Do you know what the exotic Frangipani is and that it is named after a fictional hero from the 19th century?! It was invented in 1855 by the owners of a luxury London perfumery to elevate their new perfume. And it owes its botanical name, Plumeria alba, to the French King Louis XIV’s botanist, Charles […]
Flower waters, or hydrosols, have been known to mankind for more than 5,000 years. Since the very beginning of distillation, they have been widely used as flavorings for food and drinks. Before our era, they were used by the Persian doctor Avicenna, the “father of medicine” Hippocrates and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. It has accompanied […]
You must have heard that lavender and especially its essential oil helps with burns. You may have even read about a French perfumer named R. M. Gattefossé, and how he saved his burnt hands with lavender oil. But how was it really?! Read the true story of lavender oil from 1910. Explosion in the perfumery […]
Menopause is a turning point in a woman’s life, when there is a natural physiological decline in ovarian activity and a reduction in hormone production. Its perception is individual and intense in every woman. Menopausal syndrome, i.e. symptoms of menopause, such as nervousness, difficulty sleeping, sweating and hot flashes are often unpleasant symptoms that can […]
Founder and owner of SoZoLe Rose s.r.o. Czech Republic and SoZoLe Ltd. Bulgaria. Enthusiastic writer. Lover of history, aromatherapy, holistic and herbal skin care and soul health . Graduate and certificate holder of the prestigious Tisserand Institute. Promoter of pure fragrances and especially the Bulgarian Damask rose and its thousand-year history in the Valley of Roses, or the Valley of the Thracian Gods and Kings.
