As being a Mediterranean girl colognes takes a big role in my life, I can say it’s like something I can not live without,
Colognes' are usually citrusy but you can find different versions as well, like lavender, orange blossom, bergamot, Rose and Tobacco
Just a little info for you before I start to give you information about this specific Alvarez Gomez’s Colognes'
Colonge is a toiletry perfume style that originated from Cologne, Germany. It is nowadays a generic term for scented formulations in typical concentration of 2-5% essentials oils.However as of today cologne is a blend of extracts, alcohol, and water
The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne by an Italian Pharmacist Johann Maria Farina, and he named his new fragrance Eau de Cologne
Unlike today’s cosmetic purposes they used it in medical purposes at those times. because of the mixture, they used it to treat digestive system diseases, people use to mixed it with wine or just few drops to sugar , it is also mainly used on faints , it is also used as an Antiseptic mouth, wash, ( let me tell you it is perfect for tooth aches) also used for cleaning wounds, muscle and joint pain solution was a great friction. they also say that Cologne have therapeutic properties.
If you are interested just let me know, on my next posts, I will mention about how to make your own colognes’ at home
