In 2003, archaeologists uncovered what are believed to be the world's oldest surviving perfumes in Piergost, Cyprus.

The perfumes date back more than 4,000 years.

While perfumes are nothing new, modern perfumes that we have today are full of synthetic

fragrances and chemicals. But Dutera offers something better, a personal aroma created from pure,

potent essential oils. Welcome back to Essential Oil Solutions with Dotaura, the podcast where you'll

hear exciting, useful, and simple everyday uses for essential oils from experts in the field.

If you like what you hear today, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen. We always appreciate hearing from you. Today,

we're excited to talk about Kintana and the incredible essential oils that make up this beautiful

scent. The sun rises on a market in Madagascar as you walk through the many stalls, you're enchanted by the beautiful wares around you.

The sounds of people selling their products blend together in a chaotic symphony.

You pass a stall and smell dried chilies, vanilla, and other curious spices.

As you continue on your way, you suddenly catch a whiff of something incredible.

It's enchanting, light and floral, but with a richness, a depth that you can't quite place.

You follow your nose until you come upon a stall filled with flowers, roots, and greenery

that have combined to create this intoxicating scent.

Smells have the power to drive your behavior on an instinctive and subconscious level.

The art of perfumery began in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt,

and was further refined by the Romans and Persians.

Creating a fragrance requires the harmonious mixing of potentially hundreds

of individual natural and synthetic aromatic chemicals.

The perfumes of today, however, can come riddled with various synthetic fragrances and harmful chemicals.

Thankfully, there's a better way.

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