The History of Perfume: Mankind's Millennia Long Battle Against Stank https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/7e22bcee-1275-4e5b-80a1-ae228c942e37 📚 When you're done learning about The History of Perfume, take a moment to check out Omara here: http://ovrtechnology.com/extrahistory You know what we don’t talk about enough when we talk about history? How much it smelled. 🤢 From filthy streets and piles of horse dung to unwashed bodies, the past was a much smellier place than we might imagine. But scent wasn’t always unpleasant. Across the world, priests would burn fragrant woods, plants, and resins during religious rituals, and across cultures, fragrant smoke, powders, and oils were used to fragrance beds, cloths, and skin. So how did we go from burning scents for the gods to the perfumes we know today? Let’s explore the surprisingly fascinating history of perfume. Support History: ◼ Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on NEBULA https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory ◼ Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on PATREON https://bit.ly/EHPatreon OR MEMBERSHIPS here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg/join ◼ Show off your fandom with MERCH from our store! http://extracredits.store/ ◼ Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: extracredits@standard.tv Join Us On: ◼ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/extracredits.bsky.social ◼ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz https://twitter.com/extracreditz | https://www.facebook.com/ExtraCredits/ | http://instagram.com/extracredits ◼ Extra Credits Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/@extracredits | http://www.twitch.tv/extracredits/ Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Credits: Artist: Scott DeWitt | Writer: Robert Rath | Researcher: Sara Canetto | Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol | Video Editor: Devon House Creative | Audio Editor: Mac Owens | Studio Director: Geoffry Zatkin | Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 | ♪ "Extra History Theme" by Sean and Dean Kiner #ExtraHistory #Perfume #History Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:37:17 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.blueben.net The History of Perfume: Mankind's Millennia Long Battle Against Stank https://tube.blueben.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/7e22bcee-1275-4e5b-80a1-ae228c942e37 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.blueben.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.