A long time ago people found a way to create a nice smell. They
put nice-smelling wood or leaves into a fire. A nice smell came
through the smoke. That is how we got the word perfume. In Latin,
per means through and fumus mean smoke. :D
Today perfume is not natural as it was in the past. Perfume is
also not simple to make. A perfume expert must tell the difference
among nineteen thousand different smells. Most of these smells are
from chemicals; they are not from real flowers. For a very good
perfume today, the expert mixes more than a hundred ingredients.
Perfume has other uses too. Plastic that smells like leather is
just one example. Also, scientists are finding that some smells make
us feel better. They help us to relax, to sleep, or to feel happier.
Scientists found that the smell of apples with spices can make our
blood pressure go down. In the future, we may use perfume in a
completely different way. :lol:
Perfumes we see in the stores have names of famous designers
like Gucci or Chanel on them. Some per fumes even have names of
movie stars on them. People buy perfumes not just for the smell,
but also for the name.