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Bottle of Original Eau de Cologne
Bottle of Eau de Cologne "Trojnoj"
Eau de Cologne (French
for "water of Cologne", Kölnisch Wasser in
German) is a type of light
perfume that originated in
Cologne,
Germany and is defined by its typical concentration of about
2-5%
essential oils.
Composition
In a base of dilute
ethanol (70-90%), Eau de Cologne contains a mixture of
citrus oils including oils of
lemon,
orange,
tangerine,
bergamot,
lime,
grapefruit and
neroli. It can also contain oils of
lavender,
rosemary,
thyme,
petitgrain (orange leaf), and
jasmine.
History
Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne
in 1709
by
Giovanni Maria Farina 1685-1766, an Italian perfumer from
Santa Maria Maggiore
Valle Vigezzo,
Italy.
When Farina composed the perfume, he said he wanted it to have
the odor of an Italian spring morning after the rain.
The Original Eau de Cologne was used only as a perfume, and
Napoleon was a particular enthusiast of the Farina Eau de
Cologne.
Giovanni Maria Farina's formula has been produced in
Cologne since 1709 by
Farina gegenüber and to this day has remained a secret. His
shop at Obenmarspforten opened in
1709
and is today the world's oldest fragrance company. Other
Colognes have the name in common and smell different, so the
famous Cologne
4711,
named after this location at the "Glockengasse No. 4711". In
1806,
Jean Marie Joseph Farina a grandgrandnephew of
Giovanni Maria Farina 1685-1766 opened the
Paris
perfumery business that developed into
Roger & Gallet, who own the rights to Eau de Cologne extra
vielle in contrast to the Original Eau de Cologne from Cologne..
Eau de Cologne, or just "cologne", has now become a generic
term. Ironically, however, the original Eau de Cologne from
Cologne is not an Eau de cologne, but an
Eau de toilette, because it contains more than 5% aromatic
compounds.
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Cologne
