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Can anyone name a perfume/cologne that has been around for hundreds of years?

that still uses it's original formula.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Frankincense. It is still used today (though not as much) in Arabic countries. Read this article, it is very helpful.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Grasse, France: Perfume Capital of The World

    Most of us knows that Chanel No. 5 is almost 100 years old. ... At least 20 scents are mixed for a simple perfume--up to hundreds for the more complex. ...www.fashionwindows.com/beauty/2005/grasse.asp - 18k - Cached - More from this site

    Sitzendorf Goebel Naughty Crown Top German Perfume Bottles German Figural Perfume Bottles

    ... a photo of this bottle on page 175 in the book "Perfume Cologne & Scent Bottles" ... ITEMS WERE IN FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS AND BROUGHT OVER FROM EUROPE. ...www.auntjudysattic.com/German_Perfume_Bottles_2.htm

  • 1 decade ago

    Lavender oil is one of the very oldest perfumes known. It was used in ancient Rome. So is attar of roses.

    There are other scents which have been used since ancient Egyptian and Persian days, like myrrh and frankincense.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hmmm~tough question. I know Chanel No. 5 has been around forever but prolly not that long.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Musk.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Ben Hur. LOL

  • Summo
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    yardleys lavender

  • 1 decade ago

    Char black

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