I use the essential oil in soap making as well. Bergamot, Sandalwood,
and Eucalyptus have developed into my most used oils as well as some
Lavender for the Ladies. I have dabbled in making cologne but I have
never been satisfied with how long my scents lasted through the day.

Mike


On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:25:47 -0600, "Salmonella"
> cast caution to the wind and posted:

>Bergamot is perhaps the most common scent in perfumery, it has been said
>that the majority of perfume blends contain at least some oil of bergamot.
>The other truism is that when one considers the second most common scent
>(sandalwood), the vast majority of perfume blends certainly contain one, the
>other, or both. The classic cologne (that gave the name "eau de cologne"
>or "kolnisch wasser" to watered-down perfume) is 4711, over 200 years old
>and made in Cologne (actually Koln, with an umlaut or dieresis, in German).
>4711 has been made at Glockengasse 4711 in Cologne since the 1700s by
>Muelhens. It positively reeks of bergamot, and when I was growing up in a
>French town in Louisiana in the 1950s, 4711 was much beloved of my various
>maiden aunts. I remember thinking of it as a rather old fashioned cologne,
>used by women and by men as well (as an after shave lotion. The blend of
>bergamot and rosemary was not originated by Muelhens, however; there is
>definitely an account of a similar product at the court of Marie de Medicis
>under the name aqua hungarica {Hungarian water}, and much later Napoleon I
>is said to have been exceedingly partial to bergamot cologne. Supposedly
>Guerlain's Imperiale was made up by them for Napoleon III. Imperiale is
>much more refined than 4711, and much more expensive. There are other
>versions as well, by other manufacturers. Bourbon Orleans Perfumes in New
>Orleans has been selling their version since 1840 as "Napoleon's secret
>formulation from his own personal apothecary." This may or may nor be true.
>You can buy some and make your own judgment.
>
>Salmonella
>
>"Tom Koeppl" > wrote in message
...
>> earl grey tea has bergamot in it. what is it ? where does it come
>> from.? why was it used?
>> does it have other uses? history? a recent post stated that very hot
>> water ruins the bergamot taste. Is this true.?
>>
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