicals via isomerization, acetalization and hydrogenation

Discrimination of common Iris species from Egypt based on their genetic and metabolic profiling

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