Powerful perfumes

Ancient Egyptians believed that bad odours caused disease and that good fragrances would chase them away — it’s no wonder that they wore a lot of perfume! Flowers, frankincense and myrrh were just some of the ingredients that Egyptians used to create beautiful scents, although perfume was so expensive only the upper classes could afford it. Among the objects discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb was a solid perfume, still fragrant after thousands of years.